The Christ The Redeemer Statue
Published on Aug 22, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Who?
- Created by French sculptor Paul Landowski
- Built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa
- The face was fashioned by Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida.
Photo by dany13
How?
- The statue is 30 metres (98 ft) tall
- Its arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide
- It is approximately two-thirds the height of the Statue of Liberty's height from base to torch
- The statue weighs 635 metric tons
Photo by Adam W-CH
When?
- It was constructed between 1922 and 1931
- It was restructured in 2010
- The restoration involved one hundred people
- It used more than 60,000 pieces of stone taken from the same quarry as the original statue
Photo by khowaga1
Where?
- It is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city of Rio
Photo by BBM Explorer
Why?
- It is a symbol of Christianity across the world
- The statue has also become a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Photo by wili_hybrid
