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{{Short description|Colossal statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}} |
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{{For|other statues with this name and for other uses|Christ the Redeemer (disambiguation){{!}}Christ the Redeemer}} |
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{{About|the statue in Rio de Janeiro|other statues|Christ the Redeemer#Sculpture}} |
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|monument_name = ''Christ the Redeemer'' |
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| native_name = Cristo Redentor |
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|image = Christ the Redeemer - Cristo Redentor.jpg |
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|location = [[Corcovado mountain]], |
|caption = The statue in 2022 |
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|location = [[Corcovado mountain]],<br />[[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] |
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|designer = Created by the French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the engineer Heitor da Silva Costa Brazil in collab with the French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor [[Gheorghe Leonida]] created the face of the statue |
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|material = Soapstone |
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|designer = Designed by sculptors [[Paul Landowski]] and Heitor da Silva Costa and built by engineer [[Heitor da Silva Costa]] in collaboration with [[Albert Caquot]]. Sculptor [[Gheorghe Leonida]] created the face |
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|material = Reinforced concrete with soapstone veneer |
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|width = {{Convert|28|m|feet}} |
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|height = {{Convert|30|m|feet}} |
|height = {{Convert|30|m|feet}}, {{Convert|38|m|ft}} with its pedestal |
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|complete = Dedicated October |
|complete = Dedicated {{start date and age|October 13, 1931}} |
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|extra = Consecrated October 12, 2006<br />[[New Seven Wonders of the World]] July 7, 2007<br />{{designation list|embed = yes| designation1 = Brazil| designation1_date = |
|extra = Consecrated October 12, 2006<br />[[New Seven Wonders of the World]] July 7, 2007<br />{{designation list|embed = yes| designation1 = Brazil| designation1_date = 2001|designation1_number =1478}} |
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'''''Christ the Redeemer''''' ({{ |
'''''Christ the Redeemer''''' ({{langx|pt|Cristo Redentor}}, <small>standard </small>{{IPA|pt-BR|ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ|lang}}) 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]]. [[Romanians|Romanian]] sculptor [[Gheorghe Leonida]] sculpted the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is {{convert|30|m|ft}} high, excluding its {{convert|8|m|ft|adj=on}} [[pedestal]]. The arms stretch {{convert|28|m|ft}} wide.<ref name="brit">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Christ the Redeemer (last updated 13 January 2014) |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1435544/Christ-the-Redeemer |access-date=July 11, 2014 |last1=Murray |first1=Lorraine}}</ref><ref name="giumbelli2014">{{cite book| title=Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsia| last=Giumbelli| first=Emerson| year=2014| publisher=Terceiro Nome| location=São Paulo| page=244| isbn=978-85-7816-137-8| language=pt|no-pp=y}}</ref> It is made of [[reinforced concrete]] and [[soapstone]].<ref name="Largest christ">{{Cite magazine |date=October 26, 1931 |title=Christ the Redeemer |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742502,00.html |url-status=dead |access-date=July 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035058/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742502,00.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Travel Channel">{{Cite web |title=Brazil: Crocovado mountain – Statue of Christ |url=http://travel.discovery.com/video/video.html?videoRef=c8fbe1ab8af1bb5087cbd1d996d8baf851e4672b |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516094903/http://travel.discovery.com/video/video.html?videoRef=c8fbe1ab8af1bb5087cbd1d996d8baf851e4672b |archive-date=May 16, 2007 |access-date=July 7, 2007 |publisher=[[Travel Channel]] }}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{Cite news |date=October 13, 2006 |title=Sanctuary Status for Rio landmark |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6046538.stm |access-date=July 7, 2007}}</ref> ''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 organizers originally accepted the design, it later changed to the statue of today, with the arms spread out wide. |
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The statue weighs 635 [[metric ton]]s (625 [[Long ton|long]], 700 [[short ton]]s), and is located at the peak of the {{convert|700|m|ft|adj=on}} [[Corcovado]] mountain in the [[Tijuca |
The statue weighs 635 [[metric ton]]s (625 [[Long ton|long]], 700 [[short ton]]s), and is located at the peak of the {{convert|700|m|ft|adj=on}} [[Corcovado]] mountain in the [[Tijuca National Park]] overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro. This statue is the largest [[Art Deco]]–style [[sculpture]] in the world.<ref name="Britannia">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Christ the Redeemer |date=September 14, 2023 |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1435544/Christ-the-Redeemer |access-date=September 15, 2023 |last1=Asare |first1=Daniel }}</ref> A symbol of [[Christianity]] 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 7 Wonders of the World]].<ref name="Hindustan times">{{cite web| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=c7e6494a-0e6c-46b4-9982-60b6b4bf20c1&ParentID=f702d4d5-e16e-4a07-bd0a-5bebf5c9b825&MatchID1=4488&TeamID1=8&TeamID2=10&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1120&PrimaryID=4488&Headline=The+new+Seven+Wonders+of+the+World| title=The New Seven Wonders of the World| work=[[Hindustan Times]]| date=July 8, 2007| access-date=July 11, 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930043832/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=c7e6494a-0e6c-46b4-9982-60b6b4bf20c1&ParentID=f702d4d5-e16e-4a07-bd0a-5bebf5c9b825&MatchID1=4488&TeamID1=8&TeamID2=10&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1120&PrimaryID=4488&Headline=The+new+Seven+Wonders+of+the+World| archive-date=September 30, 2007| df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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== History== |
== History == |
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[[File:Marc Ferrez - IMS 007A6P4FP15-015.jpg|thumb|left|A view of the Corcovado before the construction, 19th century|146x146px]] |
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[[Congregation of the Mission|Vincentian]] priest Pedro Maria Boss first suggested placing a Christian monument on Mount Corcovado in the mid-1850s to honor [[Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil|Princess Isabel]], regent of Brazil and the daughter of [[Emperor Pedro II]], but the project was not approved.<ref name="brit" /> In 1889, the country became a republic, and owing to the [[separation of church and state]], the proposed statue was dismissed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prezi.com/lebig4ro4slk/cristo-corcovado/ |title=Cristo Corcovado by Sergi Lla on Prezi |publisher=Prezi.com |access-date=October 15, 2015}}</ref> |
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[[File:Aerial view of the Statue of Christ the Redeemer.jpg|left|thumb|Aerial view of the statue.]] |
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[[Congregation of the Mission|Vincentian]] priest, Pedro Maria Boss, first suggested placing a Christian monument on Mount Corcovado in the mid 1850s to honor [[Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil|Princess Isabel]], princess regent of Brazil and the daughter of [[Emperor Pedro II]], however the project died due to lack of support.<ref name=brit/> In 1889 the country became a republic, and due to the separation of church and state, the idea of the statue was dismissed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prezi.com/lebig4ro4slk/cristo-corcovado/ |title=Cristo Corcovado by Sergi Lla on Prezi |publisher=Prezi.com |date= |accessdate=October 15, 2015}}</ref> |
