Christ the Redeemer:
This statue of Jesus, yes this is next new seven wonder of the world created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot.
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This statue was built in the 1931. Construction started in 1922 and was completed in 1931. so it tooks 9 year for done
The cost of the monument was $250,100.
This statue is one of the biggest statues in the world.
This statue has no eyebrows, no finger nor lips.
It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone.
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Awesome View!!
It takes about 220 steps to see the statue up close.
The statue stands 38 metres tall and weighs 700 short tons (635 tonnes)
It is located at Corcovado Mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city.
The left arm points to the Rio de Janeiro's north zone, the right to the south zone, while the saintly perch offers spectacular views of Ipanema, the Maracana soccer stadium and the Serra do Órgãos mountain range.
The original design for this statue was made by a man named Oswald. He had designed
it to have a globe in one, and standing over a pedestal symbolizing the world. This design was not agreed on.
Then, the idea of having the statue with wide open arms was made by Heitor da Silva Costa. The idea was further created into form by French sculptor Paul Landowski.
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