CHRIST REDEEMER is a statue of Jesus Christ located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the largest of its kind and one of the wonders of the world. It is a beautiful monument.
The statue stands on a rounded stone and it is 38 meters high and 30 meters wide. Its weight is 645 tons. The statue is very important symbol of Brazil’s Christianity. The first idea for building the statue was by Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss and it was rejected. And second idea was proposed by Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro. He performed an event to get donations. Most of the donations came from Brazilian Catholics. Statue was designed by Heitor da Silva Costa and was sculpted French sculptor Paul Landowski. The statue structure was build by concrete instead of steel because of its cross shaped structure. The outer layers are used with soapstone. The statue was chosen with open arms. The left arm points to the north zone and right arm to the south zone. It took nine years to complete the construction from 1922 to 1932 and was opened on October 12, 1931. The cost of the statue was $250,000. One can reach the statue by crossing 222 steps or by escalators. You can view the statue from throughout the Brazil. It is located at the peak of the Corcovado mountain (700 meters) in the Tijuca forest national park looking the city. From Cosme Velho district you can go to the statue of christ by bus or train. It take 17 minutes to go there.
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