Christ the Redeemer~One Of The New 7 Wonders Of The World
Christ the Redeemer (in Portuguese: Cristo Redentor "), is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue is 39.6 metres (130 feet) high, weighs 700 tons and is located at the height of the 700 - m (2296 feet) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park with a view of the city.
A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil.
History
The idea for erecting a large statue atop Corcovado had been around since the mid 1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from Princess Isabel to build a large religious monument. Princess Isabel did not think much of the idea, which was completely dismissed in 1889, when Brazil became a Republic, with laws mandating the separation of church and state.
The second proposal for a large landmark statue on the mountain was made in 1921 by the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro. The archdiocese organized an event called Semana do Monumento ("Monument Week") to attract donations. The donations came mostly from Brazilian Catholics. 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. The statue of Christ the Redeemer with open arms was chosen.
Local engineer Heitor da Silva Costa designed the statue, it was sculptures by Paul Landowski, French sculptor monument of Polish origin. A group of engineers and technicians examined the submissions Landowski, and the decision was made to the structure of reinforced concrete (designed by Albert Caquot) instead of steel, more suited for the cross-shaped statue. The outer layers are soapstone, chosen for the lasting quality and user-friendliness. Stone for the monument was Limhamn in Malmo, Sweden. Construction took five years - from 1926 to 1931 and the monument was on 12 October 1931. The cost of the monument was 250,000 dollars.
In October 2006, on the statue's 75th anniversary, Archbishop of Rio Cardinal Eusebio Oscar Scheid consecrated a chapel (named for the patron saint of Brazil - Nossa Senhora Aparecida) under the statue. This allows Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.
As of 7 July 2007, 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.
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Christ the Redeemer (in Portuguese: Cristo Redentor "), is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue is 39.6 metres (130 feet) high, weighs 700 tons and is located at the height of the 700 - m (2296 feet) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park with a view of the city.A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil.
History
The idea for erecting a large statue atop Corcovado had been around since the mid 1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from Princess Isabel to build a large religious monument. Princess Isabel did not think much of the idea, which was completely dismissed in 1889, when Brazil became a Republic, with laws mandating the separation of church and state.
The second proposal for a large landmark statue on the mountain was made in 1921 by the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro. The archdiocese organized an event called Semana do Monumento ("Monument Week") to attract donations. The donations came mostly from Brazilian Catholics. 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. The statue of Christ the Redeemer with open arms was chosen.
Local engineer Heitor da Silva Costa designed the statue, it was sculptures by Paul Landowski, French sculptor monument of Polish origin. A group of engineers and technicians examined the submissions Landowski, and the decision was made to the structure of reinforced concrete (designed by Albert Caquot) instead of steel, more suited for the cross-shaped statue. The outer layers are soapstone, chosen for the lasting quality and user-friendliness. Stone for the monument was Limhamn in Malmo, Sweden. Construction took five years - from 1926 to 1931 and the monument was on 12 October 1931. The cost of the monument was 250,000 dollars.In October 2006, on the statue's 75th anniversary, Archbishop of Rio Cardinal Eusebio Oscar Scheid consecrated a chapel (named for the patron saint of Brazil - Nossa Senhora Aparecida) under the statue. This allows Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.
As of 7 July 2007, 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.
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