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The Catholic Circle of Rio made a second proposal for a landmark statue on the mountain in 1920.<ref name="Riotur" /> 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 [[Roman Catholicism in Brazil|Brazilian Catholics]].<ref name="Largest christ" /> 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.<ref name="JB">{{cite news |url=http://jbonline.terra.com.br/jb/papel/cidade/2005/10/11/jorcid20051011001.html |title=Redentor, carioca até a alma |access-date=July 17, 2008 |publisher=[[Jornal do Brasil]] |language=pt |first=Duilo |last=Victor }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Eventually, the statue of Christ the [[Redeemer (Christianity)|Redeemer]] with open arms, a symbol of peace, was chosen. |
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Local engineer [[Heitor da Silva Costa]] designed the statue. French sculptor [[Paul Landowski]] created the work.<ref |
Local engineer [[Heitor da Silva Costa]] and artist Carlos Oswald designed the statue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/newsspec_7141/index.html#in-the-beginning-529|title=Arms Wide Open|language=en-GB|access-date=May 22, 2021|publisher=bbc}}</ref> French sculptor [[Paul Landowski]] created the work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paul-landowski.com/en/portfolio/christ-redempteur/|title=(Français) Paul Landowski - L'officiel sculpteur du Christ rédempteur|language=en-US|access-date=February 2, 2020}}</ref> |
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In 1922, Landowski commissioned fellow Parisian [[Romania]]n sculptor [[Gheorghe Leonida]], who studied sculpture at the Fine Arts Conservatory in Bucharest and in Italy |
In 1922, Landowski commissioned fellow Parisian [[Romania]]n sculptor [[Gheorghe Leonida]], who studied sculpture at the Fine Arts Conservatory in Bucharest and in Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/web/portaldoservidor/exibeconteudo?id=5013051 |title=Cristo Redentor: santuário carioca que virou símbolo da cidade no mundo |publisher=Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro |date=October 20, 2014|language=pt}}</ref>[[File:Visita_de_estudantes_ao_Cristo_Redentor,_Acervo_do_Instituto_Moreira_Salles.jpg|thumb|left|''Christ the Redeemer'' in 1931]] A group of engineers and technicians studied Landowski's submissions, and they felt building the structure out of [[reinforced concrete]] (designed by [[Albert Caquot]]) instead of steel was more suitable for the [[cross]]-shaped statue. The concrete making up the base was supplied from [[Limhamn]], Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.realtid.se/skanska-vi-ar-oskyldiga-till-underverket|title=Skanska: Vi är oskyldiga till underverket|date=July 9, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/kultur/article1570427/Oppna-Kristusarmar-som-har-haft-skiftande-betydelse.html |title = Öppna Kristusarmar som har haft skiftande betydelse - Kultur - Kristi… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140624211145/http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/kultur/article1570427/Oppna-Kristusarmar-som-har-haft-skiftande-betydelse.html |archive-date=June 24, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The outer layers are [[soapstone]], chosen for its enduring qualities and ease of use.<ref name="Travel Channel" /> Construction took nine years, from 1922 to 1931, and cost the equivalent of {{US$|250000|1921|round=-5}} and the monument opened on October 12, 1931.<ref name="Travel Channel" /><ref name="BBC" /> During the opening ceremony, the statue was to be lit by a battery of [[floodlight]]s turned on remotely by Italian [[shortwave radio]] inventor [[Guglielmo Marconi]], stationed {{convert|9200|km|mi|abbr=}} away in Rome but because of bad weather, the lights were activated on site.<ref name="Riotur">{{cite web|url=http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/riotur/pt/atracao/?CodAtr=3912|title=Cristo Redentor – Histórico da Construção|language=pt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313041840/http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/riotur/pt/atracao/?CodAtr=3912|archive-date=March 13, 2009}}</ref> |
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In October 2006, on the 75th anniversary of the statue's completion, [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Eusebio Oscar Scheid]], [[Archbishop]] of Rio, consecrated a [[chapel]], named after Brazil's patron saint—[[Nossa Senhora Aparecida|Our Lady of the Apparition]]—under the statue, allowing Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.<ref name="BBC" /> |
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A group of engineers and technicians studied Landowski's submissions and felt building the structure of [[reinforced concrete]] (designed by [[Albert Caquot]]) instead of steel was more suitable for the [[cross]]-shaped statue. The outer layers are [[soapstone]], chosen for its enduring qualities and ease of use.<ref name="Travel Channel" /> Construction took nine years, from 1922 to 1931 and cost the equivalent of {{US$|250000|1921|round=-5}} and the monument opened on October 12, 1931.<ref name="Travel Channel" /><ref name="BBC" /> During the opening ceremony, the statue was to be lit by a battery of [[floodlight]]s turned on remotely by Italian [[shortwave radio]] inventor [[Guglielmo Marconi]], stationed {{convert|5700|mi|km}} away in Rome but because of bad weather, the lights were activated on-site.<ref name="Riotur">{{cite web|url=http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/riotur/pt/atracao/?CodAtr=3912|title=Cristo Redentor – Histórico da Construção|language=Portuguese|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313041840/http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/riotur/pt/atracao/?CodAtr=3912|archivedate=March 13, 2009}}</ref> |
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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 state]] 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.<ref name="Estadão.com.br">{{cite news | url=http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,cristo-redentor-vai-passar-por-restauracao-ate-junho,532383,0.htm | title=Cristo Redentor vai passar por restauração até junho ("''Christ the Redeemer'' under restoration 'til June") | publisher=[[Estadão]] }}</ref><ref name="Último Segundo(2)">{{cite news |url=http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/brasil/2010/04/01/cristo+redentor+castigado+por+raios+passa+por+ampla+reforma+9445658.html |title=Cristo Redentor, castigado por raios, passa por ampla reforma (Christ the Redeemer, punished by lightnings, go by ample refit) |work=[[:pt:Último Segundo|Último Segundo]] |first=Valmir |last=Moratelli |access-date=April 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404043631/http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/brasil/2010/04/01/cristo+redentor+castigado+por+raios+passa+por+ampla+reforma+9445658.html |archive-date=April 4, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Canteiro de Obras">{{cite web|url=http://www.obras.rj.gov.br/boletins/Boletim_Dezembro_2009.pdf |title=Cristo Redentor renovado para 2010 |publisher=[[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro Government]] |date=December 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="The Age newspaper">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/world/lightning-breaks-finger-off-rios-christ-20140118-hv8yt.html |title=Lightning breaks finger off Rio's Christ |work=The Age |date=January 2014}}</ref>[[File:Estátua do Cristo Redentor nas cores da Bandeira do Brasil.jpg|thumb|The statue lit in the colors of the [[Flag of Brazil]]]]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.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63F49G20100416 |work=[[Reuters]] |title=Vandals cover Rio's Christ statue with graffiti | date=April 16, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Globo vandalism">{{cite news |url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2010/04/estatua-do-cristo-amanhece-pichada.html |title=Estátua do Cristo Redentor é alvo de pichação |last=Tabak |first=Bernardo |publisher=[[Rede Globo|Globo]]}}</ref><ref>[http://infosurhoy.com/en_GB/articles/saii/features/society/2010/04/29/feature-02 Infosur hoy: ''Christ the Redeemer'' to get new outfit] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714232800/http://infosurhoy.com/en_GB/articles/saii/features/society/2010/04/29/feature-02 |date=July 14, 2014 }}</ref> |
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In October 2006, on the 75th anniversary of the statue's completion, [[Archbishop]] of Rio, [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Eusebio Oscar Scheid]], consecrated a [[chapel]], named after Brazil's patron saint—[[Nossa Senhora Aparecida|Our Lady of the Apparition]], under the statue, allowing Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.<ref name="BBC" /> |
