1. Christ the Redeemer Statue (Rio de Janeiro)
The Statue of Christ the Redeemer (port. Cristo Redentor) is the famous statue of Christ with outstretched arms on the top of Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro. It is a symbol of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil as a whole. The statue of Christ the Redeemer can rightfully be considered one of the most majestic buildings of mankind. Its size and beauty, combined with the panorama opening from the observation deck at the foot of the statue, will take the breath away of anyone who happens to be there.
In 1921, the approaching centenary of Brazil's national independence (1822) inspired the city fathers - Rio de Janeiro was then the capital of Brazil - to create the Christ the Redeemer monument. The magazine O Cruzeiro announced a fundraiser by subscription for the construction of the monument. The campaign raised R$2.2 million. The church also joined in the fundraising: the then Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Don Sebastian Leme, took a large part in the creation of the monument. Construction of the statue lasted about nine years - from 1922 to 1931.
The original sketch of the monument was developed by artist Carlos Oswald. It was he who suggested depicting Christ with his arms outstretched in a blessing gesture, which would make the figure look like a huge cross from a distance. In the original version, the pedestal for the statue was supposed to be shaped like a globe. The final design of the monument was developed by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa.
In 1924, French sculptor Paul Landowski completed modeling the head (3.75 meters high) and hands of the statue. All parts of the monument were delivered disassembled to Brazil and railway transported to the top of Mount Corcovado.
On October 12, 1931, the grand opening and consecration of the monument, which became a symbol of Rio de Janeiro, took place.
The statue of Christ the Savior is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and weighs 635 tons. The height of the hill on which it is installed is about 700 meters. The height of the statue itself is 39.6 meters, of which 9.5 meters is the height of the pedestal. The span of Christ's arms is 30 meters. Due to its size and location, the statue is clearly visible from a fairly large distance. And in certain lighting, it looks truly divine.
But even more impressive is the view of Rio de Janeiro from the observation deck located at the foot of the statue. You can get to it by the highway, and then by steps and escalators.
Twice, in 1980 and 1990, major repairs were carried out on the statue. And also, several times were carried out preventive work. In 2008, the statue was struck by lightning and damaged slightly. Work to restore the outer layer on the fingers and head of the statue, as well as to install new lightning rods, began in 2010. It was then that the statue of Christ the Savior was subjected to the first and only act of vandalism in its entire history. Someone climbing on scaffolding, made drawings and inscriptions on the face of Christ with paint.
Every year, about 1.8 million tourists will climb to the foot of the monument. Therefore, when the new seven wonders of the world were named in 2007, the statue of Christ the Savior was included in their list.
2. Cristo Rey (Almada, Portugal)
Christ the King (port. Cristo Rei) - statue of Jesus Christ in Almada, Portugal. The base of the statue is located at an altitude of 113 m above the level of the Tagus River. The portico is 75 meters high, the statue of Christ itself is 28 meters high.
The Christ statue was built in 1949-1959. and opened on May 17, 1959. The creation of the statue was approved at the Portuguese Episcopate conference held in Fátima on April 20, 1940, as a request to God to save Portugal from being drawn into the Second World War. World War. It was built with public donations, mostly from women. Portugal did not participate in World War II, so women donated money for the statue of Christ, since he saved their sons, husbands and fathers from death, preventing Portugal from participating in hostilities.
3. “Christ from the Abyss” (Bay of San Fruttuoso, Italy)
“Christ from the Abyss” is the established name of the statue of Jesus Christ, located at the bottom of the sea, in the Bay of San Fruttuoso, not far from Genoa, in the waters of the Italian Riviera. The statue, about 2.5 meters high, was installed on August 22, 1954 at a depth of 17 meters. also in different parts There are several similar statues in the light.
The idea of creating an underwater sculpture of the Savior first came to the mind of the Italian diver Duilio Marcante during underwater meditation. Apart from the purely religious aspects, Mercante also wanted to commemorate another diver, Dario Gonzatti, the first Italian scuba diver, who died at this site in 1947.
The bronze statue of Christ was made by sculptor Guido Galletti. Its height is about 2.5 meters. The Savior's face is turned upward, to the surface of the sea and the sky above it; Raised hands are also directed towards the surface.
The statue is a very popular object among divers. This is also facilitated by the exceptional clarity of the water in the Bay of San Fruttuoso. In 2003, the statue, which had been thoroughly overgrown with algae for 50 years under water and had lost part of its arm from an unsuccessfully thrown anchor, was removed from the water, cleaned and restored, and a new pedestal was built at the bottom. On July 17, 2004, the statue was installed in its original location.
