The Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil

July 8th, 2007 by Shenron

The Statue of Christ the Redeemer stands 38 meters tall over the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and is located at the peak of the 700 meter tall Corcovado Mountain, weighing an impressive 700 tons. The first ideas came about in the 1850’s; however nothing was constructed until a few years before its opening in 1931 to the public, and it celebrated its anniversary for its seventy fifth year in October 2006.

There is also a small chapel so weddings can be performed underneath the statue of Christ The Redeemer. It had been originally planned that the statue of Christ The Redeemer would be constructed out of steel, however the choice was changed before construction to switch to reinforced concrete, and then the outer layers were made from soapstone. Today it is one of the most popular religious tourism spots in Brazil, and very popular for weddings and baptisms.