Christ The Redeemer (statue) - Wikipedia

Colossal statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil This article is about the statue in Rio de Janeiro. For other statues, see Christ the Redeemer § Sculpture. Christ the Redeemer

Cristo Redentor
The statue in 2022
Interactive map of Christ the Redeemer
Location	Corcovado mountain,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates	22°57′7″S 43°12′38″W / 22.95194°S 43.21056°W / -22.95194; -43.21056
Designer	Designed by sculptors Paul Landowski and Heitor da Silva Costa and built by engineer Heitor da Silva Costa in collaboration with Albert Caquot. Sculptor Gheorghe Leonida created the face
Material	Reinforced concrete with soapstone veneer
Width	28 metres (92 ft)
Height	30 metres (98 ft), 38 metres (125 ft) with its pedestal
Completion date	Dedicated October 12, 1931; 94 years ago (October 12, 1931)
Consecrated October 12, 2006New Seven Wonders of the World July 7, 2007
National Historic Heritage of Brazil
Designated	2001
Reference no.	1478

Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistuʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida sculpted the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) high, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal, and faces east. The arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide.[1][2] It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone.[3][4][5] Christ the Redeemer differs considerably from its original design, as the initial plan was a large Christ with a globe in one hand and a cross in the other. Although the project organizers originally accepted the design, it later changed to the statue of today, with the arms spread out wide.

The statue weighs 635 metric tons (625 long, 700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca National Park overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro. This statue is the largest Art Deco–style sculpture in the world.[6] A symbol of Christianity around the world, the statue has also become a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil and was voted one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.[7]

History

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Vincentian priest Pedro Maria Boss first suggested placing a Christian monument on Mount Corcovado in the mid-1850s to honor Princess Isabel, regent of Brazil and the daughter of Emperor Pedro II, but the project was not approved.[1] In 1889, the country became a republic, and owing to the separation of church and state, the proposed statue was dismissed.[8]

The Catholic Circle of Rio made a second proposal for a landmark statue on the mountain in 1920.[9] The group organized an event called Semana do Monumento ("Monument Week") to attract donations and collect signatures to support the building of the statue. The organization was motivated by what they perceived as "Godlessness" in the society. The donations came mostly from Brazilian Catholics.[3] The designs considered for the "Statue of the Christ" included a representation of the Christian cross, a statue of Jesus with a globe in his hands, and a pedestal symbolizing the world.[10] Eventually, the statue of Christ the Redeemer with open arms, a symbol of peace, was chosen.

Local engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and artist Carlos Oswald designed the statue.[11] French sculptor Paul Landowski created the work.[12]

In 1922, Landowski commissioned fellow Parisian Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida, who studied sculpture at the Fine Arts Conservatory in Bucharest and in Italy.[13]

A group of engineers and technicians studied Landowski's submissions, and they felt building the structure out of reinforced concrete (designed by Albert Caquot) instead of steel was more suitable for the cross-shaped statue. The concrete making up the base was supplied from Limhamn, Sweden.[14][15] The outer layers are soapstone, chosen for its enduring qualities and ease of use.[4] Construction took nine years, from 1922 to 1931, and cost the equivalent of US$250,000 (equivalent to $4,400,000 in 2024) and the monument opened on October 12, 1931.[4][5] During the opening ceremony, the statue was to be lit by a battery of floodlights turned on remotely by Italian shortwave radio inventor Guglielmo Marconi, stationed 9,200 kilometres (5,700 mi) away in Rome but because of bad weather, the lights were activated on site.[9]

In October 2006, on the 75th anniversary of the statue's completion, Cardinal Eusebio Oscar Scheid, Archbishop of Rio, consecrated a chapel, named after Brazil's patron saint—Our Lady of the Apparition—under the statue, allowing Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.[5]

Lightning struck the statue during a violent thunderstorm on February 10, 2008, causing some damage to the fingers, head and eyebrows. The Rio de Janeiro state government initiated a restoration effort to replace some of the outer soapstone layers and repair the lightning rods on the statue. Lightning damaged it again on January 17, 2014, dislodging a finger on the right hand.[16][17][18][19]