4. Statue of Christ the Redeemer under water (Malta)
The underwater 13-ton concrete sculpture of Christ (Malt. Kristu L-Bahhar) is located on the seabed near the St. Paul Islands of the Maltese archipelago next to Malta’s Marine Park.
The famous Maltese underwater statue of Jesus Christ was made by the famous Maltese sculptor Alfred Camilleri Cauchi. The design and construction of the underwater statue of Jesus Christ was valued at 1,000 Maltese liras and paid for by a committee of Maltese divers led by Raniero Borg. The diving committee commissioned Alfred Camilleri Cauchi to carry out this work in honor of the celebration of the visit of Malta in 1990 for the first time by Pope John Paul II.
Initially, the statue was located at a depth of about 38 meters, but in 2000 it was moved to a new, much shallower place - about 10 meters. This is due to the fact that the statue was originally located next to active fish farms, and divers began to complain about deteriorating water quality and poor visibility in the depths of the sea in this place. In May 2000, the Maltese pulled out the underwater statue of Jesus Christ, which had been lying at the bottom of the sea for 10 years, using a floating crane, closer to the old Malta-Gozo ferry, which was sunk a year earlier.
5. Statue of Christ the King (Swiebodzin, Poland)
The Statue of Christ the King is the world's largest statue of Jesus Christ, located on the southeastern outskirts of the city of Swiebodzin, in the Lubusz Voivodeship of Poland.
The initiator of the construction of the monument in 2001 was Canon Sylvester Zawadzki, priest of the Church of Divine Mercy in Świebodzin. On September 29, 2006, the city council of Świebodzin decided to erect a monument to Jesus Christ, who is the patron saint of the city and commune of Świebodzin. At that time the idea was not implemented.
The sculpture was designed by Mirosław Kazimierz Patecki, realized by Tomasz Korano (Gdynia). The foundation was designed by Marian Wybraniec (Świebodzin), the structural part of the project was carried out by Dr. Jakub Marcinowski and Associate Professor Nikolaj Klapecz from the University of Zielona Góra. The monument was built with private donations; the builders were recruited from the local church parish.
Construction took about two years. The installation and welding work was carried out by the local company Tehspaw from Skompe Lubusz Voivodeship. In December 2009, construction was suspended because a high-voltage power line runs near the monument. In April 2010, permission was received and construction resumed. On November 6, 2010, the installation of the head and crown of the monument was completed. The official opening and consecration took place on November 21, 2010.
The total height of the monument is about 52 m, which is higher than the Cristo de la Concordia monument in Cochabamba (40.44 m with pedestal) and the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro (39.6 m with pedestal). The height of the statue itself with the crown is 36 m, and 16 m is the height of the stone-earth hill. The height of the other two statues without pedestals is 34.2 m and 30 m. Thus, as of 2010, this statue of Christ is the tallest in the world. The maximum width of the statue (distance between the fingertips) is about 25 m.
The hollow monument is made of monolithic reinforced concrete on a steel frame. The weight of the structures is 440 tons. The installation was carried out in stages: first, the body of the statue was installed by crane, then shoulder girdle and a head with a crown.
The statue's gilded crown measures 3.5 meters in diameter and about 3 meters in height. The head of the monument is 4.5 m high and weighs 15 tons. According to other sources, the head is made of hard plastic, and not of concrete, as originally assumed, due to which its weight has been reduced by three times.
6. Cristo de la Concordia (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
Cristo de la Concordia (Spanish: Cristo de la Concordia) is a statue of Jesus Christ, located on San Pedro Hill in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The height of the statue is 34.2 meters, the pedestal is 6.24 meters, the total height is 40.44 meters. The statue is therefore 2.44 meters taller than the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, making it the largest statue in the Southern Hemisphere.
Construction of the monument began on July 12, 1987 and was completed on November 20, 1994. Designers Cesar and Walter Terrazas Pardo made it in the likeness of a statue in Rio de Janeiro. Installed at an altitude of 256 meters above the city, the statue rises 2840 meters above sea level. Weighs approximately 2200 tons. The head of the statue is 4.64 meters high and weighs 11,850 kg. Arm span 32.87 meters. The area of the monument is 2400 sq. m. There are 1,399 steps leading to the observation deck inside the statue. The statue is made of steel and concrete.
