Christ the Redeemer Inaugurated (1931 CE)

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 CE – 1961 CE
Heitor da Silva Costa · 1873 CE – 1947 CE
Albert Caquot · 1881 CE – 1976 CE
Gheorghe Leonida · 1892 CE – 1942 CE

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