In 2010, a massive restoration of the statue began. Work included cleaning, replacing the mortar and soapstone on the exterior, restoring iron in the internal structure, and waterproofing the monument. Vandals attacked the statue during renovation, spraying paint along the arm. Mayor Eduardo Paes called the act "a crime against the nation". The culprits later apologized and presented themselves to the police.[20][21][22]

In reference to Brazilian striker Ronaldo's usual goal celebration of both arms outstretched, the Pirelli tyre company ran a 1998 commercial in which he replaced the statue while in an Inter Milan strip.[23] The commercial was controversial with the Catholic Church.[24]

Restoration

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In 1990, several organizations, including the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, media company Grupo Globo, oil company Shell do Brasil, environmental regulator IBAMA, National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, and the city government of Rio de Janeiro entered into an agreement to conduct restoration work.[25]

More work on the statue and its environs was conducted in 2003 and early 2010. In 2003, a set of escalators, walkways, and elevators were installed to facilitate access to the platform surrounding the statue. The four-month restoration in 2010[26] focused on the statue itself. The statue's internal structure was renovated and its soapstone mosaic covering was restored by removing a crust of fungi and other microorganisms and repairing small cracks. The lightning rods located in the statue's head and arms were also repaired, and new lighting fixtures were installed at the foot of the statue.[27]

The restoration involved one hundred people and used more than 60,000 pieces of stone taken from the same quarry as the original statue.[26] During the unveiling of the restored statue, it was illuminated with green-and-yellow lighting in support of the Brazil national football team playing in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[26]

Maintenance work needs to be conducted periodically because of the strong winds and erosion to which the statue is exposed, as well as lightning strikes.[28] The original pale stone is no longer available in sufficient quantity, and replacement stones are increasingly darker in hue.[29]

Similar structures

[edit] Angola

• Cristo Rei in Lubango (14 m, 46 ft)

Argentina/Chile

• Christ the Redeemer of the Andes

Bolivia

• Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba (34 m, 112 ft)

Brazil

• Cristo Luz in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina
• Christ the Protector in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul (43 m, 141 ft)
• Statue in Jataí, southern Goiás[30]
• Christ in the Mount in Pitangui, Minas Gerais[31][circular reference]
• Christ the Redeemer in Rio Verde, Goiás[32]

Colombia

• Cristo Rey in Cali (26 m, 85 ft)

Cuba

• Christ of Havana in Havana, inspired by Christ the Redeemer (20 m, 66 ft)

Dominican Republic

• Cristo Redentor, Puerto Plata[33]

East Timor

• Cristo Rei of Dili in Dili (27 m, 89 ft)

Honduras

• Christ at El Picacho in Tegucigalpa

India

• Imitation statue of Christ the Redeemer at Nellore, state of Andhra Pradesh[34]
• Imitation at St. Joseph Shrine, Vizhinjam, near Trivandrum, Kerala, India[35]
• Imitation at Ecopark, Kolkata, India[36][37]

Indonesia

• Christ Blessing in Manado, North Sulawesi (30 m, 98 ft)
• Patung Yesus Kristus[38] in Mansinam Island, West Papua, Indonesia (30 m, 98 ft)

Italy

• Cristo Redentore (Christ the Redeemer) of Maratea (21 m, 69 ft)

Philippines

• Risen Christ statue on top of Tombol Hill in Rosario, Batangas[39][40]

Lebanon

• Christ the King, past Nahr al-Kalb on the coast[41]

Malaysia

• Christ the Redeemer of Malacca, on the Portuguese Settlement Square in Melaka (20 ft, 6.1 m)[42][43]

Malta

• Tas-Salvatur in Gozo (12 m, 39 ft)[44]

