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A unique photo of the statue of The Virgin of Quito at sunset. It was erected in 1977 on the Panecillo. She was constructed out of more than 7,000 pieces of aluminum. The statue is a clear representation of the Woman of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation: "a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars." This picture show the statue from the waist up, her left hand raised as if in greeting, her right hand folded across her body and holding a chain, her heart, in the shape of a sun, beating in her chest, and a crown of 12 stars haloed around her head. She also sports a pair of wings which are said to come from a great eagle in an attempt to help her escape. The sky in the background is solid blue without a cloud in sight. The sun reflects on her body making it appear as if the sun inside her body has heated its way through to the surface.