''Christ the Redeemer'' ( pt, Cristo Redentor,
standard , ) is an
Art Deco
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statue of
Jesus Christ
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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, created by French sculptor
Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer
Heitor da Silva Costa
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 Chr ...
, in collaboration with French engineer
Albert Caquot.
Romanian
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**Romanians, an ethnic group
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***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
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sculptor
Gheorghe Leonida sculpted the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is high, excluding its
pedestal. The arms stretch wide.
It is made of
reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete (RC), also called reinforced cement concrete (RCC) and ferroconcrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having hig ...
and
soapstone.
''Christ the Redeemer'' differs considerably from its original design, as the initial plan was a large Christ with a globe in one hand and a cross in the other. Although the project organisers originally accepted the design, it later changed to the statue of today, with the arms spread out wide.
The statue weighs 635
metric ton
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s (625
long
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, 700
short ton
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although the term is ambiguous, the single word being variously used for short, long, and metric ton.
The vari ...
s), and is located at the peak of the
Corcovado mountain in the
Tijuca National Park
The Tijuca National Park () is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The park is part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Preserve, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conserva ...
overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro. A symbol of
Christianity
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around the world, the statue has also become a
cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil and was voted one of the
New Seven Wonders of the World.
History
Vincentian priest Pedro Maria Boss first suggested placing a Christian monument on Mount Corcovado in the mid-1850s to honor
Princess Isabel, regent of Brazil and the daughter of
Emperor Pedro II, but the project was not approved.
In 1889, the country became a republic, and owing to the
separation of church and state
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the proposed statue was dismissed.
The Catholic Circle of Rio made a second proposal for a landmark statue on the mountain in 1920.
The group organized an event called ''Semana do Monumento'' ("Monument Week") to attract donations and collect signatures to support the building of the statue. The organization was motivated by what they perceived as "Godlessness" in the society. The donations came mostly from
Brazilian Catholics.
The designs considered for the "Statue of the Christ" included a representation of the
Christian cross, a statue of Jesus with a globe in his hands, and a pedestal symbolizing the world.
The statue of Christ the
Redeemer with open arms, a symbol of peace, was chosen.
Local engineer
Heitor da Silva Costa
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 Chr ...
and artist Carlos Oswald designed the statue. French sculptor
Paul Landowski created the work.
In 1922, Landowski commissioned fellow Parisian
Romania
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n sculptor
Gheorghe Leonida, who studied sculpture at the Fine Arts Conservatory in Bucharest and in Italy.
A group of engineers and technicians studied Landowski's submissions and felt building the structure of
reinforced concrete
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(designed by
Albert Caquot) instead of steel was more suitable for the
cross
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-shaped statue. The concrete making up the base was supplied from
Limhamn
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The population of Limhamn-Bunkeflo (including suburbs) is 31,000, of which 7,000 live in th ...
, Sweden. The outer layers are
soapstone, chosen for its enduring qualities and ease of use.
Construction took nine years, from 1922 to 1931, and cost the equivalent of and the monument opened on October 12, 1931.
During the opening ceremony, the statue was to be lit by a battery of
floodlight
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s turned on remotely by Italian
shortwave radio
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inventor
Guglielmo Marconi
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, stationed away in Rome but because of bad weather, the lights were activated on site.
In October 2006, on the 75th anniversary of the statue's completion,
Cardinal
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**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
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Eusebio Oscar Scheid,
Archbishop
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of Rio, consecrated a
chapel
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, named after Brazil's patron saint—
Our Lady of the Apparition—under the statue, allowing Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.
Lightning struck the statue during a violent thunderstorm on February 10, 2008, causing some damage to the fingers, head and eyebrows. The
Rio de Janeiro state
Rio de Janeiro () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of ...
government initiated a restoration effort to replace some of the outer soapstone layers and repair the lightning rods on the statue. Lightning damaged it again on January 17, 2014, dislodging a finger on the right hand.
In 2010, a massive restoration of the statue began. Work included cleaning, replacing the mortar and soapstone on the exterior, restoring iron in the internal structure, and waterproofing the monument. Vandals attacked the statue during renovation, spraying paint along the arm. Mayor
Eduardo Paes called the act "a crime against the nation". The culprits later apologized and presented themselves to the police.
In reference to Brazil striker
Ronaldo
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Notable people known as Ronaldo include:
As ...
