Cristo de El Picacho -1
by Hany J
Title
Cristo de El Picacho -1
Artist
Hany J
Medium
Photograph - Original Photo
Description
The Christ at El Picacho is a monument which stands on the hill of El Picacho in the north area of Tegucigalpa (capital of Honduras). It is a famous landmark for anyone who's ever visited the city of Tegucigalpa and is classified as one of the 30 wonders of Honduras.
The Mountain where the statue stands looks south over the city's central district (cities of Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela). At the top, besides the Christ statue, there is a small zoo, a replicated Mayan temple, and the United Nations Park. Hiking up the mountain is not a difficult hike, and it is a nice place to spend the day walking around the entire area.
The Christ statue itself stands at a height of 4,353 feet above sea level. It weighs about 2,500 tons and is about 98 feet in total height (65 feet high on a pedestal of 33 feet). It was officially inaugurated in January 1997. The massive Christ rises on the west side of Cerro El Picacho, and can be seen from far away by at least sixty percent of the population of the Central District of the city, especially at night. The reinforced concrete statue was designed by the prestigious Honduran sculptor Mario Zamora Alcantara. The construction took seven months of hard work by a team of 40 people.
All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.
All images are Copyright © 2018 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2018 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.
Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com
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February 9th, 2018
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