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==History==
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[[Image:Corcovado statue01 2005-03-14.jpg|left|thumb|A view of the statue, as seen from a helicopter.]]
The ideas for erecting a large statue atop [[Corcovado]] was first suggested in the mid-1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from [[Isabel of Brazil|Princess Isabel]] to build a large religious [[monument]]. Princess Isabel did not think much of the idea and it was dismissed in 1889, when Brazil became a republic with laws mandating the [[separation of church and state]].<ref name="O Dia">{{cite web | url=http://odia.terra.com.br/especial/outros/cristo70/historia.htm | title=O Dia Online – Cristo Redentor }}</ref> The second proposal for a [[landmark]] statue on the mountain was made in 1921 by the Catholic Circle of Rio.<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 donations came mostly from [[Religion 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 | accessdate=July 17, 2008 | publisher=[[Jornal do Brasil]] | language=Portuguese | first=Duilo | last=Victor }}</ref> The statue of Christ the Redeemer with open arms, a symbol of peace, was chosen.

[[Image:Cristo Redentor viewed from the base.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A view of the statue from the base.]]
Local engineer [[Heitor da Silva Costa]] designed the statue; it was sculpted by French sculptor [[Paul Landowski]].<ref name="The Sun">{{cite news
| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007270934,00.html
| title=Vote now for Phonehenge
| work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]
| first=Martin
| last=Phillip
| date=June 29, 2007
| location=London}}</ref> A group of engineers and technicians studied Landowski's submissions and the decision was made to build the structure out of [[reinforced concrete]] (designed by [[Albert Caquot]]) instead of steel, more suitable for the [[cross]]-shaped statue.<ref name="O Dia" /> 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}}. The monument was opened on October 12, 1931.<ref name="Travel Channel" /><ref name="BBC" /> The statue was meant to be lit by a battery of floodlights triggered remotely by shortwave radio pioneer [[Guglielmo Marconi]], stationed {{convert|5700|mi|km}} away in Rome,<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 }}</ref> but poor weather affected the signal and it had to be lit by workers in Rio.<ref name="O Dia" />

In October 2006, on the statue's 75th anniversary, [[Archbishop]] of Rio [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Eusebio Oscar Scheid]] consecrated a chapel (named after the patron saint of Brazil—[[Nossa Senhora Aparecida]], or "Our Lady of the Apparition,") under the statue. This allows Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.<ref name="BBC" />

[[Image:Cristo Redentor head.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A close up view of the face.]]

The statue was struck by lightning during a violent electrical storm on Sunday, February 10, 2008 and suffered some damage on the fingers, head and eyebrows. A restoration effort was put in place by the Rio de Janeiro state government and archdiocese to replace some of the outer soapstone layers and repair the lightning rods installed on the statue.<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 Government
| date=2010-Dec
}}</ref>

On April 15, 2010 [[graffiti]] was sprayed on the statue's head and right arm. Mayor [[Eduardo Paes]] called the act "a crime against the nation" and vowed to jail the vandals, even offering a reward of [[Brazilian Real|R$]] 10,000 for any information that might lead to an arrest.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://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> The [[Military Police of Rio de Janeiro|Military Police]] eventually identified house painter Paulo Souza dos Santos as the suspect of the act of vandalism.

=== A World Wonder ===
On July 7, 2007, in [[Lisbon]] ([[Estádio da Luz]]), ''Christ the Redeemer'' was named one of the [[New Seven Wonders of the World]] in a list compiled by the Swiss-based The New Open World Corporation.<ref name="BBC2" >{{cite news
| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/6281284.stm
| title=Global vote picks Seven Wonders|accessdate =July 10, 2007
| work=BBC News
| date=July 7, 2007}}</ref> Leading corporate sponsors, including [[Banco Bradesco]] and [[Rede Globo]], had lobbied to have the statue voted into the top seven.<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Dwoskin
| first = Elizabeth
| date = July 9, 2007
| title = Vote for Christ
| periodical = [[Newsweek]] (copy)
| url= http://www.new7wonders.com/file/download/mediendb/1/id/15597/
| accessdate =December 21, 2007 }}</ref>


==Restoration==
==Restoration==

Revision as of 22:56, 11 March 2012

For other statues with this name, see Christ the Redeemer (disambiguation).