Mexico

• Cristo Rey on the Cerro del Cubilete in Guanajuato, inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer (23 m, 75 ft)
• Cristo del Sagrado Corazón, Villas San Pedro, Carretera Libre Tijuana Ensenada Km 37.5, Playa de Rosarito, Baja California (75 foot, 40 ton, steel and fiberglass, colored)[45][46]
• Cristo Rey in Tenancingo, México[47] (30 m, 98 ft)
• Cristo Rey, at Iglesia de San Martín de Porres near Colonia Los Álamos, Tijuana, Baja California[48] (23 m, 75 ft 30 cm)
• Cristo de las Noas in Torreón (22 m, 72 ft)

Nigeria

• Jesus de Greatest in Imo, Africa's tallest statue of Jesus and fifth tallest statue on the continent (8.53 m, 28.0 ft)

Peru

• Cristo Blanco in Cusco[49]
• Cristo del Pacífico in Lima, erected in 2011 (37 m, 121 ft)
• Cristo Redentor in Barranca Province, Lima Region, Peru
• Statue in Yungay[50]

Poland

• Christ the King in Świebodzin (33 m, 108 ft)

Portugal

• Cristo Rei (Christ the King) in Almada (28 m, 92 ft)
• Cristo Rei, Madeira on Madeira island, completed in 1927 (15 m, 49 ft)

Romania

• Statuia Inima lui Iisus [ro] in Harghita. Built in 2011, it is 22 metres high and cost 200,000 euros, from donations.

Slovakia

• Statue of Jesus Christ, Klin (9.5 m, 31 ft)[51]

Spain

• Statue of Jesus Christ on the top of Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain
• Statue of Jesus Christ, Monte Urgull, Donostia-San Sebastian[52] (12 m, 39 ft)
• Sagrat Cor de Jesus (Sacred Heart of Jesus), Ibiza, inspired by Christ the Redeemer (23 m, 75 ft)
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Monument, in Oviedo, built in 1980[53] (30 m, 98 ft)
• Cristo del Otero in Palencia, built in 1930 (21 m, 69 ft)

United States of America

• Christ of the Ozarks near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer (20 m, 66 ft)
• Christ of the Ohio in Troy, Indiana
• Cristo Rey by Urbici Soler in Sunland Park, New Mexico[54] (8.83 m, 29.0 ft)

Vietnam

• Christ of Vũng Tàu in (32 m, 105 ft)

Others

• Christ of the Abyss in various underwater locations

Gallery

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• Access escalators
• Christ the Redeemer after restoration
• Christ the Redeemer with the Moon in the background
• Christ the Redeemer at night
• Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer as seen from Sugarloaf Mountain
• Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer as seen from Sugarloaf Mountain during sunset
• Visitors taking photos
• Depicted on a stamp

See also

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• List of statues of Jesus
• List of tallest statues

