1. Rizal Monument (Bantayog ni Jose Rizal)
The monument of Rizal in Rizal Park or Luneta. This picture was taken on June 27, 2015. Photo by FAQ.ph
Basic information:
Location: Rizal Park (Luneta), Manila
Designer: Richard Kissling
Date of inauguration: December 30 , 1913
Dedicated to: To the memory of José Rizal, patriot and martyr.
Location: Rizal Park (Luneta), Manila
Designer: Richard Kissling
Date of inauguration: December 30 , 1913
Dedicated to: To the memory of José Rizal, patriot and martyr.
Why you should visit it:
The monument of Rizal in Rizal Park (Luneta) is considered by many as the most popular, most visited and most photographed monument in the Philippines. It housed the remains of Jose Rizal, a Filipino nationalist, novelist, poet, journalist, ophthalmologist, and a national hero.
The monument of Rizal in Rizal Park (Luneta) is considered by many as the most popular, most visited and most photographed monument in the Philippines. It housed the remains of Jose Rizal, a Filipino nationalist, novelist, poet, journalist, ophthalmologist, and a national hero.
Rizal wrote the novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo to expose the cruelty and injustice of the Spanish ruling government in the Philippines during his time. Because of his revolutionary writings, he was executed by a firing squad in Luneta on December 30, 1896.
There are at least 118 Rizal monuments in the Philippines and at least 10 in the other parts of the world. There’s even a replica of the Rizal monument in Luneta in Madrid, Spain. Read this article to learn more interesting facts about the monument of Rizal.
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