iconic characters were proposed for consideration by the commission jesus of nazareth and christopher columbus christ won not at all because the project of this magnificent monument was recognized as the most artistically valuable, just the money for its creation was collected by the catholic church in a record short time and already in 31 years. the statue of christ the redeemer was solemnly unveiled. the statue, which has become the main symbol of rio, makes an amazing impression, but for some reason, when talking about christ the redeemer, the brazilians are the least likely to talk about the artistic merits of monuments and lay out the technical details with details. the height of the mountain of the karkadu pedestal is 704 m, the height of the figure is almost 70 hands. it weighs 9 t and the head of the statues 35 and many, many more, impressive numbers, which, of course, cannot measure all the amazing energy of this masterpiece. the author of christ the redeemer is brazilian hector do silva costa, but they made the sculpture in france and transported it in parts to rio that the brazilian christ

the consideration of the commission, two iconic characters jesus of nazareth and christopher columbus were proposed. christject of this magnificent monument was recognized as the most artistically valuable, just the money for its creation was collected by the catholic church in a record. short terms and already in 31 years. the statue of christ the redeemer was solemnly unveiled.