Christ the Redeemer
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Nearest cityRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates22°57′6″S 43°12′39″W / 22.95167°S 43.21083°W / -22.95167; -43.21083
EstablishedDedicated October 12, 1931
Consecrated October 12, 2006
New Seven Wonders of the World July 7, 2007

Christ the Redeemer (Template:Lang-pt, standard Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ], local dialect: Error: {{IPA}}: unrecognized language tag: [ˈkɾiʃtu ɦedẽjˈtoɦ]) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world and the 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world. It is 39.6 metres (130 ft) tall, including its 9.5 metres (31 ft) pedestal, and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. It weighs 635 tonnes (625 long,700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. A symbol of Brazilian Christianity, the statue has become an icon for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.[1] It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed between 1922 and 1931.[2][3][4]

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Restoration

Approximate heights of various notable statues:
  1. Statue of Unity 240 m (790 ft) (incl. 58 m (190 ft) base)
  2. Spring Temple Buddha 153 m (502 ft) (incl. 25 m (82 ft) pedestal and 20 m (66 ft) throne)
  3. Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) 93 m (305 ft) (incl. 47 m (154 ft) pedestal)
  4. The Motherland Calls 87 m (285 ft) (incl. 2 m (6 ft 7 in) pedestal)
  5. Christ the Redeemer 38 m (125 ft) (incl. 8 m (26 ft) pedestal)
  6. Michelangelo's David 5.17 m (17.0 ft) (excl. 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) plinth)

Declared a protected monument by the National Heritage Institute, IPHAN, in 2009, the Christ the Redeemer monument underwent restoration work in 1980 before the visit of Germano Wallerstein.

In 1990, further restoration work was conducted through an agreement between the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, media company Rede Globo, oil company Shell do Brasil, environment regulator IBAMA, National Heritage Secretariat SPHAN and the city government of Rio de Janeiro.

More work on the statue and its environs was conducted in 2003 and early 2010. In 2003, a set of escalators, walkways and elevators was installed to facilitate access to the platform surrounding the statue. The four-month restoration in 2010,[5] carried out by mining company Vale in partnership with the Archdiocese,[citation needed] 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. New lighting fixtures would be installed at the root of the statue to produce an all new dynamic lighting effect on the statue.[6]

The restoration involved one hundred people and used in excess of 60,000 pieces of stone, taken from the same quarry as the original statue.[5] 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.[5]

Maintenance work needs to be conducted periodically due to the strong winds and rain to which the statue is exposed.[7]

Portrayal in Media

A panoramic view of Christ the Redeemer at the top of Corcovado Mountain. In the background is Sugarloaf Mountain (centre) and Guanabara Bay.

Christ the Redeemer is featured in various works of fiction and media. The statue was featured in a major destruction scene in the movie 2012, when its arms collapse, and the rest of the statue fails at the knees and crumbles as it collides with the side of the mountain. This scene was highly controversial, especially when it was featured in a billboard campaign in Los Angeles, when Brazilian Multimedia Designer Sara Vieira spoke out against it. It is featured in the videogames Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X, Driver 2, Tropico 3, Terranigma, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, OSS 117: Lost in Rio, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Civilization Revolution, Civilization V and "Angry Birds Rio". It briefly appears in the bonus level of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 on PlayStation. It can be seen in the video for Janet Jackson's, "Runaway" and in the video for the Latin group Wisin & Yandel's "Pam Pam" video. The statue is also found in an episode of the Lupin the Third anime series. In the remake of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the statue is seen overlooking the city amongst the cacophony of screams. The statue watches over fictional "Verona Beach" in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. It is also shown on the MTV show Viva La Bam in which Bam Margera battled Don Vito to win $1,000. It is also in Mr. Magoo. A parody of the statue is also seen in World of Warcraft on an island called Janerio's Point, the statue was damaged in the Cataclysm revealing a heart filled with riches. It has also been featured in the 2011 animated film Rio and the live-action film Fast Five which had a major part based in Rio de Janeiro. In the science fiction anime Legend of the Galactic Heroes the planet Heinessen, capitol of the Free Planets Alliance, has a giant monument to its founder Arle Heinessen in which Heinessen is posed in the same position as Jesus in the Redeemer statue. The statue is seen in the movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon", in the background, when Edward calls Bella's home and Jacob answers the phone. The statue is also briefly shown in the trailer for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" as the location of Edward & Bella's honeymoon.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The new Seven Wonders of the world". Hindustan Times. July 8, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "Christ the redeemer". TIME. October 26, 1931. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  3. ^ "Brazil: Crocovado mountain – Statue of Christ". Travel Channel. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  4. ^ "Sanctuary Status for Rio landmark". BBC. October 13, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c "Brazil's Christ statue returns after renovation". BBC News. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  6. ^ "Christ the Redeemer", YouTube video, accessed January 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "Reforma no cartão-postal". Veja Rio. May 18, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  8. ^ "Rio wschodu". January 29, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
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