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| NHCP Photo Collection, 2006 |
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| NHCP Resolution No. 5, s. 2013 |
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NHCP Photo Collection, 2018
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NHCP Photo Collection, 2018
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Location: Roxas Boulevard, Ermita, Manila
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: Structure, Monument
Status: Level I - National Monument
Marker date: 2013
Installed by: National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)
Marker text (English):
JOSE RIZAL NATIONAL MONUMENT
(1913)
ACT NO. 243 GRANTED THE USE OF PUBLIC LAND IN LUNETA AS A SITE FOR THE JOSE RIZAL MONUMENT, 28 SEPTEMBER 1901. THE MONUMENT ENTITLED “MOTTO STELLA,” WAS THE ENTRY OF SWISS SCULPTOR RICHARD KISSLING TO THE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONTEST FOR THE RIZAL MONUMENT, 1905–1907. THE MONUMENT WAS CONSTRUCTED OF BRONZE AND GRANITE, 1912. THE REMAINS OF RIZAL WERE TRANSFERRED FROM BINONDO TO THE BASE OF THE MONUMENT, 30 DECEMBER 1912, UNVEILED, 30 DECEMBER 1913. DECLARED A NATIONAL MONUMENT, 15 APRIL 2013 AND NATIONAL CULTURAL TREASURE, 14 NOVEMBER 2013.
Marker text (Filipino):
ANG PAMBANSANG BANTAYOG NI JOSE RIZAL
1913
INILAAN ANG ISANG PAMPUBLIKONG LUPA PARA SA PAGPAPATAYO NG BANTAYOG NI JOSE RIZAL SA LUNETA SA BISA NG BATAS BLG. 243, 28 SETYEMBRE 1901. DINISENYO ANG BANTAYOG NA MAY TITULONG “MOTTO STELLA” NI RICHARD KISSLING, ISANG SUWISO, BUNGA NG PANDAIGDIGANG PATIMPALAK PARA SA DISENYO NG BANTAYOG, 1905–1907. ITINAYO YARI SA TANSO AT GRANITE, 1912. INILIPAT SA TUNTUNGAN NITO ANG MGA LABI NI RIZAL MULA BINONDO, 30 DISYEMBRE 1912. PINASINAYAAN, 30 DISYEMBRE 1913. IPINAHAYAG BILANG PAMBANSANG BANTAYOG, 15 ABRIL 2013 AT PAMBANSANG YAMANG PANGKALINANGAN, 14 NOBYEMBRE 2013.
