CHRIST THE REDEEMER IS A STATUE OF JESUS CHRIST IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
IT IS 30 METRES TALL, AND ITS ARMS STRETCH 28 METRES WIDE.
IT WEIGHS 635 TONNES AND IS LOCATED AT THE PEAK OF THE 700-METRE
CORCOVADO MOUNTAIN IN TIJUCA FOREST NATIONAL PARK OVERLOOKING THE CITY.
IT IS MADE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AND SOAPSTONE, AND WAS
CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1926 AND 1931.
ATEEQ AHMED SIDDIQUI, HYDERABAD, INDIA.
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