The chimneys of Benalúa are a patrimony protected by the General Direction of Patrimony of the Generalitat Valenciana (declared Asset of Cultural Interest). They were erected in the Gran Vía of Professor Soler, between the prolongation of Alberola and Guardiola Architect streets, in 1923, and were the work of Engineer Francisco Fajardo Guardiola, who took part in many projects in the city of Alicante, such as the Mercado Central de Abastos (Central Market of Supplies). They belonged to the ceramic industry of Francisco Ramón Borja, ceramics entrepreneur in Alicante, owner of Tejas-Borja, also with two spectacular chimneys, at the exit of the Carretera de Madrid.
Complex sculptural set that is architecturally resolved with a pedestal and quadrangular central pillar that, in the form of a needle, is crowned with an exempt sculpture, while the square sides of the prism are occupied with two sculptures of round shape and two bas-reliefs. The monument is dedicated to José de Canalejas, who is shown in the main bronze figure at whose feet rests a recumbent lion on a shield, circular, of four barracks with the emblems of León, Castilla, Aragón and Navarra, in the center the flowers of lys. On the other hand, the ensemble is complemented by the round-shaped sculptural group "Gratitude" also in bronze. Two bas-reliefs are placed on the remaining sides, one of them is titled "Sanitation" where a woman and two children are represented symbolizing the improvements of the city. The other relief is titled "Commerce" and there are allegorical signs of said commercial activity, as well as a description of the works carried out to improve the Alicante port. The whole composition is topped by a hunched man, the figure of a worker sitting on an anthropomorphic head that is supported at four angles by different female human figures with garlands.
Monument of the town of Alicante to the Spanish Constitution made in 1986 by the Spanish artist Arcadio Blasco, artist and ceramist (1928-2013) who has been a great reference in contemporary ceramics. The urban sculptural ensembles have occupied a good part of his work.
This monument is dedicated to freedom of expression, with the figure of two iron arms that want to touch each other in the air, but that are separated by a few centimeters at the top. It has been located on the roundabout on Calle Colombia since 1998, after being moved from Avenida de la Estación. Since 1985 it was placed in its first location and now it reminds us from the Gran Vía, with its five arms, the 5 articles that mention the freedom of expression in the Spanish Consitution.
The Monument to the Nativity consists of a metal sculpture, which represents a portal of Bethlehem, offered by the Association of Alicante Nativity Sculptors to this city during the XXII National Nativity Congress (April-May 1984). It is located at the beginning of Paseo de la Avenida Oscar Esplá, right at the level of the former building of Caja Provincial de Alicante (inaugurated that same year 1984), and was inaugurated on the 25th anniversary of the founding of its social work (1959-1984).
The city of Alicante raises this monument dedicated to all citizens who gave their lives and fought in the War of Independence, in the early nineteenth century against the French, defending the city and its citizens. It is near the Castillo de San Fernando, which was built at that time precisely to defend against the invasion of the neighboring country. You can contemplate it at the roundabout at the end of Calle Escultor Bañuls.
Located in the Plaza de España, next to the bullring, this sculptural group called "Encierro", whose author is the artist Nacho Martín, was inaugurated on December 12, 2002, being mayor-president of the Hon. City Council of Alicante the Hon. Mr. D. Luis Díaz Alperi.
The Maisonnave monument is located in the Plaza de la Puerta de San Francisco, on the Avenue that receives the same name after Alicante's first mayor elected by universal suffrage. Although it is true that at that time, 1869, only men were allowed to vote. He was also Minister of Interior Affairs during the First Spanish Republic under several presidents. And when the Bourbon family was restored, he founded the Republican Party. During all those years he founded and directed several newspapers, was a railroad concessionaire, member of a Masonic lodge and presided over the Caja de Ahorros de Alicante. The statue consists of a pedestal of polished stone, and a representation of Eleuterio Maisonnave in cast bronze, work of the sculptor Vicente Bañuls from Alicante. In 1895 it was inaugurated in an enclave near its current one, although a few years later it was located in the square itself.
Is located at the foot of the castle and was built to commemorate the spot where the old hermitage of Saint George was set. It was devoted to Saint George, but today it no longer exists. It was the oldest hermitage in Banyeres, as it can be inferred by taking into account its location, so its construction may very well date back to between the 13th and the 15th centuries. There are only a few remains: one of its corners. According to photographic evidence it can be assured that by the end of the 19th century or in the early 20th it was still standing. This hermitage was also known as the one of El Conjurador because of the ability that the Saint had to conjure storms and evils before the pleas of the people gathered around his image. The current monument is located in a viewpoint overlooking the mountain and it allows the visitor to admire the natural environment that surrounds the town.
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