Mano del Desierto - Wikipedia
The Mano del Desierto is a large-scale sculpture in Chile, about 60 km to the south and east of the city of Antofagasta, on the Panamerican Highway. The nearest point of reference is the "Ciudad Empresarial La Negra" (La Negra Business City). It lies between the 1309 and 1310 km marker points on the highway.
Why There's a Giant Hand in Chile's Atacama Desert
Apr 25, 2016 · In March 1992, the city unveiled the result: four outstretched fingers and a thumb, made of concrete over an iron frame. The sculpture is taller than an NFL goalpost. The hand waves to...
Giant Hand Sculptures Around The World - Amusing Planet
May 26, 2017 · Giant Hands of Venice. The giant hands on Venice’s Grand Canal is the latest set of hands to appear in the world. It is not a permanent installation, but will remain till the end of November. “Venice is a floating art city that has inspired cultures …
Buddhas Hand China
The Hand of Buddha is a giant hand suspended in mid-air, 20 meters long and 16 meters high, reaching diagonally into the sky. You can walk up the stairs to the center of the hand to take pictures. The giant hand also looks like a freshly opened lotus flower, which can accommodate two to three people.
Hand of the Desert rises from Chile’s Atacama Desert - CNN
Feb 6, 2019 · It rears up from the ground as if a giant is drowning in quicksand, reaching an outstretched hand in a desperate last plea for help. But on closer inspection, visitors will see that the “Mano...
Did You Know There’s a Giant Hand in the Atacama Desert?
Jan 22, 2025 · The “Mano del Desierto” is a giant hand-shaped sculpture by Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal locate in the middle of the Atacama desert.
Hand of the Desert - Atlas Obscura
Nov 10, 2014 · About 75km south-east of the town of Antofagasta, its monotony is shattered by a sight even more alien then the desert itself, and yet undoubtedly human: an 11-meter-tall hand protruding out of the...
La Mano de Punta del Este - Wikipedia
La Mano (The Hand) is a sculpture in Punta del Este by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázabal. [3] It depicts five human fingers partially emerging from sand and is located on Parada 1 at Brava Beach [2] in Punta del Este, a popular tourist town in Uruguay.
The Hand of the Desert – Chile’s massive sculpture - Public Delivery
Nov 12, 2024 · Mano del Desierto (aka the Hand of the Desert) is one Chile’s most talked-about art installations. It is a gigantic cement hand structure jutting 36 feet (around 11 meters) out of the arid sand of the Chilean Atacama Desert, one of the emptiest, most barren, and driest places on the face of the planet.
Can You Even Handle These Gigantic Hand Statues of the World
Mar 15, 2019 · The giant hand, fingers taut and outstretched, appears to fade away at the wrist while the nude figure of a woman takes center stage on the palm.