References

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1. ^ a b Murray, Lorraine. "Christ the Redeemer (last updated 13 January 2014)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
2. ^ Giumbelli, Emerson (2014). Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsia (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Terceiro Nome. 244. ISBN 978-85-7816-137-8.
3. ^ a b "Christ the Redeemer". Time. October 26, 1931. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
4. ^ a b c "Brazil: Crocovado mountain – Statue of Christ". Travel Channel. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
5. ^ a b c "Sanctuary Status for Rio landmark". BBC News. October 13, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
6. ^ Asare, Daniel (September 14, 2023). "Christ the Redeemer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
7. ^ "The New Seven Wonders of the World". Hindustan Times. July 8, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
8. ^ "Cristo Corcovado by Sergi Lla on Prezi". Prezi.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
9. ^ a b "Cristo Redentor – Histórico da Construção" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 13, 2009.
10. ^ Victor, Duilo. "Redentor, carioca até a alma" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. Retrieved July 17, 2008.[permanent dead link]
11. ^ "Arms Wide Open". bbc. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
12. ^ "(Français) Paul Landowski - L'officiel sculpteur du Christ rédempteur". Retrieved February 2, 2020.
13. ^ "Cristo Redentor: santuário carioca que virou símbolo da cidade no mundo" (in Portuguese). Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. October 20, 2014.
14. ^ "Skanska: Vi är oskyldiga till underverket". July 9, 2007.
15. ^ "Öppna Kristusarmar som har haft skiftande betydelse - Kultur - Kristi…". Archived from the original on June 24, 2014.
16. ^ "Cristo Redentor vai passar por restauração até junho ("Christ the Redeemer under restoration 'til June")". Estadão.
17. ^ Moratelli, Valmir. "Cristo Redentor, castigado por raios, passa por ampla reforma (Christ the Redeemer, punished by lightnings, go by ample refit)". Último Segundo. Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
18. ^ "Cristo Redentor renovado para 2010" (PDF). Rio de Janeiro Government. December 2010.[permanent dead link]
19. ^ "Lightning breaks finger off Rio's Christ". The Age. January 2014.
20. ^ "Vandals cover Rio's Christ statue with graffiti". Reuters. April 16, 2010.
21. ^ Tabak, Bernardo. "Estátua do Cristo Redentor é alvo de pichação". Globo.
22. ^ Infosur hoy: Christ the Redeemer to get new outfit Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
23. ^ "Pirelli e le metamorfosi della pubblicità". Corriere Della Sera. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
24. ^ Squires, Nick (June 9, 2014). "World Cup 2014: Brazil furious over Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro in Italian football colours". Telegraph. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
25. ^ "Top 100 iconic landmarks of the world (P.7) Christ the Redeemer: The cultural icon of Brazil". Worldkings - World Records Union. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
26. ^ a b c "Brazil's Christ state returns after renovation". BBC News. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
27. ^ Christ the Redeemer se la come, YouTube video, accessed January 20, 2011.
28. ^ "Reforma no cartão-postal". Veja Rio. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on January 27, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
29. ^ Bowater, Donna; Mulvey, Stephen; Misra, Tanvi (March 10, 2014). "Arms wide open". BBC Online. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
30. ^ "Statue in Jataí, southern Goiás, Brazil". pinterest.fr. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
31. ^ Photo of the Christ statue in Pitangui
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33. ^ Photo of Cristo Redentor in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
34. ^ "Statue of Christ the Redeemer on the side of Grand Trunk Road near the V.R. Institute Of Post-Graduate Studies, Nellore, state of Andhra Pradesh, India". google.fr/maps (street camera).
35. ^ "The statue of Christ at Vizhinjam near the resort of Kovalam in Kerala, India". mediastorehouse.co.uk. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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38. ^ Gatra, Sandro (August 24, 2014). "Presiden Resmikan Patung Yesus Kristus di Pulau Mansinam". regional.kompas.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
39. ^ "Tourism » Rosario, Batangas". July 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024. (dead link)
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41. ^ "Photo of the Christ the King statue in Lebanon". commons.wikimedia.org. February 29, 2008.
42. ^ Tan, Keith; Fu, Yen Huei; Lee, Sze-Ee (January 2020). "A new statue to proclaim an old culture: reactions to and intentions of the statue of 'Christ the redeemer', Melaka". Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change. 19 (1): 295–314. doi:10.1080/14766825.2020.1718159. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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44. ^ "The history of our Christ on Tas Salvatur Hill". visitgozo.com. April 17, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
45. ^ Chinn, Derrik (January 22, 2016). "Inside the Icon: Christ of the Sacred Heart". sandiegomagazine.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
46. ^ "Christ of the Sacred Heart, Carretera Libre Tijuana Ensenada Km 37.5, Fraccionamiento Villa San Pedro, 22710 Playa de Rosarito, B.C., Mexique". google.fr/maps (street camera).
47. ^ "Photo of Christ statue in Tenancingo, México". in.pinterest.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
48. ^ "Iluminan el "Cristo Rey de Los Álamos"". afntijuana.info. December 11, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
49. ^ "Cristo Blanco". theonlyperuguide.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
50. ^ "Photo : Cristo The Yungay (Yungay Christ) Statue Atop The Cemetery, Yungay, Ancash, Peru". superstock.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
51. ^ "Jesus Christ Statue in Klin". Slovakia.Travel. December 27, 2023.
52. ^ "Statue of Jesus Christ, Monte Urgull". sansebastianturismoa.eus. January 17, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
53. ^ "Mount Naranco, Oviedo, Spain". ourworldforyou.com. November 10, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
54. ^ "Mount Cristo Rey". mtcristorey.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