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In reference to Brazil striker [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]'s usual [[goal celebration]] of both arms outstretched, the [[Pirelli]] tyre company ran a 1998 commercial in which he replaced the statue while in an [[Inter Milan]] strip.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pirelli e le metamorfosi della pubblicità |url=https://www.corriere.it/cultura/17_giugno_21/pubblicita-con-la-maiuscola-fondazione-pirelli-corraini-5efebe1c-569c-11e7-a35b-7a875278503a.shtml |access-date=September 19, 2018 |work=Corriere Della Sera}}</ref> The commercial was controversial with the Catholic Church.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Squires|first=Nick|date=June 9, 2014|title=World Cup 2014: Brazil furious over Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro in Italian football colours|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/10886269/World-Cup-2014-Brazil-furious-over-Christ-the-Redeemer-statue-in-Rio-de-Janeiro-in-Italian-football-colours.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906154918/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/10886269/World-Cup-2014-Brazil-furious-over-Christ-the-Redeemer-statue-in-Rio-de-Janeiro-in-Italian-football-colours.html|archive-date=September 6, 2019|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=Telegraph}}</ref> |
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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 state]] 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.<ref name="Estadão.com.br">{{cite news | url=http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,cristo-redentor-vai-passar-por-restauracao-ate-junho,532383,0.htm | title=Cristo Redentor vai passar por restauração até junho ("''Christ the Redeemer'' under restoration 'til June") | publisher=[[Estadão]] }}</ref><ref name="Último Segundo(2)">{{cite news |url=http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/brasil/2010/04/01/cristo+redentor+castigado+por+raios+passa+por+ampla+reforma+9445658.html |title=Cristo Redentor, castigado por raios, passa por ampla reforma (Christ the Redeemer, punished by lightnings, go by ample refit) |work=[[Último Segundo]] |first=Valmir |last=Moratelli }}</ref><ref name="Canteiro de Obras">{{cite web|url=http://www.obras.rj.gov.br/boletins/Boletim_Dezembro_2009.pdf |format=PDF |title=Cristo Redentor renovado para 2010 |publisher=[[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro Government]] |date=December 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="The Age newspaper">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/world/lightning-breaks-finger-off-rios-christ-20140118-hv8yt.html |title=Lightning breaks finger off Rio's Christ |work=The Age |date=January 2014}}</ref> |
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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.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63F49G20100416 |agency=[[Reuters]] |title=Vandals cover Rio's Christ statue with graffiti | date=April 16, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Globo vandalism">{{cite news |url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2010/04/estatua-do-cristo-amanhece-pichada.html |title=Estátua do Cristo Redentor é alvo de pichação |last=Tabak |first=Bernardo |publisher=[[Rede Globo|Globo]]}}</ref><ref>[http://infosurhoy.com/en_GB/articles/saii/features/society/2010/04/29/feature-02 Infosur hoy: ''Christ the Redeemer'' to get new outfit] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714232800/http://infosurhoy.com/en_GB/articles/saii/features/society/2010/04/29/feature-02 |date=July 14, 2014 }}</ref> |
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In 2015 two Russian and Ukrainian [[urban explorer]]s, Vadim Makhorov and Vitaly Raskalov from [[Ontheroofs]], climbed the statue with captured video footage and photos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOaDuwkGWbg|title=Climbing Christ the Redeemer youtube video|work=[[Ontheroofs]]|date=December 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ontheroofs.com/christ-the-redeemer/ |title=Climbing Christ the Redeemer ontheroofs story with photos and video |work=[[Ontheroofs]] |date=December 10, 2015 |dead-url=no |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6kgK3xxPs?url=http://ontheroofs.com/christ-the-redeemer/ |archivedate=September 21, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/12047094/Watch-the-stunning-footage-taken-by-photographers-who-climbed-Rios-125-feet-tall-Christ-the-Redeemer-Statue.html|title=Watch the stunning footage taken by photographers who climbed Rio’s 125-feet tall Christ the Redeemer Statue|last=Millward|first=David|date=December 12, 2015|dead-url=no|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6kgKVXaWm?url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/12047094/Watch-the-stunning-footage-taken-by-photographers-who-climbed-Rios-125-feet-tall-Christ-the-Redeemer-Statue.html|archivedate=September 21, 2016|df=mdy}}</ref> |
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==Restoration== |
==Restoration== |
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[[File:Christ_on_Corcovado_mountain.JPG|thumb|A panoramic view of the statue at the top of [[Corcovado]] Mountain with [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Brazil)|Sugarloaf Mountain]] (centre) and [[Guanabara Bay]] in the background]] |
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[[File:Rio_Larson_3.jpg|thumb|upright|''Christ the Redeemer'' aerial view with [[Tijuca Forest]]]] |
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[[File:Morro do Corcovado.jpg|thumb|''Christ the Redeemer'' atop [[Corcovado]] with [[Sugarloaf Mountain]] in background]] |
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In 1990, several organizations, including the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro|Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro]], media company [[Grupo Globo]], oil company Shell do Brasil, environmental regulator |
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of [[Environment and Renewable Natural Resources|IBAMA]], [[National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage]], and the city government of Rio de Janeiro entered into an agreement to conduct restoration work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 100 iconic landmarks of the world (P.7) Christ the Redeemer: The cultural icon of Brazil |url=https://worldkings.org/news/world-top/top-100-iconic-landmarks-of-the-world-p-7-christ-the-redeemer-the-cultural-icon-of-brazil |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Worldkings - World Records Union |language=en}}</ref> |
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More work on the statue and its environs was conducted in 2003 and early 2010. In 2003, a set of [[escalator]]s, walkways, and |
More work on the statue and its environs was conducted in 2003 and early 2010. In 2003, a set of [[escalator]]s, [[Walkway|walkways]], and [[elevator]]s were installed to facilitate access to the platform surrounding the statue. The four-month restoration in 2010<ref name="BBC, 2010-07-01" /> 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 rod]]s located in the statue's head and arms were also repaired, and new lighting fixtures were installed at the foot of the statue.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SIgOyJM8DY ''Christ the Redeemer''] se la come, ''YouTube video'', accessed January 20, 2011.</ref> |
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The restoration involved one hundred people and used more than 60,000 pieces of stone taken from the same [[quarry]] as the original statue.<ref name="BBC, 2010-07-01">{{cite news |title=Brazil's Christ state returns after renovation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10471781.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |date=July 1, 2010 | |
The restoration involved one hundred people and used more than 60,000 pieces of stone taken from the same [[quarry]] as the original statue.<ref name="BBC, 2010-07-01">{{cite news |title=Brazil's Christ state returns after renovation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10471781.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |date=July 1, 2010 |access-date=July 1, 2010}}</ref> During the unveiling of the restored statue, it was illuminated with green-and-yellow lighting in support of the [[Brazil national football team]] playing in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="BBC, 2010-07-01" /> |
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Maintenance work needs to be conducted periodically |
