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Christ the Redeemer (statue), the Glossary

Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor, standard) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ 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.^[1]

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1931 sculptures
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Colossal statues of Jesus
Concrete sculptures in Brazil
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Stone sculptures in Brazil
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Aeolian processes

Aeolian processes, also spelled eolian, pertain to wind activity in the study of geology and weather and specifically to the wind's ability to shape the surface of the Earth (or other planets).

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Albert Caquot

Albert Irénée Caquot (1 July 1881 – 28 November 1976) was a French engineer.

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Almada

Almada is a city and a municipality in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon.

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Archbishop

In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.

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Art Deco

Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.

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Świebodzin

Świebodzin (Świybodzin; Schwiebus) is a town in western Poland with 21,736 inhabitants (2019).

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Balneário Camboriú

Balneário Camboriú is a coastal city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.

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Barcelona

Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain.

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Barranca Province

The Barranca Province is one of the nine provinces in the Lima Region of Peru.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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BBC Online

BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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The Brazil national football team (Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed Seleção Canarinho ("Canary Squad", after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil.

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Cali

Santiago de Cali, or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by DANE in 2023.

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Cardinal (Catholic Church)

A cardinal (Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis) is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church.

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Catholic Church in Brazil

The Brazilian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Brazil, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome, and the influential National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil - CNBB), composed of over 400 primary and auxiliary bishops and archbishops.

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Cerro del Cubilete

The Cerro del Cubilete ('Dice Cup Hill') is a tall mountain-hill in Silao Municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.

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Chapel

A chapel (from cappella) is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small.

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Christ at El Picacho

The Christ at "El Picacho" is a monument which stands on the hill El Picacho in the north area of Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, at a height of 4,353 feet above sea level. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ at El Picacho are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christ Blessing

Jesus Blesses or Christ Blessing (in Manado language is Yesus Kase Berkat or Kristus Kase Berkat) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ Blessing are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christ of Havana

The Christ of Havana (Spanish: Cristo de La Habana) is a large sculpture representing Jesus of Nazareth, on a hilltop overlooking the bay in Havana, Cuba. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ of Havana are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christ of the Abyss

Christ of the Abyss (Italian: Il Cristo degli Abissi) is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus Christ by, the original cast of which is located in the Mediterranean Sea, off San Fruttuoso, between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera.

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Christ of the Ozarks

Christ of the Ozarks statue is a monumental sculpture of Jesus located near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, atop Magnetic Mountain. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ of the Ozarks are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christ of Vũng Tàu

Christ the King, of Vũng Tàu (lit) is a statue of Jesus, standing on Mount Nhỏ in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Đông Nam Bộ, Vietnam. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ of Vũng Tàu are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christ the King (Almada)

The Sanctuary of Christ the King (Santuário de Cristo Rei) is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon situated in Almada, in Portugal. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ the King (Almada) are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christ the King (Lubango)

The Christ the King statue (Portuguese: Cristo Rei) is a Catholic monument and shrine overlooking the city of Lubango in the South of Angola. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ the King (Lubango) are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christ the King (Madeira)

The Christ the King statue (Cristo Rei) also known as the Sacred Heart statue, is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Garajau, Madeira. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ the King (Madeira) are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christ the King Statue, Świebodzin

Christ the King (ˈpɔmɲik ɣrɨsˈtusa ˈkrula.|lit. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ the King Statue, Świebodzin are art Deco sculptures and memorials and colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christ the Protector

Christ the Protector is a statue of Jesus Christ constructed in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ the Protector are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christ the Redeemer of the Andes

Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Cristo Redentor de los Andes) is a monument high in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes at 3,832 metres (12,572 ft) above mean sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Christ the Redeemer of the Andes are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Christian cross

The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the crucifixion of Jesus on a large wooden cross, is a symbol of Christianity.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Cochabamba

Cochabamba (Quchapampa; Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range.

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Congregation of the Mission

The Congregation of the Mission (Congregatio Missionis), abbreviated CM and commonly called the Vincentians or Lazarists, is a Catholic society of apostolic life of pontifical right for men founded by Vincent de Paul.

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Corcovado

Corcovado which means "hunchback" in Portuguese, is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Corcovado are national heritage sites of Rio de Janeiro (state).

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Cristo de la Concordia

Cristo de la Concordia (Christ of Peace) is a statue of Jesus Christ located atop San Pedro Hill, to the east of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Cristo de la Concordia are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Cristo de las Noas

El Cristo de las Noas, located on the Cerro de las Noas hill, in the Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila, is a large sculpture by Vladimir Alvarado, portraying Jesus Christ. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Cristo de las Noas are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Cristo del Otero

The Cristo del Otero (Christ of the Knoll) is a large sculpture and symbol of the city of Palencia in Spain, located on a knoll (otero) on the outskirts of the city. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Cristo del Otero are 1931 sculptures and colossal statues of Jesus.

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Cristo del Pacífico

Cristo del Pacífico, "the Christ of the Pacific", is a statue of Jesus erected in Lima, Peru, in 2011. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Cristo del Pacífico are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Cristo Luz

Christ Light (Cristo Luz) is a monumental statue of Jesus Christ in the Brazilian municipality of Balneário Camboriú. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Cristo Luz are colossal statues of Jesus, concrete sculptures in Brazil and Outdoor sculptures in Brazil.

