Urdaneta Park Landmark Monument
(2018-11-27).jpg) The monument in 2018 | |
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| 16°00′14″N 120°34′34.4″E / 16.00389°N 120.576222°E | |
| Location | Fray Andres de Urdaneta Park, Urdaneta, Pangasinan |
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| Designer | |
| Type | Memorial |
| Height | 3.66 metres (12.0 ft)[1] |
| Opening date | 2009 |
| Dedicated to | Andrés de Urdaneta |
The Urdaneta Park Landmark Monument[2] is a memorial in the city of Urdaneta in Pangasinan, Philippines. It is dedicated to Spanish maritime explorer, Andrés de Urdaneta who is also the namesake of the city. It is the centerpiece of the Fray Andres de Urdaneta Park which is situated in front of the Urdaneta City Hall in Barangay Anonas.[3]
Sculptors Napoleon Abueva and Abdulmari Imao, landscape artist Ildefonso Santos and writer Alejandro Roces where involved in the creation of the monument. All four are already recognized as National Artists of the Philippines at the time of the monument's conception. Ben Cabrera also contributed a mural for the Urdaneta Park.[4] The monument was unveiled in 2009.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "PGMA presented scale models of Urdaneta monument, ship". archives.pia.gov.ph. Philippine Information Agency. October 10, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Roces, Alejandro (April 18, 2009). "Landmark Urdaneta Monument Park". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Fray Andres De Urdaneta Park". Urdaneta. Urdaneta City Government. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Fray Urdaneta's monument: A culmination of rediscovery and birth". ABS-CBN News. December 26, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2020.