's usual
goal celebration of both arms outstretched, the
Pirelli
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tyre company ran a 1998 commercial in which he replaced the statue while in an
Inter Milan
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strip. The commercial was controversial with the Catholic Church.
Restoration
![Morro do Corcovado](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Morro_do_Corcovado.jpg)
In 1990, several organizations, including the
Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, media company
Grupo Globo, oil company Shell do Brasil, environmental regulator
IBAMA,
National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, and the city government of Rio de Janeiro entered into an agreement to conduct restoration work.
More work on the statue and its environs was conducted in 2003 and early 2010. In 2003, a set of
escalator
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s, walkways, and elevators were installed to facilitate access to the platform surrounding the statue. The four-month restoration in 2010
focused on the statue itself. The statue's internal structure was renovated and its soapstone mosaic covering was restored by removing a crust of fungi and other microorganisms and repairing small cracks. The
lightning rods located in the statue's head and arms were also repaired, and new lighting fixtures were installed at the foot of the statue.
The restoration involved one hundred people and used more than 60,000 pieces of stone taken from the same
quarry as the original statue.
During the unveiling of the restored statue, it was illuminated with green-and-yellow lighting in support of the
Brazil national football team
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playing in the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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Maintenance work needs to be conducted periodically because of the
strong winds
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The film's sets were d ...
and
erosion
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to which the statue is exposed, as well as lightning strikes.
The original pale stone is no longer available in sufficient quantity, and replacement stones are increasingly darker in hue.
Similar structures
* ''
Christ the Protector'' in
Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul
Encantado is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located 25km northeast of Teutônia. It is also the location of the ''Christ the Protector'' statue, which was completed in 2022.
Neighboring municipalities include Mu ...
, Brazil (43 m)
* ''Christ the Redeemer'' in
Rio Verde, Goiás
Rio Verde is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state.
Location
It is the center of the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion, situated at a distance of 229 km ( ...
, Brazil
* ''Christ in the Mount'' in
Pitangui,
Minas Gerais
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, Brazil
* ''
Cristo del Otero'' in
Palencia
Palencia () is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Palencia.
Located in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half o ...
,
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
built in 1930 (21 m)
* ''Sacred Heart of Jesus Monument'', in
Oviedo
Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located ap ...
,
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
built in 1980 (30 m)
* ''
Cristo Rey'' located on the
Cerro del Cubilete
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Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ame ...
in
Guanajuato
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, Mexico, inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer (23 m)
* ''Cristo Rey'' in
Tenancingo, México, México (30 m)
* ''
Christ Blessing
''Jesus Blesses'' or ''Christ Blessing'' (in Manado language is ''Yesus Kase Berkat'' or ''Kristus Kase Berkat'') is a statue of Jesus Christ in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The structure stands 50 metres (158.3 feet) tall and consists of 2 ...
'' in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (30 m)
* ''
Christ of Havana
The ''Christ of Havana'' (Spanish: ''Cristo de La Habana'') is a large sculpture representing Jesus of Nazareth, on a hilltop overlooking the bay in Havana, Cuba. It is the work of the Cuban sculptor Jilma Madera, who won the commission for it in ...
'' in
Havana
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* ''
Christ of the Abyss
''Christ of the Abyss'' (Italian: ''Il Cristo degli Abissi'') is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus Christ by , the original cast of which is located in the Mediterranean Sea, off San Fruttuoso, between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Rivi ...
'' in various underwater locations
* ''
Christ of the Ozarks
''Christ of the Ozarks'' statue is a monumental sculpture of Jesus located near Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States, and one of two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mount ...
'' in
Arkansas
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, United States, inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer (20 m)
* ''
Christ of Vũng Tàu
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''Christ the King, of Vũng Tàu'' ( vi, Tượng Chúa Kitô Vua, lit=Statue of Christ the King) is a statue of Jesus, standing on Mount Nhỏ in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Đông Nam Bộ, Vietnam. The Vietnamese ...
'' in Vietnam (32 m)
* ''
Christ the King
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Many Christian denominations consider the kingly office of Christ to be one of ...
'' in
Świebodzin, Poland (33 m)
* ''
Christ the Redeemer of the Andes
''Christ the Redeemer of the Andes'' ( es, Cristo Redentor de los Andes) is a monument high in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes at 3,832 metres (12,572 ft) above mean sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile. It was unveil ...