Maintenance work needs to be conducted periodically because of the [[Aeolian processes|strong winds]] and [[erosion]] to which the statue is exposed, as well as lightning strikes.<ref name="Veja Rio (27 January 2010)">{{cite news|url=http://vejabrasil.abril.com.br/rio-de-janeiro/editorial/m1682/reforma-no-cartao-postal|title=Reforma no cartão-postal|date=May 18, 2010|publisher=[[:pt:Veja Rio|Veja Rio]]|access-date=May 18, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127223233/http://vejabrasil.abril.com.br/rio-de-janeiro/editorial/m1682/reforma-no-cartao-postal|archive-date=January 27, 2010}}</ref> The original pale stone is no longer available in sufficient quantity, and replacement stones are increasingly darker in hue.<ref>{{cite news |
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== Similar structures == |
== Similar structures == |
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* [[Cristo del Otero]] in [[Palencia]], [[Spain]] built in 1930 (21 m) |
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* [[Cerro del Cubilete]] in [[Guanajuato, Guanajuato|Guanajuato]], Mexico, inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer (23 m) |
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* ''[[Cristo Rei, Lubango|Cristo Rei]]'' in [[Lubango]] ({{convert|14|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* [[Christ Blessing]] in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (30 m) |
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* [[Christ of Havana]] in [[Havana]], Cuba, inspired by Christ the Redeemer (20 m) |
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; Argentina/Chile |
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* [[Christ of the Abyss]] in various underwater locations |
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* ''[[Christ the Redeemer of the Andes]]'' |
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* [[Christ of the Ozarks]] in [[Arkansas]], United States, inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer (20 m) |
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* [[Christ of Vũng Tàu]] in Vietnam (32 m) |
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; Bolivia |
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* [[Christ the King (Świebodzin)|Christ the King]] in [[Świebodzin]], Poland (33 m) |
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* ''[[Cristo de la Concordia]]'' in [[Cochabamba]] ({{convert|34|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* [[Christ the Redeemer of the Andes]] (Argentina/Chile) |
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* [[Sagrat Cor de Jesus|Christ the Sacred Heart of Jesus]], [[Ibiza]], Spain, inspired by Christ the Redeemer(23 m) |
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; Brazil |
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* Cristo Blanco in [[Cusco]], Peru |
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* ''[[Cristo Luz]]'' in [[Balneário Camboriú]], Santa Catarina |
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* ''[[Christ the Protector]]'' in [[Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul]] ({{convert|43|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* [[Cristo de las Noas]] in [[Torreón]], Mexico (22 m) |
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* Statue in [[Jataí]], southern Goiás<ref>{{cite web |title= Statue in Jataí, southern Goiás, Brazil |website= pinterest.fr |url= https://www.pinterest.fr/pin/cristo-de-jata-go--742531057294791297/ |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> |
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* [[Cristo del Pacífico]] in [[Lima]], Peru, erected in 2011 (37 m) |
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* ''Christ in the Mount'' in [[Pitangui]], Minas Gerais<ref>[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:Fim_de_tarde_no_Cristo_-_panoramio.jpg Photo of the ''Christ'' statue in Pitangui</ref> |
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* [[Patung Yesus Kristus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://regional.kompas.com/read/2014/08/24/09061551/Presiden.Resmikan.Patung.Yesus.Kristus.di.Pulau.Mansinam|title=Presiden Resmikan Patung Yesus Kristus di Pulau Mansinam – Kompas.com Regional|date=|publisher=Regional.kompas.com|author=Kompas Cyber Media|accessdate=October 15, 2015}}</ref> in Mansinam Island, West Papua, Indonesia (30 m) |
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* ''Christ the Redeemer'' in [[Rio Verde, Goiás]]<ref>{{cite web |title= ''Christ the Redeemer'', 5153 Av. Pres. Vargas, Rio Verde, Goiás |website= google.fr/maps |type= street camera |url= https://www.google.fr/maps/@-17.8006543,-50.9432457,3a,75y,244.04h,98.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swE13OsqrvLCwF2NbGtxkog!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu }}</ref> |
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* [[Cristo Redentore]] (Christ the Redeemer) of [[Maratea]], Italy (21 m) |
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* [[Christ the King (Almada)|Cristo Rei]] in [[Lisbon]], Portugal (28 m) |
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; Colombia |
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* [[Cristo Rei of Dili]] in Dili, Timor-Leste (27 m) |
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* ''[[Cristo Rey (Colombian statue)|Cristo Rey]]'' in [[Cali]] ({{convert|26|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* [[Cristo Rei, Madeira]] on [[Madeira]] island, completed in 1927 (15 m) |
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* [[Cristo Rei, Lubango|Cristo Rei]] in [[Lubango]], Angola (14 m) |
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; Cuba |
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* Statue of Jesus Christ on the top of [[Sagrat Cor]], [[Barcelona]], Spain |
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* ''[[Christ of Havana]]'' in [[Havana]], inspired by Christ the Redeemer ({{convert|20|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* Tas-Salvatur, [[Malta]] (12 m) |
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* Statue of Jesus Christ, Monte Urgull, Donostia-[[San Sebastian, Spain]] - 12 m |
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; Dominican Republic |
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* [[Jesus de Greatest]] in [[Imo (state)|Imo]], Nigeria, Africa’s tallest statue of Jesus and fifth tallest statue on the continent (8.53 m) |
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* ''Cristo Redentor'', [[Puerto Plata (city)|Puerto Plata]]<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cristo_Redentor_P._Plata,_DR.jpg Photo of ''Cristo Redentor'' in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic]</ref> |
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* Cristo del Picacho in Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
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* Cristo Redentor, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
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; East Timor |
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* Christ The King Lebanon |
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* ''[[Cristo Rei of Dili]]'' in [[Dili]] ({{convert|27|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* Another imitation statue of Christ the Redeemer is at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.(Shrish Patil) |
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; Honduras |
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* ''[[Christ at El Picacho]]'' in [[Tegucigalpa]] |
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; India |
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* Imitation statue of ''Christ the Redeemer'' at [[Nellore]], state of Andhra Pradesh<ref>{{cite web |title= Statue of ''Christ the Redeemer'' on the side of Grand Trunk Road near the V.R. Institute Of Post-Graduate Studies, Nellore, state of Andhra Pradesh, India |website= google.fr/maps |type= street camera |url= https://www.google.fr/maps/@14.4457137,79.9818769,3a,75y,172.77h,91.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sD4Ie9hkX6_0hcqvpCA91Cg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?coh=205409&entry=ttu }}</ref><!-- what is that and what is it doing here? : (Shrish Patil) --> |
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* Imitation at St. Joseph Shrine, Vizhinjam, near [[Trivandrum]], Kerala, India<ref>{{cite web |title= The statue of Christ at Vizhinjam near the resort of Kovalam in Kerala, India |website= mediastorehouse.co.uk |url= https://www.mediastorehouse.co.uk/david-williams/india/kerala/statue-christ-vizhinjam-near-resort-kovalam-20367100.html |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> |
