The Statue of the Virgin Mary on San Cristobal Hill in Santiago, Chile

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The Statue of the Virgin Mary on San Cristobal Hill in Santiago, Chile - The statue was cast in the Parisian workshops of the Val de'Osne, weighing more than 36 tons, it was installed at the top of the 880m high hill in 1908. The statue is believed to be a reproduction of the “Virgin of Rome” and was designed by Luigi Poletti and is a work by Giuseppe Obici. The statue was donated by France to Santiago.

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Size: 2400px × 3643px
Location: Santiago, Chile
Photo credit: © John R. Kreul / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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