7. Andean Christ
The monument to Christ the Redeemer was erected on March 13, 1904 at the Bermejo Pass in the Andes - on the border line between Argentina and Chile. The unveiling of the monument marked a celebration of the peaceful resolution of the conflict over a border dispute between two countries that were on the brink of war.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Pope Leo XIII sent a series of encyclicals asking for peace, harmony and devotion to Christ the Redeemer. Given this request and concerned about the possibility of a military conflict between Arentina and Chile over border disputes, the Bishop of the Cuyo region, Marcelino del Carmen Benavente, publicly promised to build a statue of Christ the Redeemer, which would remind of his covenant to maintain peace. The 7-meter-tall statue was made by sculptor Mateo Alonso and was for some time kept on display in the patio of the Lacordaire School in Buenos Aires.
The Association of Christian Mothers arrived at this school, whose president was Angela de Oliveira César de Costa. She believed that it would be more appropriate to install the statue in the Andes, on the border separating the two countries, in case they signed a peace agreement. Thus the statue would become a symbol of the union of the two nations. Angela was worried about the possibility of conflict, including because her brother, who was a general, was in the mountains, where he was preparing for a seemingly inevitable war. With her help (she was familiar with the President of Argentina, Julio Argentino Roca), it was possible to attract the interest of the governments of both countries to the project.
In May 1902, Argentina and Chile signed a peace agreement that became known as the May Pact. Angela began to mobilize forces to obtain funds to collect signatures, and together with Bishop Benavente, she asked that the statue be transported to the province of Mendoza to be installed on the path along which General San Martin led in 1817 liberation army, on the border between the two countries.
In 1904, the bronze parts of the statue were loaded onto a train and transported 1,200 km to the Argentine village of Las Cuevas, and then, with the help of mules, lifted to the top of a mountain 3,854 meters above sea level. On February 15, 1904, under the direction of engineer Conti, the construction of the granite pedestal was completed (project Molina Civita). About a hundred workers took part in the construction. Sculptor Mateo Alonso supervised the assembly of the statue's parts. The figure of Christ was installed so that it looked along the border. Christ stands on the earth's hemisphere, his left hand holding a cross, and with his right hand he seems to be giving a blessing. The height of the statue reaches almost seven meters. The granite pedestal weighs four tons and reaches a height of six meters.
On March 13, 1904, three thousand Chileans and Argentines came to the opening of the monument, despite the fact that it was located in a desert area. The armies of two countries, which until recently were planning to fight against each other, also arrived. Together they fired a ceremonial salvo.
A few years later, severe weather destroyed the cross of Christ. It was restored in 1916 using bronze, which was intended for casting commemorative medals dedicated to the 1904 event.
In 1993, due to climate and seismic activity that damaged the site, the stability of the monument was compromised. Mendoza's government provided funds to repair the monument and two nearby buildings that were sometimes used as weather stations.
8. Statue of the Sacred Heart of Christ (Madeira Island)
The Statue of the Sacred Heart of Christ (port. Sagrado Cora??o de Jesus) is a landmark of the island of Madeira and one of the symbols of Christianity. It represents the figure of the Savior with his arms outstretched for an embrace. This statue was erected in 1927, long before its analogues - the statues of the Savior in Rio de Janeiro and Almada.
9. Statue of Jesus Christ in Vung Tau (Vietnam)
The Catholic Association of Vietnam began construction of the Jesus Christ statue in 1974. This monument was erected in Vung Tau in 1993 on the top of Mount Nho, at an altitude of 170 meters above sea level. The total height of the statue is 36 meters, and the arm span is 18.45 m. There is a spiral staircase installed inside it, along which you can climb to the top of the statue. From this place there is a beautiful view of the surroundings of Vung Tau and the South China Sea.
At the moment, the statue is in great danger. Due to the need for stone and sand needed for the construction of new buildings, Malaya Gora continues to shrink even now. The southern slope of the mountain today is significantly excavated. The extraction of material takes place almost at the very base of the statue.
10. Statue of Jesus Christ in Manado (Indonesia)
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Monument of Christ the Savior 38 meters high - business card Rio de Janeiro. Every year, almost 2 million travelers from all over the world climb to the foot of the statue, located on the top of Mount Corcovado, from where a picturesque panorama of the bay and the city opens.
The decision to build the monument was made in 1921 and coincided with the approaching 1000th anniversary of Brazil's independence. Fundraising was undertaken by the magazine O Cruzeiro, as well as the local church, and more than two million reais were collected.
Initially, the sketch of the future monument was developed by the artist K. Oswald. Absolutely all components of the statue, including its frame, were made in France. Each element was transported to Brazil by rail. The grand opening and consecration of the grandiose monument took place in October 1931.
