Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, was constructed between 1922 and 1931, and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. The statue is considered the second largest Art Deco statue in the world. The statue is 39.6 meters (130 ft) tall, including its 9.5 meter (31 feet) pedestal, and 30 meters (98 ft) wide. It weighs 635 tons (700 short tons).
The statue was designed by a French sculptor Mr. Paul Landowski and the entire construction was supervised by a local engineer Mr. Heitor da Silva Costa. Considering as most suitable material for the cross-shaped statue, the statue was built with reinforced concrete. And, mosaic of soapstone was used to construct the outer layers of the idol. Due to malleability and extreme weather, mosaic soapstone was used as a resistance. The Corcovado Railway was the only way to haul the large pieces of the statue to the crown of the mountain and was important aide in the project.
The statue wasn’t sculpted in Brazil but in France by the French sculptor, Paul Landowski. After it was made by piece and piece, it was shipped to Brazil and then by train it was brought to the top of Corcovado Mountain, where the pieces were later assembled. The entire construction took about nine years, starting from 1922 to 1931 and cost the equivalent of US$250,000 ($3,068,097 in 2010). The monument was opened on October 12, 1931.
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