Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

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Photo taken from beneath the statue. created by Polish-French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. The face was created by the Romanian artist Gheorghe Leonida. From Wikipedia - The statue is 30 metres (98 ft) tall, not including its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide. By comparison, it is approximately two-thirds the height of the Statue of Liberty’s height from base to torch.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Mount Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro
Photo credit: © ErnestoGravelpond / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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