Further reading

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• Blanes, Ruy Llera (2014). "Review: Giumbelli, Emerson (2014), Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsia. São Paulo: Terceiro Nome". Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology (in Portuguese). 11 (2): 470–472. doi:10.1590/S1809-43412014000200016. ISSN 1809-4341.
• Giumbelli, Emerson (2008). "A modernidade do Cristo Redentor". Dados (in Portuguese). 51 (1): 75–105. doi:10.1590/S0011-52582008000100003. ISSN 0011-5258.
• Giumbelli, Emerson & Bosisio, Izabella (2010). "A Política de um Monumento: as Muitas Imagens do Cristo Redentor". Debates do NER (in Portuguese). 2 (18): 173–192. doi:10.22456/1982-8136.17638. hdl:10183/187720. ISSN 1982-8136.
• Giumbelli, Emerson (2013). "O Cristo Pichado". Ponto Urbe. Revista do Núcleo de Antropologia Urbana da USP (in Portuguese) (12). doi:10.4000/pontourbe.586. ISSN 1981-3341.
• Ranquetat-Júnior, Cesar Alberto (2012). Laicidade à brasileira: um estudo sobre a controvérsia em torno da presença de símbolos religiosos em espaços públicos (Doutorado em Antropologia Social) (in Portuguese). UFRGS. 310 pp. hdl:10183/54437.
• Ranquetat-Júnior, Cesar Alberto (2015). "Giumbelli, Emerson. Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsia. São Paulo: Terceiro Nome, 2014". Debates do NER (in Portuguese). 1 (27): 429–437. doi:10.22456/1982-8136.56490. ISSN 1982-8136.

External links

[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cristo Redentor (Rio de Janeiro).

• Official website
• Corcovado Train
• Map (in Portuguese)
• Poliakoff, Martyn. "Soapstone @ Cristo Redentor". The Periodic Table of Videos. University of Nottingham.
• Map (in Portuguese)
• Sanctuary of Christ the Redeemer at Google Cultural Institute

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Zé-Doca Diocese of Campo Limpo Diocese of Guarulhos Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite) Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo Diocese of Osasco Diocese of Santo Amaro Diocese of Santo André Diocese of Santos Diocese of São Miguel Paulista Diocese of Alagoinhas Diocese of Amargosa Diocese of Camaçari Diocese of Eunápolis Diocese of Ilhéus Diocese of Itabuna Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda Diocese of Duque de Caxias Diocese of Itaguaí Diocese of Nova Iguaçu Diocese of Valença Diocese of Itapetininga Diocese of Itapeva Diocese of Jundiaí Diocese of Registro Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia Diocese of Campo Maior Diocese of Floriano Diocese of Oeiras Diocese of Parnaíba Diocese of Picos Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato Diocese of Ituiutaba Diocese of Patos de Minas Diocese of Uberlândia Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Diocese of Colatina Diocese of São Mateus Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa Diocese of Caetité Diocese of Jequié Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora
Prelates	Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti Paulo Evaristo Arns João Batista Becker Avelar Brandão Vilela João Braz de Aviz Luciano José Cabral Duarte Hélder Câmara Jaime de Barros Câmara Geraldo Majela de Castro Raymundo Damasceno Assis Serafim Fernandes de Araújo José Freire Falcão Bruno Gamberini Dadeus Grings Cláudio Hummes Dimas Lara Barbosa Aloysio José Leal Penna Joviano de Lima Júnior Paulo Lopes de Faria Aloísio Lorscheider José Martins da Silva Antônio Maria Mucciolo Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo Aloísio Roque Oppermann José Palmeira Lessa Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte Murilo Ramos Krieger Arnaldo Ribeiro Sérgio da Rocha Altamiro Rossato Agnelo Rossi Eugênio Sales Airton José dos Santos Eusébio Scheid Alfredo Scherer Odilo Scherer Geraldo de Proença Sigaud Sebastião da Silveira Cintra José Cardoso Sobrinho Alberto Taveira Corrêa Orani João Tempesta Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta Moacyr José Vitti Vicente Joaquim Zico
Saints	St. Roque González de Santa Cruz St. Amabile Visintainer St. Frei Galvão St. José de Anchieta St. Dulce of the Poor
Religious
Devotions	Jesus Christ the Redeemer Marian Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida
Culture	Festivals Brazilian Carnival All Souls' Day Holy Week Fasting and abstinence
Media	Radio Maria
Education	Centro Universitário da FEI (FEI), São Bernardo do Campo Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology (FAJE), Minas Gerais Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (UNICAP), Recife Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo
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v t e New 7 Wonders of the World
Great Wall of China Petra Colosseum Chichen Itza Machu Picchu Taj Mahal Christ the Redeemer
Honorary status: Great Pyramid of Giza

