Who sculpted the statue of Christ of the Andes which stands above Rio de Janeiro?
Christ the Redeemer (statue) Christ the Redeemer (statue) Christ the Redeemer (, , ) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida fashioned the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is high, excluding its pedestal. The arms stretch wide. The statue weighs 635 metric tons (625 long, 700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city of Rio
Christ the Redeemer of the Andes 2004, the centenary of the statue was celebrated in a ceremony at the statue attended by President Néstor Kirchner of Argentina and Ricardo Lagos of Chile. They reaffirmed the friendship between the two countries. The statue was declared a National Historic Monument of Argentina. Cristo Redentor has a dry-summer tundra climate (Köppen "ETs") with virtually rainless summers and cold, snowy winters. Christ the Redeemer of the Andes Christ the Redeemer of the Andes () is a monument high in the Andes at 3,832 metres (12,572 ft) above mean sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile. It was unveiled