The tour of South America culminated with a visit to the Statue of Christ the Redeemer on 10 January 2020. This statue is acclaimed to be one of the seven new wonders of the world while some like to call it: one of the seven man-made wonders of the world. We are fortunate to have seen two of the seven wonders found in the South American continent. The other is Machu Picchu in Peru.
I was quite surprised to discover that the statue was built after World War 1 from 1922 to 1931, almost 100 years ago. It is a product of collaboration between French and Romanian sculptors and French and Brazilian engineers. The statue is 30m high excluding the 8m pedestal. The arms stretch 26m. It's erected at the peak of the 700m high Corcovado Mountain. It can be seen from every corner of Rio de Jainero.
I was quite surprised to discover that the statue was built after World War 1 from 1922 to 1931, almost 100 years ago. It is a product of collaboration between French and Romanian sculptors and French and Brazilian engineers. The statue is 30m high excluding the 8m pedestal. The arms stretch 26m. It's erected at the peak of the 700m high Corcovado Mountain. It can be seen from every corner of Rio de Jainero.
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Christ the Redeemer on Mt. Corcovado as viewed from
the Hotel where we stayed next to Copacabana Beach.
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A set of escalators installed in 2003 facilitate easier accessibility to the platform surrounding the statue.
Statue of Jesus in open arms is a symbol of Christianity as well as a symbol of peace.
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