Who carved and built the famous giant statue on Rio de Janeiro Mountain?

Chinese name: Christian church in Rio de Janeiro.

Portuguese name: Crystal Redentor

Venue: The statue of Christ in Brazil is located at the top of Bado, Corcaud (also translated as Bado Corcoba, Corcaud) in Rio de Janeiro National Forest Park.

Altitude: 7 10/0m (the statue is 38m high).

Construction time: the statue was started on 192 1 and completed on 193 1.

Designer: Paul Landovsky

The physical characteristics of Christ in Brazil

The statue of Christ in Brazil is a large art deco statue of Jesus Christ, which is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, overlooking the whole city of Rio de Janeiro and is a symbol of the city. He welcomes tourists from all over the world with open arms, which is a symbol of Brazilian people's warm acceptance and broad mind, and is also one of the most famous memorial sculptures in the world.

The statue is huge, weighing 200 tons, and the distance between the fingers of the right hand and the left hand is 23 meters. The statue of Jesus Christ, dressed in robes, with his arms raised horizontally, overlooks the beautiful panorama of Rio de Janeiro at the foot of the mountain with deep affection, which shows the spirit of fraternity and praises for independence. Jesus is like facing the rippling Atlantic Ocean, looking from a distance with open arms, like a huge cross, looking solemn and majestic. The figure of Jesus Christ is integrated with the mountains, and some clouds float from time to time between the peaks, which makes the image of Jesus looming and makes him more mysterious and holy. This huge statue of Jesus was built on the top of this mountain. It can be seen from most parts of the city day and night, and it has become the most famous symbol of Rio de Janeiro, a famous city in Brazil.

Christian history in Brazil

The idea of building a statue on Mount Bado in Corcaud began in the middle of A.D. 1850, when Pedro Maria Bos, a Catholic bishop, asked Princess Isabel of the Brazilian Empire to raise funds to build a large religious monument. Princess Isabel didn't care much about the idea. 1889 When Brazil became a republic, this idea was completely rejected by the government, because the laws at that time forced the separation of church and state.

The second proposal of "building landmarks on mountains" was put forward by the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro at 192 1. The Archbishop organized an activity called Semana do Memorial Week to attract donations, mainly from Catholics in Brazil. The design requirements of Christian statues include: a cross representing Christianity, a statue of Jesus Christ holding the earth and a pedestal symbolizing the world. Finally, I chose "Save Christ with Open Arms" as the design appearance.

This memorial statue was designed by the French monument sculptor Paul Landovsky, and the local engineer Hajto da Silva Cosca supervised the construction. A group of engineers and technicians studied Landovsky's design scheme and decided to use reinforced concrete instead of steel, so as to be more suitable for the statue in the shape of a cross. Cosca and Landovsky decided to use talc as the outer material of the statue, because it has the characteristics of high flexibility and can resist bad weather. Rio de Janeiro has also specially built the uphill railway in Baduo Mountain, Corcaud, in order to transport the huge stones needed to build the statue to the top of the mountain.

The statue of Christ in Brazil began at 192 1. After 10 years of hard construction, this statue was finally completed at the top of Baddu Mountain in Corcaud.

inauguration ceremony

19311012 held a grand inauguration ceremony on bado mountain in Corcaud, and Brazilian president Vargas cut the ribbon for the statue. This day is the anniversary of Brazil's patron saint Aparecida-Notre Dame Day (also known as patron saint day). One of the highlights of the opening ceremony was to start the lighting system. Initially, the Italian inventor Marconi should start the switch from his cruise ship in Naples through the radio he invented. However, due to the bad weather conditions that day, the signal strength was affected, and finally it had to be turned on manually by the staff on Baduo Mountain in Corcaud.

On June 65438+1October 65438+February, 2006, in the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the completion of the statue, Cardinal Osbio Oscar Scheid of Rio de Janeiro prayed for the Epiphany of the Virgin Mary under the statue, making this Christian statue a pilgrimage site. From then on, Catholics can be baptized and married in front of the statue.