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Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.
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 ...
Corcovado's most popular attraction is the 38-metre (125 ft) statue depicting Jesus at its peak, entitled Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor), and the viewing platform at its peak, drawing over 300,000 visitors per year. The statue was constructed from 1922 to 1931.
In a single remarkable day of crowdfunding, the Swifties raked in 180,000 reais (approximately $37,000), footing the bill for panettones and water, that will help over 120 social institutions ...
Christ the Redeemer frequently projects messages or visuals in support of social and cultural causes. In July, the statue displayed a clock symbolizing the urgent state of the climate crisis.
Heitor da Silva Costa (25 July 1873 – 21 April 1947) was a Brazilian civil engineer, designer and constructor of the Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro.In 1924, he won a competition for the construction of the monumental Christ the Redeemer statue Monumento Cristo Redentor on Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro organized by the Catholic Church.
A Brazilian photographer, Fernando Braga, went viral recently for his stunning image of lightning striking the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. “It was unbelievable at first. Like a ...
Christ the Redeemer is perhaps the most famous statue of Jesus, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.; Christ the King in Portugal. Christ the King is another very famous statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, located in Almada, overlooking the city of Lisbon, Portugal.