Christ the Redeemer

Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) is a 30-meter-high statue atop an 8-meter pedestal, with the 700-meter-high Corcovado mountain in the background. It was built of soapstone and reinforced concrete between 1922 and 1931. It is now a Brazilian cultural icon as well as a global Christian emblem. French artist Paul Landowski and Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa collaborated with French engineer Albert Caquot to build Christ the Redeemer. It has a mass of 635 metric tons. Gheorghe Leonida, a Romanian sculptor residing in Paris who was engaged by Landowski, produced the face of the Christ the Redeemer monument.

The Archbishop of Rio dedicated a chapel beneath the statue on the 75th anniversary of its creation in October 2006. Lightning struck the monument in 2008 and 2014, inflicting damage, and it has also been the subject of recent rehabilitation attempts. In Brazil and around the world, the monument is regarded as a cultural landmark. Because it is a popular tourist location, there are typically enormous crowds. On a clear day, the viewpoint atop Corcovado offers a spectacular view of Rio de Janeiro.

Location: at the peak of the 700-meter Corcovado mountain