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The Christ Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally proposed in 1921 by the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, it took nine years to construct. The statue, which is located on top the Corcovado Mountain, stands 130 feet tall and weighs 7 tons. A 28 meter tall replica of the statue called, Cristo-Rei, is located in Portugal.
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Fast Facts
- Located in Rio de Janerio,Brazil
- Named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007
- Width of statue's arms spans 30 meters
- Constructed from 1926-1931
- Designer: Heitor da Silva Costa
- Cost $250,000
- Funding came mostly from Brazilian catholics
- Struck by lightning on February 10, 2008 but remained unharmed
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The Creation
After a number of designs for the statue including a Cross, Jesus Christ holding a globe, and a Pedestal, the concept of a Christ with open arms was finally chosen. French sculptor Paul Landowski created the Christ Redeemer out of reinforced concrete rather than steel and used soapstone for the outer layers. After nine years of work, the monument officially opened on October 12, 1931. -
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more pages are online for #stephenking's novel 'under the dome' #4 (and final for now): Christ the Holy Redeemer http://bit.ly/2R4mWk
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Faith is able to justify, because it apprehends Christ, the Redeemer -m. luther
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@ddlovato Hello Demi! When you come to Brazil? I wanna show you, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro's Beachs, Christ Redeemer, everything. I♥U
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Corcovado Mountain and Christ Redeemer Statue Half-Day Tour - http://tinyurl.com/y9hgbak
@lazytraveller | November 09, 2009 05:51 AM -
@leenahyena Well, it's "Christ the Redeemer" - the statue that stands above Rio de Janeiro. So it's not like "Christ is coming to kill you!"
@classicbri | November 09, 2009 03:49 AM
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