'' (Argentina/Chile)
* ''
Christ the Sacred Heart of Jesus'',
Ibiza
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, Spain, inspired by Christ the Redeemer (23 m)
* ''Cristo Blanco'' in
Cusco
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, Peru
* ''
Cristo de la Concordia
''Cristo de la Concordia'' (''Christ of Peace'') is a statue of Jesus Christ located atop San Pedro Hill, to the east of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is accessible by cable car, or by climbing 2,000 steps. The statue is tall, on a pedestal of , for ...
'' in
Cochabamba, Bolivia (34 m)
* ''
Cristo de las Noas
''El Cristo de las Noas'', located on the Cerro de las Noas hill, in the Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila, is a large sculpture by Vladimir Alvarado, portraying Jesus Christ. It was built between 1973 and 2000.
The statue measures 21. ...
'' in
Torreón
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, Mexico (22 m)
* ''
Cristo del Pacífico
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'' in
Lima
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, Peru, erected in 2011 (37 m)
* ''
Patung Yesus Kristus'' in Mansinam Island, West Papua, Indonesia (30 m)
* ''
Cristo Redentore
''The Statue of Christ the Redeemer of Maratea'' ( it, Cristo Redentore di Maratea) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Maratea, southern Italy, realized in Carrara marble on the top of the Mountain “''St. Biagio".''
The sculpture was created by th ...
'' (Christ the Redeemer) of
Maratea, Italy (21 m)
* ''
Cristo Rei'' (Christ the King) in
Almada
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, Portugal (28 m)
* ''
Cristo Rei of Dili
The ''Cristo Rei of Dili'' (Christ the King of Dili) statue ( pt, Estátua do Cristo Rei de Díli, tet, Estátua Cristo Rei Dili) is a colossal statue of Jesus Christ situated atop a globe at Cape Fatucama in Dili, East Timor. It is one of ...
'' in Dili, Timor-Leste (27 m)
* ''
Cristo Rei, Madeira
The Christ the King statue ( pt, Cristo Rei) also known as the Sacred Heart statue, is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Garajau, Madeira.
History
It is here that non catholic Christians were thrown from the cliffs as only Catholics were al ...
'' on
Madeira
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island, completed in 1927 (15 m)
* ''
Cristo Rei'' in
Lubango
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, Angola (14 m)
* ''Statue of
Cristo Luz
Christ Light ( pt, Cristo Luz) is a statue of Jesus Christ in the Brazilian seaside resort Balneário Camboriú.
Inspired in the world-famous Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January' ...
'' in
Balneário Camboriú
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, Santa Catarina, Brazil
* ''Statue of Jesus Christ'' on the top of
Sagrat Cor
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,
Barcelona
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, Spain
* ''Tas-Salvatur'',
Malta
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(12 m)
* ''Statue of Jesus Christ'', Monte Urgull, Donostia-
San Sebastian, Spain - 12 m
* ''
Jesus de Greatest
''Jesus de Greatest'' is a statue of Jesus Christ located in Abajah village in Imo State, Nigeria. It is considered "Africa’s largest statue of Jesus", and is the fifth tallest statue on the African continent. The 160 foot African Renaissance ...
'' in
Imo, Nigeria, Africa's tallest statue of Jesus and fifth tallest statue on the continent (8.53 m)
* ''
Christ at El Picacho
The Christ at "El Picacho" is a monument which stands on the hill El Picacho in the north area of Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, at a height of 4,353 feet above sea level.
History
In 1997, during preparations for the celebration of the 200 ...
'' in
Tegucigalpa
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,
Honduras
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* ''Cristo Redentor'', Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
* ''Christ the King'' Lebanon
* Another imitation statue of ''Christ the Redeemer'' is at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. (Shrish Patil)
* Imitation at St.Joseph Shrine ,Vizhinjam, near Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
* Imitation at Ecopark, Kolkata, India.
* ''Christ the Redeemer of Malacca'' is on the Portuguese Settlement Square in
Melaka,
Malaysia
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(20' tall)
* ''
Cristo Rey'' in
Colombia
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(26 m)
* ''Cristo Rey'' by
Urbici Soler in
Sunland Park, New Mexico
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- (8.83 m)
* ''
Cristo Redentor'' (Barranca province, Lima, Peru)
* ''Cristo Rey'' Tijuanense, at Iglesia de San Martín de Porres near Colonia Los Álamos, Tijuana, Baja California, México (23 m 30 cm)
* "Cristo Rey" Cali,Colombia (26 Meters)
Gallery
See also
*
List of tallest statues
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