Cristo de las Noas, Colossal statue of Jesus on Cerro de las Noas hill, Torreón, Mexico.
Cristo de las Noas is a 21.80-metre statue of Jesus by Vladimir Alvarado, standing on the Cerro de las Noas above Torreón. It is built from over 580 tons of reinforced concrete, with both arms extended sideways and palms open. The white figure rises in front of a sanctuary building inscribed "¡CRISTO VENCE" and "CRISTO REINA".
Construction began in 1973 under the direction of José Rodriguez Tenorio and took several decades to complete. This extended timeline shows the enormous effort required to build a monument of this scale in the region.
The hill and the statue take their name from the noa, a small rosette-shaped agave that once grew on the Cerro de las Noas; it is now an endangered species in the area. The sanctuary also holds a plaza dedicated to Saint Jude Thaddeus and the chapel of John Paul II, with life-sized sculptures carved in quarry stone.
The site sits on the Cerro de las Noas above Torreón and is reached by road up the hill; since 2017 the Teleférico Torreón Cristo de las Noas cable car also links the city centre with the hill. The sanctuary complex holds a panoramic restaurant and replicas of the Holy Land, so allow time to walk between the statue, the Plaza de San Judas Tadeo and the chapel of John Paul II.
The statue is 21.80 metres tall and holds 580 tons of reinforced concrete, making it the largest Christ monument in North America and third in Latin America after Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer and Cochabamba's Cristo de la Concordia. The noa, the rosette-shaped agave that gave the hill its name, still grows here but is endangered.
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