What is the name of the mountain above Rio de Janeiro where the statue of Christ the Redeemer stands?
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 (statue) and erosion to which the statue is exposed, as well as lightning strikes. The original pale stone is no longer available in sufficient quantities, and replacement stones are increasingly darker in hue. 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.