*WS 87: The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil*
The statue of Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built in 1931. The height is 38 m including an 8 m base. The outreached arms measure 26 m wide. It is now the icon of the city and in a worldwide poll in 2007 voted by more than 100 million people, was included as 1 of the 7 New Wonders of the World. We were here in 2019.
The statue is located at the peak of a 610 m mountain, Mount Corcovado, reachable by hill railway. The 1st photo shows the flags hung from the ceiling of the base station of the hill railway. The Malaysian flag is there. The 3rd photo shows the sharp peak of the mountain, viewed from another mountain called the Sugarloaf which we also visited. The 7th photo shows the view of the city from the peak. The last photo shows the Catholic chapel at the base of the statue, consecrated in 2006. A chapel is an "official" area for Christian worship.
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