List of the tallest statues in Mexico

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Mexico is a country in the southern part of North America. The nation is home to hundreds of statues, sculptures, and monuments, the tallest being the Cristo de Chiapas at 62 m (203 ft), with very few reaching 20 m (66 ft).[1]

Statues over 20 m

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Statue Picture Depicts Location State Height Completed Notes
Cristo de Chiapas
Jesus Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas 62 m (203 ft) 2011 [2]
Guerrero Chimalli
An Indigenous warrior holding a Chīmalli Chimalhuacán State of Mexico 50 m (160 ft) 2014 The sculpture is placed on a 10-meter-tall (33-foot) plinth.[3]
Monumento a José María Morelos
José María Morelos Janitzio Michoacán 47.75 m (156.7 ft) 1936 [4]
Cristo Rey
Jesus Pachuca Hidalgo 33 m (108 ft) 1996 [5]
Cristo Rey
Jesus Tlalnepantla de Baz State of Mexico 33 m (108 ft) 1981 [6]
Christ the Redeemer
Jesus
Tihuatlán
 Veracruz 31.5 m (103 ft) 2007 [7]
Cristo de la Paz Jesus Tabasco Zacatecas 31 m (102 ft) 2023 [8]
El Danzante Yaqui A Yaqui dancer Cajeme Sonora 30 m (98 ft) 2010 [9]
El Cristo Roto
Jesus San José de Gracia Aguascalientes 28 m (92 ft) 2006 [10]
San Judas Tadeo de Badiraguato
Jude the Apostle Badiraguato Sinaloa 25 m (82 ft) 2023 [11]
Cristo de los Álamos
Jesus Tijuana Baja California 23.3 m (76 ft) 2000 [1]
Christ of the Sacred Heart
Jesus Rosarito Baja California 23 m (75 ft) 2007 [12]
Monumental Virgen de Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe Xicotepec Puebla 23 m (75 ft) 2010 [13]
Cristo de las Noas
Jesus Torreón Coahuila 21.8 m (72 ft) 1983 [14]
Cristo Rey
Jesus Silao Guanajuato 20 m (66 ft) 1940 [15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Suárez, Marlem (24 March 2024). "Éstas son todas las figuras de Cristo gigantes que hay en México". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. ^ López, Isai (7 June 2022). "Cristo de Copoya, entre los 5 monumentos más grandes del país" [Cristo de Copoya, among the 5 largest monuments in the country]. El Heraldo de Chiapas (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  3. ^ Pérez Cruz, Emiliano (27 December 2014). "El gran Guerrero Chimalli" [The great Guerrero Chimalli]. Milenio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ "¿Es el Morelos de la Isla de Janitzio más alto que la Estatua de la Libertad?" [Is the Morelos Monument on Janitzio Island taller than the Statue of Liberty?]. Mi Morelia (in Spanish). Morelia. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. El Sol de Hidalgo (in Spanish). Archived
    from the original on 3 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ^ Azem Martínez, Gustavo (29 January 2024). "El Cristo de Tlalnepantla más grande que el Buda Gigante de Hong Kong, ¿cómo se llega en Suburbano?" [The Christ of Tlalnepantla is bigger than the Giant Buddha of Hong Kong. How do you get there by Suburbano?]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  7. El Sol de Tampico
    (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  8. ^ Terreros, Brenda (4 April 2023). "Cuándo se inaugurará el Cristo de la Paz, la figura que superará a la de Río de Janeiro" [When will the Cristo de la Paz be inaugurated, the figure that will surpass the one in Rio de Janeiro?]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  9. El Sol de Hermosillo
    (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  10. El Sol del Centro
    (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  11. El Universal
    (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  12. ^ Arroyo Pineda, Javier (8 April 2021). "Cristo del Sagrado Corazón, el protector de la fe de Rosarito" [Christ of the Sacred Heart, the protector of faith in Rosarito]. Mexico Travel Channel (in Spanish).
  13. ^ González, Rafael (12 December 2020). "Virgen de Guadalupe de Xicotepec, la más grande de Puebla" [Our Lady of Guadalupe of Xicotepec, the largest in Puebla]. Milenio (in Spanish). Puebla. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  14. El Sol de la Lagunafirst
    =Fernando (in Spanish).
  15. ^ Pantoja, Juan (11 January 2023). "100 años del Cubilete: el día que el gobierno bombardeó el monumento y sobrevivió" [100 years of El Cubilete: the day the government bombed the monument, and it survived]. La Silla Rota (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
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