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Escaldes-Engordany

Plaça de Lalín

Cruceiro

Galician Calvary

artist unknown
1999

Description

Stone crucifix placed on a pillar. On the back side of the crucifix a praying saint. On the front side of the pilar two statues of a seated madonna with child and Saint James the Greater.

Escaldes-Engordany - Cruceiro
Praying saint
Madonna with child
Saint James the Greater

On the socle text, the coat of arms of Santiago de Compostela (right), the coat of arms of Andorra (left) and the logos of asociation cultural casa de galicia and comú d'escaldes-engordany andorra (back).

Escaldes-Engordany - Cruceiro
Santiago de Compostela
Andorra
Logos

Inscription(s)

en remembrança i amistat
de la
CASA DE GALICIA
i dels gallecs cap a
ESCALDES-ENGORDANY
i al poble andorrà
30 abril 1.999
any sant compostelà

Annotation

The cross is a gift of the twin city Lalín. This kind of crosses were used to mark roads or properties.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Lieux emblématiques de la paroisse d'Escaldes-Engordany - Brochure of emblematic places in the Escaldes-Engordany parish (Escaldes-Engordany, 2011) (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 42°30'37" - E 1°32'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: and13; Photograph: 3 September 2011
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