Christ the Redeemer Inaugurated (1931 AD)

About this moment

Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida sculpted the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) high, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal, and faces east.

Gallery

Christ the Redeemer - Cristo RedentorArne MüselerCC BY-SA 3.0 de Wikimedia Commons

Christ the RedeemerAntonio NovelliCC0 The Met

Christ Is Born as Man's Redeemer (Episode from the Story of the Redemption of Man)UnknownCC0 The Met

Christ as the Suffering RedeemerNational Gallery of DenmarkPublic domain Europeana

decoration from "Redemption: a divine poem, in six books ... To which is added, a Hymn to Christ the Redeemer".The British LibraryPublic domain Europeana

People

Paul Landowski · 1875 AD – 1961 AD
Heitor da Silva Costa · 1873 AD – 1947 AD
Albert Caquot · 1881 AD – 1976 AD
Gheorghe Leonida · 1892 AD – 1942 AD

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