Christ the Redeemer

(statue)

- The Statue of Christ the Redeemer is an extremely famous sculpture

located in the heart of Rio De janeiro, Brazil. It was created by the
great French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer
Heitor da Silva Costa.
-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. 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 Seven Wonders of the World, , recognized by UNESCO in
2007.
1. HISTORY

- The idea of building a large statue on Mount Corcovado was first

proposed in the mid-1850s
- A second proposal to build a statue on the mountain was put forward
by the Christians of Rio in 1920.
The designs considered for the "Statue of Christ" include a statue of
the Cross, a statue of Jesus with a globe in His hand, and a pedestal
symbolizing the world. In the end, the Statue of Christ the Redeemer
was chosen, with outstretched arms as a sign of peace.
*fun fact: The statue is frequently struck by lightning
Due to being built on a mountain peak more than 700 meters above sea

level, the statue of Christ the Redeemer of Brazil has been struck many

times by lightning. The two worst lightning strikes in 2008 damaged the

statue's fingers, eyebrows and head. A lightning strike in 2014 broke one

of the statue's fingers.

MACHU PICCHU
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in
the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a 2,430-meter
(7,970 ft) mountain ridge.[2][3] Often referred to as the "Lost
City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of the Inca
Empire.
Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historic Sanctuary
in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.[3] In
2007, Machu Picchu was voted one of the New Seven
Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet poll.

I. HISTORY
the royal lands were inhabited only about 80 years before
being abandoned – several times shorter than many other
Inca historical sites. Historians theorize that the
abandonment occurred due to the conquests that took place
in different parts of the Incan empire, or perhaps because
smallpox epidemics occurred around the same time. In its
heyday, the site was a safe retreat for Inca royalty. It was a
defensive fortress that could not be easily reached.
II. Distinctive features
-Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with
polished dry-stone walls. Its three primary structures are
the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the
Three Windows. Most of the outlying buildings have been
reconstructed in order to give visitors a better idea of how
they originally appeared
-As a symbol of the Inca civilization, the architecture here
bears their mark. It is bold with the classic style of the
Incas. The stone walls were built by them without the use
of mortar. They use stones of the same size that are
meticulously selected and stacked.