The bronze monument
16 metres high.
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Cerro de la Gloria is a hill on the western side of Mendoza, inside General San Martín Park, known as Cerro del Pilar until 1913. On its summit stands the Monument to the Army of the Andes, unveiled on 12 February 1914 to mark the centenary of General San Martín's army crossing the Andes to free Chile and Peru and secure the country's independence. The monument is the work of the Uruguayan sculptor Juan Manuel Ferrari: a base of huge rocks symbolising the Andes, topped with large bronze sculptures recounting the key moments of that epic, sixteen metres high in all. Viewpoints around it look out over the city, the valley's vineyards and the mountain ranges. The climb is free, on foot along the paths or by car on a paved road with several lookouts, with parking at the top. Sunset is the best time.
16 metres high.
City and mountains.
A string of lookouts.
General San Martín Park, west of central Mendoza
On foot along paths from San Martín Park, or by car on a paved road ending at a car park near the monument.
