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4. Christ the Redeemer - Brazil
One of Brazil's most iconic symbols, the Art Deco styled statue of
Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro is one of the seven wonders of the world.
The credit of building the statue goes to Paul Landowski, a French
sculptor. The Romanian sculptor, Gheorghe Leonida, was responsible for
fashioning the face. Christ the Redeemer is 98 feet tall and has a 26-feet
tall pedestal. Its arms stretch 92 feet wide. The 635 metric ton statue,
made of soapstone and concrete, is located atop the 2,300 feet tall
Corcovado mountain. The construction of the statue was initiated in 1922
and completed by 1931.