v t e Sculpture
Types of sculpture	Architectural sculpture Assemblage Bas relief Bust Chalk carving Effigy Gas sculpture Earth art Environmental sculpture Figurine Installation art Kinetic sculpture Mobile Monumental Pedimental Rock relief Soap carving Soft sculpture Statue Stele Stone sculpture
Styles of sculpture	Baroque Classical Detonography Jain sculpture Modern sculpture Relief Renaissance
Elements in sculpture	Mass Negative space Pedestal Space Volume
Traditional materials	Wood Marble Limestone Granite Porphyry Diorite Jade Ivory Clay Terracotta Bronze Gold Silver Butter Soapstone
Modern materials	Steel Ice Jesmonite Acrylic Concrete Plastic Fiberglass Glass Aluminium Fabric Paper Found object
Notable sculptures	Venus of Hohle Fels (c. 40–42,000 BP) Lion-man (c. 35–41,000 BP) Venus of Willendorf ( c. 24–26,000 BP) Great Sphinx of Giza (c. 2558–2532 BCE) Nefertiti Bust (c. 1345 BCE) Mask of Tutankhamun (c. 1323 BCE) Abu Simbel temples (c. 1264 BCE) Discobolus (c. 450 BCE) Pediments, metopes and frieze of the Parthenon (438 BCE) Colossus of Rhodes (c. 292 BCE) Lion Capital of Ashoka (c. 250 BCE) Terracotta Army (246–210 BCE) Winged Victory of Samothrace (c. 2nd century BCE) Laocoön and His Sons (c. 200 BCE – 70 CE) Venus de Milo (130–100 BCE) Augustus of Prima Porta (c. 1st century CE) Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius (175 CE) Buddhas of Bamiyan (507–554 CE) Great Buddha of Nara (752 CE) Borobudur (c. 780–833 CE) Bayon (c. 12th or 13th century CE) Angkor Wat (1150 CE) Chartres Cathedral (c. 1194–1250 CE) Konark Sun Temple (1250 CE) Moai, Easter Island (1250–1500 CE) Pietà (1498–1499) David (1501–1504) Aztec sun stone (1502–1520) Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (1647–1652) Veiled Christ (1753) Jadeite Cabbage (19th century) Nelson's Column (1843) Lion of Belfort (1880) The Kiss (1882) Liberty Enlightening the World, Statue of Liberty (1886) The Gates of Hell (1890–1917) The Thinker (1904) Abraham Lincoln (1920) Mount Rushmore Shrine of Democracy (1927–1941) Christ the Redeemer (1927–1931) The Motherland Calls (1967) Fallen Astronaut (1971) Mother Ukraine (1981) Equestrian statue of Genghis Khan (2008) Statue of Unity (2018)
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