Cristo Salvador del Picacho, Religious monument on Picacho Hill, Medellín, Colombia.

Cristo Salvador del Picacho is a concrete statue of Christ standing atop a hill at about 1,650 meters (5,400 feet) with arms stretched wide toward the city below. The figure dominates the landscape and can be seen from many parts of Medellín.

The Cristo Salvador del Picacho was designed in the early 20th century by the Italian-Colombian Gussant Goreng, as part of a municipal project to improve the area in the fight against drugs, insecurity and violence and to encourage tourism in this part of Medellín. The hill is one of the city's seven tutelary hills.

The hill is one of Medellín's seven tutelary hills, and the statue's gaze is directed at the city spread below it. The monument was designed by the Italian-Colombian Gussant Goreng in the early 20th century, as part of a municipal project aimed at improving the area and promoting tourism there.

The monument stands on the Cerro del Picacho, one of Medellín's seven tutelary hills, northwest of the city centre. Its position above the valley makes it a lookout over Medellín, which the figure faces. The site is a municipal project aimed at tourism and at tackling drugs, insecurity and violence in the area.

From this vantage point you can see both the northern and western areas of Medellín in a single view, which is rare for city overlooks. On clear days the entire expanse of the city unfolds before you in one complete perspective.