The statue was rededicated when Pope Paul VI visited Rio in 1965.
How to get there
To get to the foot, you can become a passenger on a miniature train that runs on an electrified railway. You can also get there by taxi or your own car along the highway; the road runs through the Tijuca Nature Reserve.
Address: Rue Jean Phillipe Shoenfeld, 2.
Opening hours of the observation deck: 8:00 - 19:00.
Cost of travel on weekends and holidays: 75 BRL, visitors over 60 years old: 24.50 BRL, children from 6 to 11 years old: 49 BRL, under 6 years old: free, cost on other days: 62 BRL, visitors over 60 years old: 24.50 BRL, children from 6 to 11 years old: 49 BRL, under 6 years old: free.
- The Christ the Redeemer Monument in Rio is the second largest statue in the world, made in the Art Deco style
- The weight of the structure made of reinforced concrete and soapstone is as much as 635 tons
- According to the original idea, the pedestal for the statue was shaped like a globe
- The statue of Christ is included in the list of "seven new wonders of the world" along with
The majestic statue of Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro. This grandiose structure on Mount Corcovado is a tourist symbol of Brazil, classified as one of the new wonders of the world. The height of Corcovado is 800 m, and the famous statue installed on its top is 38 m (along with an 8-meter marble pedestal).
A giant statue of Christ with outstretched arms with a span of 28 m looks like a cross from a distance. Despite its weight exceeding a thousand tons, the monument looks elegant. From its foot a stunning panorama of the city opens up, which is admired by about 2 million tourists every year.
Making a statue of Christ
The name of the mountain translates as “Humpback”. In 1859, she was seen by the Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss, who visited Rio de Janeiro. He approached the Brazilian princess Isabel of Braganza with the idea of building a large sculpture of the Savior on top of the Corcovado. He was supported in the church environment, but the state did not have the opportunity to finance such an expensive project. The idea was postponed until better times, but for now they limited themselves to the construction of a railway line reaching the top of Corcovado.
The idea was returned to in 1921, on the eve of the centennial anniversary of the country's independence. There was still no government money for the construction, especially since by that time the church was separated from the state, which had become a republic.
Catholic organizations decided to add donations from citizens to their own funds. They were told that if they managed to raise the required amount, then the planned construction of a monument to Christopher Columbus on Mount Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf) would be cancelled. Brazilians are not very fond of Columbus, considering him to be the culprit of the Portuguese colonization of the country. Behind a short time managed to collect 2.2 million flights (so in plural The Brazilian currency was then pronounced real), so the monument is a real people's project.
The winner of the competition announced by the mayor of Rio de Janeiro was local artist Carlos Oswald. He is the author of a sketch of a sculpture with outstretched arms, which in the distance resembles a huge cross: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” According to his idea, the Savior was supposed to stand on a spherical pedestal, symbolizing the Earth. However, the technical difficulties of the implementation forced us to settle on a rectangular base, erected by engineer Hector de Silva Costa.
The design and construction participants worked with great enthusiasm. Some of them even lived in tents near the construction site.
The components of the sculpture itself were made in France, which had greater technical potential than Brazil. The materials used were reinforced concrete and soapstone (called soapstone). The latter was specially imported from Sweden, from the Lymhamn field. The final modeling of the head and hands of Christ was carried out by the French specialist Paul Landowski and his assistants.
The finished components were delivered to Rio de Janeiro. This is where the old railway line came in handy. Along it, the details of the sculpture were raised to its future location - the top of Corcovado, where the final installation was carried out.
Construction took 9 years instead of the planned year.
The monument was inaugurated and consecrated in 1931.
- Towering above the surrounding area, the statue regularly receives lightning strikes. They, however, did not cause serious damage to the monument. It was also spared by the extreme storm of 2008, which destroyed nearby neighborhoods in Rio. Believers tend to associate this fact with the holiness of the place. The prosaic explanation comes down to the excellent dielectric properties of soapstone. The local Catholic diocese has a permanent supply of it.
- After Christ the Redeemer statues in Brazil sculptures similar in composition were installed in Lisbon, Italy, the Dominican Republic, Malta, Indonesia, Vietnam, and East Timor. There are even underwater sculptures called “Christ from the Abyss.”
- The initial illumination was carried out using radio waves remotely controlled from Rome. The distance from it to Rio is 9200 km.
