Christ the Redeemer
The monument expresses Catholic religious meaning and has also gained broad urban and national recognition. Its setting connects human design with the mountains, forests and bay of Rio.
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Facts
- Place
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Civilisation / patron
- Brazilian Catholic initiative with international designers
- Built
- 1922 – 1931
- Status
- Still standing
- Height
- 38 m
- UNESCO World Heritage since
- 2012
- New Seven Wonders (2007)
- UNESCO World Heritage
History
A monumental statue of Christ with outstretched arms was erected on Corcovado Mountain, designed by Heitor da Silva Costa and developed with contributors including Paul Landowski. A reinforced-concrete core is clad in small pieces of soapstone that help protect the surface from the weather. The statue itself is 30 metres tall and stands on an 8-metre pedestal. Since its dedication in 1931 it has been repeatedly restored and forms part of the protected cultural landscape of Rio de Janeiro.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Christus de Verlosser