John the Baptist Monument

The John the Baptist Monument is a 19.8-meter (62.3 ft) concrete statue in downtown San Juan de los Morros, Guárico state, Venezuela, erected in honor of John the Baptist. Commonly called San Juanote, it's one of the highest statues in Venezuela. It was built by the command of Venezuelan dictator Juan Vicente Gómez in 1933 as a present to the city when it was declared the capital of Guárico State. The monument was carved in the hills of Calabozo and moved to San Juan in 1935.

San Juan de los Morros and its monument to the Baptist are located in a large geographical area which contact the foothills of the central Venezuelan Coastal Range and lowlands region of the Venezuelan Llanos.

Sanjuanote sits atop the El Calvario hill, a small promontory in the center of the city. The statue is surrounded by concrete lions and old cannons that serve as gatekeepers in a symbolic protective attitude around the monument.

See also

  • St. John the Baptist (Ghiberti)
  • List of statues by height
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Jorge Lara
22 January 2015
Fantástico lugar, quedé muy agradado por lo limpio, bonito y bien mantenido que esta todo, como debería ser. Un paseo obligado para todo el que pase por Trujillo, muy hermoso de verdad!
André Gamarra
22 August 2015
La vista es estupenda hacia Trujillo ,agua viva y sus cercanías , la reseña mundial de ser el monumento más alto de América ,es una de las razones de sentirnos orgullosos de ser venezolanos .
Belkis Manzanilla
18 August 2013
Es un lugar maravilloso además d disfrutar del paisaje se pude probar ricas obleas, helado con crema y fresa, si vas bajando hasta el estacionamiento puedes disfrutar d una rica sopa hecha a leña
Luciana Di Canzio
1 October 2016
Es hermosa y vale la pena visitarlo ya que es la estatua más grande de América superando por centímetros a la estatua de la libertad y al cristo redentor en Brasil
Lilian Gluck
31 July 2018
Maravilloso y lleno de paz, hermosa naturaleza
Irene Bastidas
23 February 2013
Vale la pena subir y disfrutar del paisaje
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