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* Imitation at Ecopark, [[Kolkata]], India<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/explore-seven-wonders-of-the-world-at-eco-park-near-kolkata/story-6w8xPt7gi0xChiWE5g7NmM.html|title=Explore 'Seven Wonders of the World' at Eco Park near Kolkata |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=August 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Video showing the statue illuminated |website= youtube.com |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW6uwsAgj-c |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> |
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; Indonesia |
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* ''[[Christ Blessing]]'' in [[Manado]], North Sulawesi ({{convert|30|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* ''[[Patung Yesus Kristus]]''<ref>{{cite web |author=Gatra |first=Sandro |date=August 24, 2014 |title=Presiden Resmikan Patung Yesus Kristus di Pulau Mansinam |website= regional.kompas.com |url=http://regional.kompas.com/read/2014/08/24/09061551/Presiden.Resmikan.Patung.Yesus.Kristus.di.Pulau.Mansinam |access-date=October 15, 2015 }}</ref> in [[Mansinam Island]], West Papua, Indonesia ({{convert|30|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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; Italy |
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* ''[[Cristo Redentore]]'' (Christ the Redeemer) of [[Maratea]] ({{convert|21|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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; Philippines |
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* ''Risen Christ'' statue on top of [[Tombol Hill]] in [[Rosario, Batangas]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=Tourism » Rosario, Batangas |url=https://rosariobatangas.ph/tourism/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |language=en-US}} (dead link)</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Photo of the ''Risen Christ'' statue on top of Tombol Hill in Rosario, Batangas |website= commons.wikimedia.org |url= https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Risen_Christ.jpg }}</ref> |
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; Lebanon |
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* ''Christ the King'', past [[Nahr al-Kalb]] on the coast<ref>{{cite web |title= Photo of the ''Christ the King'' statue in Lebanon |website= commons.wikimedia.org |url= https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lebanon_-_Christ_the_King_Statue.jpg }}</ref> |
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; Malaysia |
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* ''Christ the Redeemer of Malacca'', on the Portuguese Settlement Square in [[Melaka]] ({{convert|20|ft|disp=comma|abbr=on}})<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Tan |first1= Keith |last2= Fu |first2= Yen Huei |last3= Lee |first3= Sze-Ee |date= January 2020 |title= A new statue to proclaim an old culture: reactions to and intentions of the statue of ‘Christ the redeemer’, Melaka |journal= Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change |volume= 19 |issue= 1 |pages= 1-20 |doi= 10.1080/14766825.2020.1718159 |url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338841907_A_new_statue_to_proclaim_an_old_culture_reactions_to_and_intentions_of_the_statue_of_%27Christ_the_redeemer%27_Melaka |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Christ statue demolition put on hold |website= heraldmalaysia.com |date= Nov 10, 2017 |url= https://www.heraldmalaysia.com/news/christ-statue-demolition-put-on-hold/39303/5 |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> |
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; Malta |
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* ''Tas-Salvatur'' in [[Gozo]] ({{convert|12|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}})<ref>{{cite web |title= The history of our Christ on Tas Salvatur Hill |website= visitgozo.com |url= https://visitgozo.com/the-history-of-our-christ-on-tas-salvatur-hill/ |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> |
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; Mexico |
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* ''[[Cristo Rey (Mexican statue)|Cristo Rey]]'' on the [[Cerro del Cubilete]] in [[Guanajuato (city)|Guanajuato]], inspired by Rio's ''Christ the Redeemer'' ({{convert|23|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* ''Cristo del Sagrado Corazón'', Villas San Pedro, Carretera Libre Tijuana Ensenada Km 37.5, [[Playas de Rosarito Municipality|Playa de Rosarito]], Baja California (75 foot, 40 ton, steel and fiberglass, colored)<ref>{{cite web |last1= Chinn |first1= Derrik |date= January 22, 2016 |title= Inside the Icon: Christ of the Sacred Heart |website= sandiegomagazine.com |url= https://sandiegomagazine.com/things-to-do/travel/inside-the-icon-christ-of-the-sacred-heart/ |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= ''Christ of the Sacred Heart'', Carretera Libre Tijuana Ensenada Km 37.5, Fraccionamiento Villa San Pedro, 22710 Playa de Rosarito, B.C., Mexique |website= google.fr/maps |type= street camera |url= https://www.google.fr/maps/@32.2647576,-116.9949852,3a,75y,339.48h,127.45t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sfJYN1uTQ9V321o0EisI8Dg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DfJYN1uTQ9V321o0EisI8Dg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D222.96579%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu }}</ref> |
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* ''Cristo Rey'' in [[Tenancingo, State of Mexico|Tenancingo, México]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Photo of Christ statue in Tenancingo, México |website= in.pinterest.com |url= https://in.pinterest.com/pin/tenancingo-estado-de-mxico--48273027248955733/ |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> ({{convert|30|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* ''Cristo Rey'', at Iglesia de San Martín de Porres near Colonia Los Álamos, [[Tijuana]], Baja California<ref>{{cite web |title= Iluminan el "Cristo Rey de Los Álamos" |website= afntijuana.info |date= December 11, 2021 |url= https://afntijuana.info/view_post.php?catid=informacion_general&postid=123868_iluminan_el_cristo_rey_de_los_alamos |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> ({{convert|23|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}} 30 cm) |
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* ''[[Cristo de las Noas]]'' in [[Torreón]] ({{convert|22|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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; Nigeria |
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* ''[[Jesus de Greatest]]'' in [[Imo (state)|Imo]], Africa's tallest statue of Jesus and fifth tallest statue on the continent ({{convert|8.53|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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; Peru |
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* ''Cristo Blanco'' in [[Cusco]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Cristo Blanco |website= theonlyperuguide.com |url= https://www.theonlyperuguide.com/peru-guide/cusco/highlights/cristo-blanco-2/ |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> |
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* ''[[Cristo del Pacífico]]'' in [[Lima]], erected in 2011 ({{convert|37|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* ''[[:es:Archivo:Cristo redentor barranca.jpg|Cristo Redentor]]'' in [[Barranca Province]], Lima Region, Peru |
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* Statue in [[Yungay, Peru|Yungay]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Photo : Cristo The Yungay (Yungay Christ) Statue Atop The Cemetery, Yungay, Ancash, Peru |website= superstock.com |url= https://www.superstock.com/asset/cristo-yungay-yungay-christ-statue-atop-cemetery-yungay-ancash-peru/1889-12430244 |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> |
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; Poland |
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* ''[[Christ the King (Świebodzin)|Christ the King]]'' in [[Świebodzin]] ({{convert|33|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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; Portugal |
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* ''[[Christ the King (Almada)|Cristo Rei]]'' (Christ the King) in [[Almada]] ({{convert|28|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* ''[[Cristo Rei, Madeira]]'' on [[Madeira]] island, completed in 1927 ({{convert|15|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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; Romania |
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* ''{{ill|Statuia Inima lui Iisus|ro}}'' in [[Harghita]]. Built in 2011, it is 22 metres high and cost 200,000 euros, from donations. |
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; Slovakia |
