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June 21, 2023
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It marks the location of an old cathedral demolished in 1933.
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September 10, 2023
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In 1933 the old cathedral had to make way for a turning loop for the tram. Many residents of the city were against the attitude of the city administration and archdiocese in agreeing to this demolition; The term “crime against Salvador’s history” was used for this outline. 20 years later the tram stopped operating. The artist Mário Cravo created the “fallen cross” (Cruz caída) on the site of the old cathedral as a reminder against forgetting one's own history. It was erected in 1999, the Portuguese stone decorations from the colonial era disappeared under granite slabs.
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