Monumento al Sagrado Corazón, Religious monument on Cerro del Carmen, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
The Sacred Heart Monument rises 27.2 meters, combining a 15.6-meter sculpture with an 11.6-meter concrete base on Cerro del Carmen hill.
The National Congress established a tax of 10 cents on public entertainment tickets for eight years to fund the construction in the 1960s.
The monument marks Ecuador's centennial celebration of its consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Visitors can reach the monument through a series of stairs that were expanded in 1985 to include multiple resting areas.
The statue arrived in twenty-seven separate pieces from Italy in 1970 and required a railway system for assembly at the hilltop.
Location: Guayaquil
GPS coordinates: -2.18025,-79.88372
Latest update: March 4, 2025 10:28
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