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* ''Statue of Jesus Christ'', [[Klin, Námestovo District|Klin]] ({{convert|9.5|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slovakia.travel/en/places-to-go/slovakias-hidden-nooks/jesus-christ-statue-in-klin|title=Jesus Christ Statue in Klin |work=Slovakia.Travel |date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> |
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; Spain |
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* Statue of Jesus Christ on the top of ''[[Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor]]'', [[Barcelona]], Spain |
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* Statue of Jesus Christ, Monte Urgull, Donostia-[[San Sebastian]]<ref>{{cite web |title= ''Statue of Jesus Christ'', Monte Urgull |website= sansebastianturismoa.eus |url= https://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/to-do/what-not-to-miss/mount-urgull |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> ({{convert|12|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* ''[[Sagrat Cor de Jesus]]'' (''Sacred Heart of Jesus''), [[Ibiza]], inspired by Christ the Redeemer ({{convert|23|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* ''Sacred Heart of Jesus Monument'', in [[Oviedo]], built in 1980<ref>{{cite web |title= Mount Naranco, Oviedo, Spain |website= ourworldforyou.com |url= https://ourworldforyou.com/mount-naranco-oviedo-spain/ |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> ({{convert|30|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* ''[[Cristo del Otero]]'' in [[Palencia]], built in 1930 ({{convert|21|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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; United States of America |
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* ''[[Christ of the Ozarks]]'' in [[Arkansas]], inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer ({{convert|20|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* ''Cristo Rey'' by [[Urbici Soler i Manonelles|Urbici Soler]] in [[Sunland Park, New Mexico]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Mount Cristo Rey |website= mtcristorey.com |url= http://mtcristorey.com/ |access-date= 2024-08-19 }}</ref> ({{convert|8.83|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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; Vietnam |
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* ''[[Christ of Vũng Tàu]]'' in ({{convert|32|m|disp=comma|abbr=on}}) |
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* ''[[Christ of the Abyss]]'' in various underwater locations |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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{{Gallery |
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File:Cristo Redentor Rio de Janeiro Dezembro de 2020.jpg|Access escalators |
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File:O Cristo Redentor.JPG|''Christ the Redeemer'' after restoration |
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File:Unique Moment with the Moon and Christ the Redeemer 3.jpg|''Christ the Redeemer'' with the Moon in the background |
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File:P1170797-B.jpg|''Christ the Redeemer'' at night |
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|File:Cristo Redentor Brasil.JPG|The statue illuminated in yellow and green, the colors of Brazil, during the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. |
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File:Morro do Pão de Açúcar RJ 04.jpg|[[Corcovado]] and ''Christ the Redeemer'' as seen from [[Sugarloaf Mountain]] |
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File:Corcovado sunset silhouette.jpg|[[Corcovado]] and ''Christ the Redeemer'' as seen from [[Sugarloaf Mountain]] during sunset |
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||The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, [[Eduardo Paes]], the Archibishop of Rio, Dom [[Orani Tempesta]] and the former volleyball player [[Maria Isabel Barroso Salgado Alencar|Isabel]] receives the olympic torch in the morning of the [[Rio 2016]] [[2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] day. |
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File:Cristo Redentor me too (7355688898).jpg|Visitors taking photos |
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|File:Morro do Pão de Açúcar RJ 04.jpg|The [[Corcovado]] and ''Christ the Redeemer'' as seen from [[Sugarloaf Mountain]]. |
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File:Stamp of Brazil - 1981 - Colnect 215153 - 50th years of Christ Statue in Rio de Janeiro.jpeg|Depicted on a stamp |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of statues of Jesus]] |
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* [https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/partner/congrega%C3%A7%C3%A3o-do-sant%C3%ADssimo-redentor Sanctuary of Christ the Redeemer at Google Cultural Institute] |
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* [[List of tallest statues]] |
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{{Height comparison of notable statues}} |
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* [[List of statues by height]] |
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== References == |
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== Further reading == |
== Further reading == |
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* {{Cite journal|title = Review: Giumbelli, Emerson (2014), Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsia. São Paulo: Terceiro Nome |
* {{Cite journal|title = Review: Giumbelli, Emerson (2014), Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsia. São Paulo: Terceiro Nome|journal = Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology|issn = 1809-4341|pages = 470–472|volume = 11|number = 2|doi = 10.1590/S1809-43412014000200016|first = Ruy Llera|last = Blanes|year = 2014|language = pt|df = mdy-all|doi-access = free}} |
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* {{Cite journal|title = A modernidade do Cristo Redentor |
* {{Cite journal|title = A modernidade do Cristo Redentor|journal = Dados|issn = 0011-5258|pages = 75–105|volume = 51|number = 1|doi = 10.1590/S0011-52582008000100003|first = Emerson|last = Giumbelli|year = 2008|language=pt|doi-access = free}} |
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* {{Cite journal|title = A Política de um Monumento: as Muitas Imagens do Cristo Redentor|url = http://www.seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/debatesdoner/article/view/17638|journal = Debates do NER|year = 2010|issn = 1982-8136|pages = 173–192|volume = 2|number = 18|author=Giumbelli, Emerson|author2=Bosisio, Izabella| |
* {{Cite journal|title = A Política de um Monumento: as Muitas Imagens do Cristo Redentor|url = http://www.seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/debatesdoner/article/view/17638|journal = Debates do NER|year = 2010|issn = 1982-8136|pages = 173–192|volume = 2|number = 18|author=Giumbelli, Emerson|author2=Bosisio, Izabella|name-list-style=amp|language=pt|doi = 10.22456/1982-8136.17638|doi-access = free|hdl = 10183/187720|hdl-access = free}} |
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* {{Cite journal|title = O Cristo Pichado|url = http://pontourbe.revues.org/586|journal = Ponto Urbe. Revista do Núcleo de Antropologia Urbana da USP|date = 2013|issn = 1981-3341|number = 12|doi = 10.4000/pontourbe.586|first = Emerson|last = Giumbelli|language=pt}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 9 January 2025
Cristo Redentor | |
22°57′7″S 43°12′38″W / 22.95194°S 43.21056°W | |
Location | Corcovado mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Designer | Designed by sculptors Paul Landowski and Heitor da Silva Costa and built by engineer Heitor da Silva Costa in collaboration with Albert Caquot. Sculptor Gheorghe Leonida created the face |
Material | Reinforced concrete with soapstone veneer |
Width | 28 metres (92 ft) |
Height | 30 metres (98 ft), 38 metres (125 ft) with its pedestal |
Completion date | Dedicated October 13, 1931 |
Consecrated October 12, 2006 New Seven Wonders of the World July 7, 2007 | |
Designated | 2001 |
Reference no. | 1478 |
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. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida sculpted the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) high, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal. The arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide.[1][2] It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone.[3][4][5] 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 organizers originally accepted the design, it later changed to the statue of today, with the arms spread out wide.
