Funicular to the Tallest Cross in the World, Spain, Photo

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Code Number:: CEOV01P01_11
Title:: Funicular to the Tallest Cross in the World, Valley of the Fallen, Cross, Spain; Material: granite
Architect: Diego M?ndez
Height: 150 meters (492 feet) including the base
Arms are oriented north-south and have a width of 47 meters (154 feet) from fingertip to fingertip
Height from the esplanade below to the top of the cross: 300 meters (984 feet)
Base of the cross there are four colossal sculptures that are 18 meters high and made by Juan de Avalos (1911-2006) depicting the four Evangelists: Saint Luke with a bull, Saint John with an eagle, Saint Mark with a lion, Saint Matthew with a man.
Weight including base: approximately 200,000 metric tons
The base of the cross can be accessed by a funicular railway that departs every 30 minutes.
Keywords:: Faith, Religion, Religious, Belief System, devotional, devotion, Holy, Divinity, Sacred Place, worship, Holiness, Spiritual, God, Place, Funicular, Cog, Railway, Rail, Transportation, Spain, Spanish, Architecture, Travel, Scenics, Europe, European, Structure, Place, location, Iberia, Iberian, EEU, Country

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Code Number:: CEOV01P01_11
Title:: Funicular to the Tallest Cross in the World, Valley of the Fallen, Cross, Spain; Material: granite
Architect: Diego M?ndez
Height: 150 meters (492 feet) including the base
Arms are oriented north-south and have a width of 47 meters (154 feet) from fingertip to fingertip
Height from the esplanade below to the top of the cross: 300 meters (984 feet)
Base of the cross there are four colossal sculptures that are 18 meters high and made by Juan de Avalos (1911-2006) depicting the four Evangelists: Saint Luke with a bull, Saint John with an eagle, Saint Mark with a lion, Saint Matthew with a man.
Weight including base: approximately 200,000 metric tons
The base of the cross can be accessed by a funicular railway that departs every 30 minutes.
Keywords:: Faith, Religion, Religious, Belief System, devotional, devotion, Holy, Divinity, Sacred Place, worship, Holiness, Spiritual, God, Place, Funicular, Cog, Railway, Rail, Transportation, Spain, Spanish, Architecture, Travel, Scenics, Europe, European, Structure, Place, location, Iberia, Iberian, EEU, Country
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