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Plaque describing the statue in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Construction of the statue began on 12 July 1987, and was completed 20 November 1994. It was designed by César and Wálter Terrazas Pardo, and was modeled after the statue Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. Standing 265 metres (869 ft) above the city of Cochabamba, the statue rises 2,840 ...
The project was conceived in 1973 by José Rodriguez Tenorio, and is the biggest Christ statue in North America; and third biggest in Latin America, only smaller than the statue of Christ The Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia. In the sanctuary of Christ of the Noas, there is a religious resort ...
Statue of Jesus Christ on top of the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor in Barcelona, Spain; Statue of the Holy Son in Wolmyeongdong, South Korea; Statue of Jesus Christ at Buntu Burake Hill, South Sulawesi, Indonesia [4] Jesus Blessed Sibea-bea or more often referred to as the Statue of Jesus in Sibea-bea, Samosir, North Sumatra, Indonesia, a ...
The Cochabamba Bolivia Temple is the 82nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Bolivia's first convert to the LDS Church was baptized in December 1964, a month after missionaries first arrived. Forty-four years later there were over 158,000 members across the country. [2]
Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church, the Christ the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca National Park, a sprawling 3,953-hectare expanse of restored Atlantic Forest recognized as one of the ...
The 7-foot (2.13-meter) tall statue is one of two that North Carolina and each state get to place on display inside the hall or elsewhere in the Capitol to honor notables in their history.
Christ of the Ozarks in Arkansas, United States: a 20-metre-high (66 ft) statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer; Christ of Havana in Havana, Cuba: a 20-metre-high (66 ft) statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer; Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Argentina/Chile) Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia; Cristo de las Noas in Torreón, Mexico
Construction was completed a little less than 10 years later, and it was dedicated on Oct. 12, 1931. Weighing 635 metric tons, it is the largest Art Deco statue in the world.