The statue weighs 635 metric tons (625 long, 700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca National Park overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro. This statue is the largest Art Deco–style sculpture in the world.[6] A symbol of Christianity 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 7 Wonders of the World.[7]
History
[edit]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.[1] In 1889, the country became a republic, and owing to the separation of church and state, the proposed statue was dismissed.[8]
The Catholic Circle of Rio made a second proposal for a landmark statue on the mountain in 1920.[9] 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.[3] 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.[10] Eventually, the statue of Christ the Redeemer with open arms, a symbol of peace, was chosen.
Local engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and artist Carlos Oswald designed the statue.[11] French sculptor Paul Landowski created the work.[12]
In 1922, Landowski commissioned fellow Parisian Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida, who studied sculpture at the Fine Arts Conservatory in Bucharest and in Italy.[13]
A group of engineers and technicians studied Landowski's submissions, and they felt building the structure out of reinforced concrete (designed by Albert Caquot) instead of steel was more suitable for the cross-shaped statue. The concrete making up the base was supplied from Limhamn, Sweden.[14][15] The outer layers are soapstone, chosen for its enduring qualities and ease of use.[4] Construction took nine years, from 1922 to 1931, and cost the equivalent of US$250,000 (equivalent to $4,300,000 in 2023) and the monument opened on October 12, 1931.[4][5] During the opening ceremony, the statue was to be lit by a battery of floodlights turned on remotely by Italian shortwave radio inventor Guglielmo Marconi, stationed 9,200 kilometres (5,700 mi) away in Rome but because of bad weather, the lights were activated on site.[9]
In October 2006, on the 75th anniversary of the statue's completion, Cardinal Eusebio Oscar Scheid, Archbishop of Rio, consecrated a chapel, named after Brazil's patron saint—Our Lady of the Apparition—under the statue, allowing Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.[5]
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 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.[16][17][18][19]
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.[20][21][22]
In reference to Brazil striker Ronaldo's usual goal celebration of both arms outstretched, the Pirelli tyre company ran a 1998 commercial in which he replaced the statue while in an Inter Milan strip.[23] The commercial was controversial with the Catholic Church.[24]
Restoration
[edit]In 1990, several organizations, including the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, media company Grupo Globo, oil company Shell do Brasil, environmental regulator of IBAMA, National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, and the city government of Rio de Janeiro entered into an agreement to conduct restoration work.[25]
More work on the statue and its environs was conducted in 2003 and early 2010. In 2003, a set of escalators, walkways, and elevators were installed to facilitate access to the platform surrounding the statue. The four-month restoration in 2010[26] 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.[27]
The restoration involved one hundred people and used more than 60,000 pieces of stone taken from the same quarry as the original statue.[26] During the unveiling of the restored statue, it was illuminated with green-and-yellow lighting in support of the Brazil national football team playing in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[26]
Maintenance work needs to be conducted periodically because of the strong winds and erosion to which the statue is exposed, as well as lightning strikes.[28] The original pale stone is no longer available in sufficient quantity, and replacement stones are increasingly darker in hue.[29]
Similar structures
[edit]- Angola
- Cristo Rei in Lubango (14 m, 46 ft)
- Argentina/Chile
- Bolivia
- Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba (34 m, 112 ft)
- Brazil
- Cristo Luz in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina
- Christ the Protector in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul (43 m, 141 ft)
- Statue in Jataí, southern Goiás[30]
- Christ in the Mount in Pitangui, Minas Gerais[31]
- Christ the Redeemer in Rio Verde, Goiás[32]
- Colombia
- Cristo Rey in Cali (26 m, 85 ft)
- Cuba
- Christ of Havana in Havana, inspired by Christ the Redeemer (20 m, 66 ft)
- Dominican Republic
- Cristo Redentor, Puerto Plata[33]
- East Timor
- Cristo Rei of Dili in Dili (27 m, 89 ft)
- Honduras
- India
- Imitation statue of Christ the Redeemer at Nellore, state of Andhra Pradesh[34]
- Imitation at St. Joseph Shrine, Vizhinjam, near Trivandrum, Kerala, India[35]
- Imitation at Ecopark, Kolkata, India[36][37]
- Indonesia
- Christ Blessing in Manado, North Sulawesi (30 m, 98 ft)
- Patung Yesus Kristus[38] in Mansinam Island, West Papua, Indonesia (30 m, 98 ft)
- Italy
- Cristo Redentore (Christ the Redeemer) of Maratea (21 m, 69 ft)
- Philippines
- Risen Christ statue on top of Tombol Hill in Rosario, Batangas[39][40]
- Lebanon
- Christ the King, past Nahr al-Kalb on the coast[41]
- Malaysia
- Christ the Redeemer of Malacca, on the Portuguese Settlement Square in Melaka (20 ft, 6.1 m)[42][43]
- Malta
- Mexico
- Cristo Rey on the Cerro del Cubilete in Guanajuato, inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer (23 m, 75 ft)
- Cristo del Sagrado Corazón, Villas San Pedro, Carretera Libre Tijuana Ensenada Km 37.5, Playa de Rosarito, Baja California (75 foot, 40 ton, steel and fiberglass, colored)[45][46]
- Cristo Rey in Tenancingo, México[47] (30 m, 98 ft)
- Cristo Rey, at Iglesia de San Martín de Porres near Colonia Los Álamos, Tijuana, Baja California[48] (23 m, 75 ft 30 cm)
- Cristo de las Noas in Torreón (22 m, 72 ft)
- Nigeria
- Jesus de Greatest in Imo, Africa's tallest statue of Jesus and fifth tallest statue on the continent (8.53 m, 28.0 ft)
- Peru
- Cristo Blanco in Cusco[49]
- Cristo del Pacífico in Lima, erected in 2011 (37 m, 121 ft)
- Cristo Redentor in Barranca Province, Lima Region, Peru
- Statue in Yungay[50]
- Poland
- Christ the King in Świebodzin (33 m, 108 ft)
- Portugal
- Cristo Rei (Christ the King) in Almada (28 m, 92 ft)
- Cristo Rei, Madeira on Madeira island, completed in 1927 (15 m, 49 ft)
- Romania
- Statuia Inima lui Iisus in Harghita. Built in 2011, it is 22 metres high and cost 200,000 euros, from donations.
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Statue of Jesus Christ on the top of Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain
- Statue of Jesus Christ, Monte Urgull, Donostia-San Sebastian[52] (12 m, 39 ft)
- Sagrat Cor de Jesus (Sacred Heart of Jesus), Ibiza, inspired by Christ the Redeemer (23 m, 75 ft)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Monument, in Oviedo, built in 1980[53] (30 m, 98 ft)
- Cristo del Otero in Palencia, built in 1930 (21 m, 69 ft)
- United States of America
- Christ of the Ozarks in Arkansas, inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer (20 m, 66 ft)
- Cristo Rey by Urbici Soler in Sunland Park, New Mexico[54] (8.83 m, 29.0 ft)
- Vietnam
- Christ of Vũng Tàu in (32 m, 105 ft)
- Others
- Christ of the Abyss in various underwater locations
Gallery
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Access escalators
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Christ the Redeemer after restoration
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Christ the Redeemer with the Moon in the background
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Christ the Redeemer at night
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Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer as seen from Sugarloaf Mountain
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Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer as seen from Sugarloaf Mountain during sunset
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Visitors taking photos
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Depicted on a stamp
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Murray, Lorraine. "Christ the Redeemer (last updated 13 January 2014)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ Giumbelli, Emerson (2014). Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsia (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Terceiro Nome. 244. ISBN 978-85-7816-137-8.
