Bantayog ni José Rizal sa Calamba (Filipino) | |
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| 14°11′45″N 121°09′35″E / 14.1958°N 121.1597°E | |
| Location | The Plaza, Calamba, Laguna, Philippines |
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| Designer | Jose Dionas "Jonas" F. Roces |
| Type | Monument |
| Material | Bronze, Granite |
| Height | 43 feet (13 m) (total height) |
| Beginning date | December 2010 |
| Completion date | April 2011 |
| Opening date | June 19, 2011 |
| Dedicated to | José Rizal |
The Rizal Monument in Calamba is a monument built to commemorate the sesquicentennial (150th) birth anniversary of Dr. José Rizal, the Philippines' unofficial national hero and the greatest son of Calamba. It is a 6.7 metres (22 ft) statue sculpted by Jonas Roces and is located at The Plaza, a 6.7-hectare (17-acre) park in front of the Calamba City Hall Complex along Bacnotan Road in the barangay of Real. President Benigno Aquino III led the unveiling of the monument on June 19, 2011.[1] The monument was cited as the tallest Rizal monument in the world before former Laguna Governor Jeorge 'E.R.' Ejercito Estregan inaugurated a 26 feet bronze Rizal Monument sculpted by Toym Imao, son of National Artist for Sculpture Abdulmari Asia Imao in Santa Cruz, Laguna, for the 2014 Palarong Pambansa hosted by the province.[2][3]
- ^ "Tallest Monument". City of Calamba. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Laguna to unveil tallest Jose Rizal monument during Palarong Pambansa". Balita. May 2, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Tallest Rizal monument unveiled at the Palarong Pambansa opening". Cebu Daily News. May 7, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.