The Rizal monument in Luneta is composed of a standing bronze sculpture of Rizal, with an

obelisk as his backdrop, set on a granite stone base which his remains are interred inside. The
height of the monument is 12.7 meters or 42 feet.
. The monument in Luneta portrays Rizal in overcoat holding a book that represents his novels
Noli Me Tngere and El filibusterismo. The obelisk is commonly understood as Rizals masonic
background while the three stars stand for Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The figures at the
back of the monument, such as leaves and a pot, are said to symbolize the Philippines natural
resources. The figures beside Rizal (a mother rearing her child and two young boys reading)
signify family and education.
Theres a plaque on the monuments front pedestal that reads: To the memory of Jos Rizal,
patriot and martyr, executed on Bagumbayan Field December Thirtieth 1896. This monument is
dedicated by the people of the Philippine Islands.
Rizal Monument and Rizal Park are administered by the National Parks Development
Committee, an attached agency of the Department of Tourism.
. The first Rizal monument was erected in Daet, Camarines Norte in 1898. The 20-foot high
stone edifice was designed by Lt. Colonel Antonio Sanz, who is also Mason.
The tallest Rizal monument in the world is a 7.9 meter (26 feet) bronze statue located in Sta.
Cruz, Laguna. It was unveiled during the opening of Palarong Pambansa 2014. The monument
was designed by sculptor Toym Imao, son of National Artist For Sculpture Abdulmari Asia Imao.
The biggest monument of Rizal in the world is in Calamba, Laguna. The statue of Rizal stands
at 22 feet (6.7 meters). It is placed on top of a 2.8 meter podium consisting of a 15-step stairway
which symbolizes one decade since Rizal was born in 1861. It also has a granite pedestal of
7.87 feet and a 13.12 feet circular stairway base. The monuments total height is 43 feet and is
located at The Plaza, a 6.7 hectares park in front of the Calamba City Hall. The statue was
sculpted by Jonas Roces.

. There is an exact replica of the Rizal Monument in Madrid, Spain at the junction of
Avenida de Las Islas Filipinas and Calle Santander.
16. Aside from the monument of Rizal in Madrid Spain, there are also monuments of
Rizal in Wilhelmsfeld (Germany), Jinjiang, Fujian (China), Cherry Hill Township (New
Jersey), San Diego (California), and Seattle (Washington), Reforma Avenue in Mexico
City (Mexico), La Molina in Lima ( Peru), Litomerice (Czech Republic), and Singapore.
17. There are at least 118 Rizal monuments in the Philippines.
Perhaps the weirdest and most unique monument of Rizal is the monument located in
Catbalogan City, Samar. The monument is a bust of Rizal, on the top of his two novels Noli Me

Tangere and El Filibusterismo which are carried by three muscular men who are all naked
except for a leaf that covers their frontal private parts. The monument was sculptured by Miguel
Alcazar, a native of Catbalogan.
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