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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.
Photo showing the relative size of the statue. Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Spanish: Cristo Redentor de los Andes) is a monument high in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes at 3,832 metres (12,572 ft) above mean sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile. It was unveiled on 13 March 1904 to celebrate the peaceful resolution of ...
On the other hand, a New York Times writer said that the state and U.S. territory exhibit buildings were "in itself of outstanding interest". [169] A New York Herald Tribune writer, in mid-1939, wrote that the foreign exhibit buildings were "an absorbing and genuine display of the attractions all the countries offer". [402]
Christ the Protector (Portuguese: Cristo Protetor) is a statue of Jesus Christ constructed in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. [2]The statue was started in 2019, and completed on April 22, 2022, [1] [3] with a height of 43 m (140 ft) with its pedestal, making it the world's third tallest Jesus statue [4] (after Christ Blessing and Christ the King, Świebodzin) and 5m taller than the ...
Karma is a shirt on an iconic statue welcoming Taylor Swift! Right before Swift kicks off her three-night Eras Tour in Rio's Estádio Nilton Santos, her "Junior Jewels" tee, straight out of the ...
A Brazilian photographer, Fernando Braga, went viral recently for his stunning image of lightning striking the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. “It was unbelievable at first. Like a ...
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
The "Prometheus Fountain," with its attendant restaurants, ice skating rink (winter), has become one of the most visited and photographed places in New York City, and certainly Rockefeller Center's most photographed, especially around Christmas time with the lighting of its Christmas Tree. [12] The statue is 18 ft (5.5 m) tall and weighs 8 tons ...