Christ the Redeemer

E39157
Art Deco sculpture monument statue

Christ the Redeemer is a monumental Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro from the summit of Mount Corcovado, and is one of Brazil’s most iconic symbols.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Christ the Redeemer statue 0 2
Jesus Christ the Redeemer 0 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Art Deco sculpture →
monument →
statue →
access Corcovado Rack Railway →
elevators →
escalators →
road →
architecturalStyle Art Deco →
armSpan 28 metres →
92 feet →
city Rio de Janeiro →
collaboratingSculptor Gheorghe Leonida →
constructionEndDate 1931 →
constructionStartDate 1922 →
coordinates 22.9519° S, 43.2105° W →
country Brazil →
dedicatedTo Jesus Christ →
denomination Roman Catholicism →
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
designer Heitor da Silva Costa →
engineer Heitor da Silva Costa →
height 30 metres →
98 feet →
heightIncludingPedestal 125 feet →
38 metres →
heritageDesignation National Historic and Artistic Heritage of Brazil →
surface form: National Historic Heritage of Brazil

New7Wonders of the World →
inaugurationDate 1931-10-12 →
inception 1922 →
locatedIn Brazil →
Rio de Janeiro →
locatedOn Mount Corcovado →
material reinforced concrete →
soapstone →
overlooks Guanabara Bay →
Rio de Janeiro →
surface form: city of Rio de Janeiro
ownedBy Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro →
religion Christianity →
sculptor Paul Landowski →
subjectOf films →
numerous photographs →
television programs →
tourism campaigns →
symbolOf Brazil →
Christianity in Brazil →
Rio de Janeiro →
touristAttraction major international tourist destination →
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext part of Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2012 →
visitorsPerYear millions →
yearCompleted 1931 →

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Il Redentore → dedicatedTo → Christ the Redeemer →
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ the Redeemer
Corcovado → famousFor → Christ the Redeemer →
this entity surface form: Christ the Redeemer statue
Rio de Janeiro → famousFor → Christ the Redeemer →
this entity surface form: Christ the Redeemer statue
Rio de Janeiro → hasLandmark → Christ the Redeemer →
Corcovado → hasOnSummit → Christ the Redeemer →
Corcovado → hasReligiousMonument → Christ the Redeemer →
State of Rio de Janeiro → hasTouristAttraction → Christ the Redeemer →
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden → hasViewOf → Christ the Redeemer →
Sugarloaf Mountain → hasViewOf → Christ the Redeemer →
New7Wonders of the World → includesMonument → Christ the Redeemer →
Guanabara Bay → near → Christ the Redeemer →
Tijuca National Park → near → Christ the Redeemer →
Westminster Shorter Catechism → subject → Christ the Redeemer →