Beautiful Lie in a Beautiful Life

Christ the Redeemer Rio De Janeiro.

Christ the Redeemer is a cross shaped
from an image of Jesus Christ with
outstretched arms welcoming people to
his embrace. This 40 metres high statue
stands atop Corcovado Mountain in
the Tijuca Forest National Park
overlooking the city of
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Building was completed in 1931.
Designed by a Brazilian engineer, built
by a Polish born French sculptor,
covered in Swedish soapstone,
and photographed by tourists from
probably every nation in the world,
a chapel lies beneath the statue
for baptisms and weddings.





The statue weighs 700 tons,
is located at the peak of the 700
metre mountain, and on
7th July 2007 (7/7/7)
the statue was named one of the
New Seven Wonders of the World.





The Christ the Redeemer statue
is one of the tallest statues of
its kind in the world.At 38 meters,
it is said to be taller than the
Cristo de la Concordia statue
in Bolivia, which is 34.2 meters
tall. However, adding the height
of its podium, the Cristo de la
Concordia statue stands
at 40.44 meters

On 10 February, 2007,
the statue was struck by lightning
during a violent thunder storm.
Although many trees in the
Rio de Janeiro neighborhood were
uprooted by the storm,
the statue was not
seriously damaged.





At the top statue, you still need
to climb the some 220 steps
to reach the base of the statue.
Since 2002, a flight of escalators
was built to help the elderly
and frail reach the top.
The view at the top is simply
stunning.
You can see Copacabana,
Ipanema, Leblon, the Botanical
Gardens, and more.
Evening is said to be the best
time to visit, when visitors can
enjoy the scenery of the setting sun.
At night the scenery becomes
glittering with hundred of thousands of
lights illuminating the city.





View from the statue
The most crowded time at
the statue is during
Easter and Christmas.

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