Modernity
The monument was restored three times - in 1980, 1990 and 2010. Night illumination was modernized in 1932 and 2000. In 2011, on City Day, the statue received new lighting, consisting of 300 computer-controlled LED spotlights. It allows you to optimally select the radiation intensity and color scheme each of them.
The statue of Christ the Redeemer makes a particularly stunning impression at night. The illumination creates the effect of light radiation coming from a giant figure of the Savior descending into the city. Religious people remember His inspired words: “I am the light of the world...” and “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
From the foot there is an impressive panorama of Rio de Janeiro with the Baía da Guanabara bay, Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, Pão de Açúcar mountain and the Estádio do Maracanã stadium. True, not in rainy weather, when only fog and clouds are visible.
In the marble plinth of the pedestal there is a small chapel where services, baptisms and weddings are regularly held. There is a souvenir shop nearby. It's not hard to guess the most popular souvenirs. In the city they are much cheaper.
Cristo Redentor is one of the most popular travel brands. Spectacular filming of the monument can be seen in a number of films.
How to get there
The statue is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can get to the top of Mount Corcovado from the city center by taxi or funicular. A train of two carriages runs from 08:30 to 18:30 every half hour, and delivers tourists to the mountain in 20 minutes. The cost of a round trip ticket is 51 BRL (Brazilian reals).
Both of these vehicles drive through Parque Nacional da Tijuca, the largest urban forest on the planet. Both the car and the train do not reach the monument. A steep staircase of 223 steps leads to it. Climbing it is difficult for children, weak and elderly people. A convenient alternative is the escalator built in 2003. Wealthy travelers have the opportunity to book a helicopter excursion for 150 USD.
Not far from Rio de Janeiro is Mount Corcovado. From its top there is a magnificent view of the sea, beaches and the city. However, the most important attraction and symbol of sunny Brazil cannot be seen from the top. We are talking about the statue of Christ the Redeemer (port. Cristo Redentor), which is installed on the mountain itself.
The 38-meter statue looks most beautiful in the evening and at night. The rays of spotlights are directed at the stone giant, creating the illusion of Jesus Christ descending from a column of light to the ground. It seems that the statue of Christ with outstretched arms wants to hug us and forgives our sins.
Story Christ the Redeemer statues begins in the 16th century. It was then that the Portuguese called the mountain (on which the giant would later be placed) “the mountain of temptation.” The name would later be changed to Corcovado, which means “hunchback.” The mountain received its name due to its bizarre shape, most reminiscent of a hump.
In 1859, the Catholic clergyman Pedro Maria Boss visited Rio de Janeiro. He was amazed by the beauty of the Corcovado peak, whose height reached 700 meters. The priest came up with the idea of installing a statue of Christ on the top of the mountain. However, due to the fact that the creation of the statue and its subsequent installation were more than expensive work, the idea did not come to fruition. Instead of sculpture, it was decided to start a project to lay a railway line to Mount Corcovado. Subsequently, it is along this railway that materials for the statue will be delivered to the top.
The idea of creating and installing the statue was only returned to in 1921. The initiative came from Catholic organizations in Rio de Janeiro. Several events were held aimed at collecting signatures and donations, as a result of which it was decided that there would be statues! Next step I needed to decide on a project for the sculpture. Among the many drawings and sketches, the design of engineer Heitor da Silva Costa was chosen. He proposed making a statue with outstretched arms, which made the sculpture look like a cross from afar.
Many local and foreign specialists were involved in the work on Christ the Redeemer. “Soapstone” was chosen as the material for the outer layer, and instead of a steel frame they decided to use reinforced concrete. And in 1931, the monument was finally completed. The opening ceremony was held on October 12. Residents of Rio de Janeiro were simply amazed by the size of the statue, as well as its beauty.
The height of the sculpture without the pedestal is 30 meters. The total weight of the entire structure reaches more than 1100 tons. The head of the Christ statue alone weighs 36 tons. The arm span of the statue is 23 meters. Since the 30s of the last century, Christ the Redeemer began to be illuminated at night with floodlights. It is worth noting that initially this was done via short radio waves, and control was carried out from Rome, that is, the signal was broadcast over a distance of 9200 kilometers!
The statue of Christ the Redeemer is without a doubt one of the main symbols not only of Rio de Janeiro, but of all of Brazil. Many tourists visit the statue every year. Mount Corcovado experiences a particularly large influx of visitors during the traditional annual carnival, which is held in Rio de Janeiro. Since 2007, the statue of Christ the Redeemer has been included in the 7 New Wonders of the World. Definitely, this grandiose monument is one of the greatest works of sculpture in the world.
