Salvation Mountain: Man Made Mountain - Slab City

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Salvation Mountain: Man Made Mountain - Slab City

Post by vicked.vicky » Oct 28, 2009 Views: 8000

[h2]Salvation Mountain: Man Made Mountain - Slab City[/h2]

Some months ago I have experience to view Holy Land Theme Park on this forum. Now here I am going to introduce you Salvation Mountain. It was created by Leonard Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". Salvation Mountain is a colorful artificial mountain north of Calipatria, California, near Slab City. It is made from adobe, straw, and thousands of gallons of paint. Salvation Mountain is the second most visited tourist attraction in Imperial County.



Steps cut into the side of the hill lead to the summit which is topped by a cross. Knight lives full-time at the site in a small cabin mounted on the rear of a 1930s-vintage Chevrolet two-ton truck. Like Salvation Mountain, Knight’s Salvation Truck and a collection of other vehicles and machinery are entirely covered with paint and Biblical quotes as well. He estimates that more than 100,000 gallons of paint have gone into the creation of the mountain and that every California-based paint manufacturer has donated paint to the project.



Friendly and accessible, Knight welcomes visitors to Slab City and Salvation Mountain and gladly accepts donations of both labor and acrylic paint. Once labeled an environmental hazard, the hill was threatened with removal by Imperial County. In recent years, the furor seems to have died down and the project has been likened to an epic work of folk art comparable to the Watts Towers. Although the project is an unauthorized one on state land, Salvation Mountain was placed under protection in 2002 when Senator Barbara Boxer entered it into the Congressional Record as a national treasure.Source























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Post by Sawera » Oct 28, 2009

beautiful city


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Post by chandoo » Oct 28, 2009

great piece of art.


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Post by ujala » Oct 28, 2009

kitna beautiful city ha ...Full of colors

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Post by admin » Oct 28, 2009

lovely post and great art work

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Post by Murad Ali » Oct 28, 2009

very beautiful post

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Post by reesh » Jun 17, 2011

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