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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]
350 tons. Location. Ibiraçu. Coordinates. 19°51′56″S 40°22′57″W / 19.865494°S 40.382522°W / -19.865494; -40.382522. Buddha of Ibiraçu (Portuguese: Buda de Ibiraçu), also known as Great Buddha of Ibiraçu (Portuguese: Grande Buda de Ibiraçu) or Giant Buddha (Portuguese: Buda Gigante), is a Brazilian gigantic statue of ...
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.
Today, millions of tourists flock to capture selfies with the iconic statue, which earned the title of one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in 2017. Show comments Advertisement
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 ...
In July, the statue displayed a clock symbolizing the urgent state of the climate crisis. And in 2020, an array of flags of countries impacted by the coronavirus pandemic was displayed.
Monumental statues. Christ the Redeemer is perhaps the most famous statue of Jesus, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christ the King in Portugal. Christ the King is another very famous statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, located in Almada, overlooking the city of Lisbon, Portugal. Christ the King overlooking the Dog River basin in Lebanon.
The Sanctuary of Christ the King[ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] (Portuguese: Santuário de Cristo Rei) is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon situated in Almada, in Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, after the Cardinal Patriarch of ...