- ^ a b "Christ the Redeemer". Time. October 26, 1931. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Brazil: Crocovado mountain – Statue of Christ". Travel Channel. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Sanctuary Status for Rio landmark". BBC News. October 13, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ^ Asare, Daniel (September 14, 2023). "Christ the Redeemer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "The New Seven Wonders of the World". Hindustan Times. July 8, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
- ^ "Cristo Corcovado by Sergi Lla on Prezi". Prezi.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Cristo Redentor – Histórico da Construção" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 13, 2009.
- ^ Victor, Duilo. "Redentor, carioca até a alma" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. Retrieved July 17, 2008.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Arms Wide Open". bbc. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ "(Français) Paul Landowski - L'officiel sculpteur du Christ rédempteur". Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "Cristo Redentor: santuário carioca que virou símbolo da cidade no mundo" (in Portuguese). Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. October 20, 2014.
- ^ "Skanska: Vi är oskyldiga till underverket". July 9, 2007.
- ^ "Öppna Kristusarmar som har haft skiftande betydelse - Kultur - Kristi…". Archived from the original on June 24, 2014.
- ^ "Cristo Redentor vai passar por restauração até junho ("Christ the Redeemer under restoration 'til June")". Estadão.
- ^ Moratelli, Valmir. "Cristo Redentor, castigado por raios, passa por ampla reforma (Christ the Redeemer, punished by lightnings, go by ample refit)". Último Segundo. Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Cristo Redentor renovado para 2010" (PDF). Rio de Janeiro Government. December 2010.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Lightning breaks finger off Rio's Christ". The Age. January 2014.
- ^ "Vandals cover Rio's Christ statue with graffiti". Reuters. April 16, 2010.
- ^ Tabak, Bernardo. "Estátua do Cristo Redentor é alvo de pichação". Globo.
- ^ Infosur hoy: Christ the Redeemer to get new outfit Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pirelli e le metamorfosi della pubblicità". Corriere Della Sera. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ Squires, Nick (June 9, 2014). "World Cup 2014: Brazil furious over Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro in Italian football colours". Telegraph. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 iconic landmarks of the world (P.7) Christ the Redeemer: The cultural icon of Brazil". Worldkings - World Records Union. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Brazil's Christ state returns after renovation". BBC News. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ Christ the Redeemer se la come, YouTube video, accessed January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Reforma no cartão-postal". Veja Rio. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on January 27, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ Bowater, Donna; Mulvey, Stephen; Misra, Tanvi (March 10, 2014). "Arms wide open". BBC Online. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Statue in Jataí, southern Goiás, Brazil". pinterest.fr. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ [https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:Fim_de_tarde_no_Cristo_-_panoramio.jpg Photo of the Christ statue in Pitangui
- ^ "Christ the Redeemer, 5153 Av. Pres. Vargas, Rio Verde, Goiás". google.fr/maps (street camera).
- ^ Photo of Cristo Redentor in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- ^ "Statue of Christ the Redeemer on the side of Grand Trunk Road near the V.R. Institute Of Post-Graduate Studies, Nellore, state of Andhra Pradesh, India". google.fr/maps (street camera).
- ^ "The statue of Christ at Vizhinjam near the resort of Kovalam in Kerala, India". mediastorehouse.co.uk. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Explore 'Seven Wonders of the World' at Eco Park near Kolkata". Hindustan Times. August 22, 2016.
- ^ "Video showing the statue illuminated". youtube.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ Gatra, Sandro (August 24, 2014). "Presiden Resmikan Patung Yesus Kristus di Pulau Mansinam". regional.kompas.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Tourism » Rosario, Batangas". July 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024. (dead link)
- ^ "Photo of the Risen Christ statue on top of Tombol Hill in Rosario, Batangas". commons.wikimedia.org.
- ^ "Photo of the Christ the King statue in Lebanon". commons.wikimedia.org.
- ^ Tan, Keith; Fu, Yen Huei; Lee, Sze-Ee (January 2020). "A new statue to proclaim an old culture: reactions to and intentions of the statue of 'Christ the redeemer', Melaka". Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change. 19 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1080/14766825.2020.1718159. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Christ statue demolition put on hold". heraldmalaysia.com. November 10, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "The history of our Christ on Tas Salvatur Hill". visitgozo.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ Chinn, Derrik (January 22, 2016). "Inside the Icon: Christ of the Sacred Heart". sandiegomagazine.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Christ of the Sacred Heart, Carretera Libre Tijuana Ensenada Km 37.5, Fraccionamiento Villa San Pedro, 22710 Playa de Rosarito, B.C., Mexique". google.fr/maps (street camera).
- ^ "Photo of Christ statue in Tenancingo, México". in.pinterest.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Iluminan el "Cristo Rey de Los Álamos"". afntijuana.info. December 11, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Cristo Blanco". theonlyperuguide.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Photo : Cristo The Yungay (Yungay Christ) Statue Atop The Cemetery, Yungay, Ancash, Peru". superstock.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Jesus Christ Statue in Klin". Slovakia.Travel. December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Statue of Jesus Christ, Monte Urgull". sansebastianturismoa.eus. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Mount Naranco, Oviedo, Spain". ourworldforyou.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Mount Cristo Rey". mtcristorey.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Blanes, Ruy Llera (2014). "Review: Giumbelli, Emerson (2014), Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsia. São Paulo: Terceiro Nome". Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology (in Portuguese). 11 (2): 470–472. doi:10.1590/S1809-43412014000200016. ISSN 1809-4341.
- Giumbelli, Emerson (2008). "A modernidade do Cristo Redentor". Dados (in Portuguese). 51 (1): 75–105. doi:10.1590/S0011-52582008000100003. ISSN 0011-5258.
- Giumbelli, Emerson & Bosisio, Izabella (2010). "A Política de um Monumento: as Muitas Imagens do Cristo Redentor". Debates do NER (in Portuguese). 2 (18): 173–192. doi:10.22456/1982-8136.17638. hdl:10183/187720. ISSN 1982-8136.
- Giumbelli, Emerson (2013). "O Cristo Pichado". Ponto Urbe. Revista do Núcleo de Antropologia Urbana da USP (in Portuguese) (12). doi:10.4000/pontourbe.586. ISSN 1981-3341.
- Ranquetat-Júnior, Cesar Alberto (2012). Laicidade à brasileira: um estudo sobre a controvérsia em torno da presença de símbolos religiosos em espaços públicos (Doutorado em Antropologia Social) (in Portuguese). UFRGS. 310 pp. hdl:10183/54437.
- Ranquetat-Júnior, Cesar Alberto (2015). "Giumbelli, Emerson. Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsia. São Paulo: Terceiro Nome, 2014". Debates do NER (in Portuguese). 1 (27): 429–437. doi:10.22456/1982-8136.56490. ISSN 1982-8136.
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