Cristo Redentor

(Christ the Redeemer)

Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro

Slideshow (Flickr)

Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer), one of the seven wonders of the world The crowds at the top, which really weren't that bad given what I've seen from other photos Cristo's face
Construction took place between 1922 and 1931, and the entire statue is made from reinforced concrete with an outer layer of soapstone Statue itself is 98 ft tall (which doesn't include the pedestal it sits on which adds another 26 ft) The rear of the statue
At the time, it cost $250,000 USD to build, which translates to $3.3 million today. Now the iconic symbol of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil It's very cool, but something built in the 20th century specifically to serve as a tourist attraction knocking the Pyramids of Giza off the list of the seven wonders of the world? Bullshit.
The Corcovado tram that takes you up to the top. You can also grab a minivan direct from Copacabana Beach to the top of Corcovado, which is cheaper. View from the tram on the ride up Stairs leading up to Cristo Redentor
It's probably not often you see every single camera pointed away from the statue He would be the reason why... Trying to catch the wind
He ended up aborting twice when wind conditions weren't right. Then I left, so I don't know if he actually took the plunge. Looked like he was officially packing up as I was leaving though. This is the photo you get when you sleep in and take the 1pm tram up to the top. So on a free morning I took a 9am minivan up from Copacabana, which resulted in all the decent photos on this page. View over downtown Rio de Janeiro
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas Ipanema Beach Copacabana on the left, Ipanema on the right
Sugarloaf Mountain Guanabara Bay Centro, the cone building in the middle is the Metropolitan Cathedral
Ipanema Sugarloaf Mountain The cable car up to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain
Maracana Stadium
I got the time of the match wrong on the Saturday I was going to go, so I never saw a match there. Reason to go back.
Downtown Rio de Janeiro Cemiterio Sao Joao Batista
I think those might be lightning rods on the top of the hand The torso Close-up of the left hand
Face was sculpted by a Romanian sculptor in 1893 Close-up of the soapstone Not too crowded in the morning, but that changes quick. This was maybe 9:30 or 10am on a weekday.
"Hey man, would you mind taking a photo of me?" Second take, when I managed to give the camera to someone who didn't have their head up their ass Christ the Redeemer face
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Guanabara Bay Centro Sugarloaf Mountain
Corcovado observation deck Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean The banks of lights that light up the statue at night
Small cluster of islands off Ipanema Beach There's a very small chapel in the pedestal Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
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