Introduction

This modern wonder towers of the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.  Depicting Jesus Christ with his arms outstretched, it is truly a wondrous sight to behold.  It stands roughly 130 feet tall, weighing about 700 tons, located at the top of a mountain in Tijuca Forest National Park.

Features

In 2006, an archbishop consecrated a chapel underneath the statue, allowing baptisms and weddings to be held there.  It was decided in 2007 by the New Open World Corporation that Christ the Redeemer would become one of the 7 wonders of the new world, which was aided by companies in Brazil.