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Cristo Redentore

The Statue of Christ the Redeemer of Maratea (Cristo Redentore di Maratea) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Maratea, southern Italy, realized in Carrara marble on the top of the Mountain “St. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Cristo Redentore are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Cristo Rei of Dili

The Cristo Rei of Dili (Christ the King of Dili) statue (Estátua do Cristo Rei de Díli, Estátua Cristo Rei Dili) is a colossal statue of Jesus Christ situated atop a globe at Cape Fatucama in Dili, East Timor. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Cristo Rei of Dili are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Cristo Rey (Colombian statue)

Cristo Rey (English: Christ the King) is a statue 26 meters tall located in the Cerro de los Cristales (Hill of the Crystals) in the village of Los Andes, west of the city of Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Cristo Rey (Colombian statue) are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Cristo Rey (Mexican statue)

Cristo Rey is a statue on top of Cerro del Cubilete, ('Dice Cup Hill'), a mountain in Silao Municipality in Guanajuato, Mexico. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Cristo Rey (Mexican statue) are colossal statues of Jesus.

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Cross

A cross is a compound geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines segment, usually perpendicular to each other.

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Cultural icon

A cultural icon is a person or an artifact that is identified by members of a culture as representative of that culture.

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Cusco

Cusco or Cuzco (Qusqu or Qosqo) is a city in southeastern Peru near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river.

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Dili

Dili (Portuguese and Tetum: Díli) is the capital and largest city of East Timor.

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Eduardo Paes

Eduardo da Costa Paes (born 14 November 1969) is a Brazilian politician who became the mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2012, reelected for a second term from 2013 to 2016 and a third in 2021.

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Elevator

An elevator (North American English) or lift (British English) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels.

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Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul

Encantado is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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Encyclopædia Britannica

The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.

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Erosion

Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited.

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Escalator

An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure.

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Eusébio Scheid

Eusébio Oscar Scheid S.C.J. (8 December 1932 – 13 January 2021) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro from 2001 to 2009.

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Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS) is a Brazilian public federal research university based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.

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Floodlight

A floodlight is a broad-beamed, high-intensity artificial light.

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Gheorghe Leonida

Gheorghe Leonida (1892/93–1942) was a Romanian sculptor known for creating the head of Christ the Redeemer, the statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Goal celebration

In sports, a goal celebration is the practice of celebrating the scoring of a goal.

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Gozo

Gozo (Għawdex), in antiquity known as Gaulos (𐤂𐤅𐤋|; Gaúlos), is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Grupo Globo

Grupo Globo (Globo Group), formerly and still legally known as Organizações Globo (Globo Organization), is a Brazilian private entertainment and mass media conglomerate based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Guanajuato (city)

Guanajuato (Otomi) is a municipality in central Mexico and the capital of the state of the same name.

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Guglielmo Marconi

Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (25 April 187420 July 1937) was an Italian inventor, electrical engineer, and politician, known for his creation of a practical radio wave–based wireless telegraph system.

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Havana

Havana (La Habana) is the capital and largest city of Cuba.

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Heitor da Silva Costa

Heitor da Silva Costa (25 July 1873 – 21 April 1947) was a Brazilian civil engineer, designer and constructor of the Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro.

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Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi.

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Honduras

Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America.

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Ibiza

Ibiza (Eivissa,; see below) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Imo State

Imo State (Ȯha Imo) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east.

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Inter Milan

Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy.

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Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil

Dona Isabel (29 July 1846 – 14 November 1921), nicknamed "the Redemptress", was the Princess Imperial (heiress presumptive to the throne) of the Empire of Brazil and the Empire's regent on three occasions.

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Jesus

Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.

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Jesus de Greatest

Jesus de Greatest is a statue of Jesus Christ located in Abajah village in Imo State, Nigeria.

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Jornal do Brasil

Jornal do Brasil, widely known as JB, is a daily newspaper published by Editora JB in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Klin, Námestovo District

Klin is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

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Kolkata

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Lightning rod

A lightning rod or lightning conductor (British English) is a metal rod mounted on a structure and intended to protect the structure from a lightning strike.

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Lima

Lima, founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (Spanish for "City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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Limhamn

Limhamn is, in an administrative sense, the southern district of Malmö Municipality in Sweden.

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List of statues of Jesus

There are many statues of Jesus, including.

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List of tallest statues

This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least tall.

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Long ton

The long ton, also known as the imperial ton or displacement ton,Dictionary.com - "a unit for measuring the displacement of a vessel, equal to a long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg) or 35 cu.

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Lubango

Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 914,456 in 2022.

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Madeira

Madeira, officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira), is one of two autonomous regions of Portugal, the other being the Azores.

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Malacca

Malacca (Melaka), officially the Historic State of Malacca (Melaka Negeri Bersejarah), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

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Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Manado

Manado (Wenang) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi.

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Mansinam Island

Mansinam Island (Pulau Mansinam) is an Island in West Papua, Indonesia popular for religious tourism, especially for Christians due to its historical significance in the evangelisation of Papua.

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Maratea

Maratea (Marateota) is an Italian town and comune of Basilicata, in the province of Potenza.

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National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage

The National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN) is a heritage register of the federal government of Brazil.

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Nellore

Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River, in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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New 7 Wonders of the World

The New 7 Wonders of the World was a campaign started in 2001 to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments.

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O Estado de S. Paulo

O Estado de S. Paulo, also known as Estadão, is a daily newspaper published in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Our Lady of Aparecida

Our Lady of Aparecida ("Our Lady, the Appeared"), (Nossa Senhora Aparecida or Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida) is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with the Immaculate Conception.

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Oviedo

Oviedo or Uviéu (Asturian) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region.

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Palencia

Palencia is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León.

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Patung Yesus Kristus

Patung Yesus Kristus is a statue of Jesus Christ located on Mansinam Island, Manokwari Regency, West Papua, Indonesia.

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Paul Landowski

Paul Maximilien Landowski (1 June 1875 – 31 March 1961) was a French monument sculptor of Polish descent.

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Pedestal

A pedestal or plinth is a support at the bottom of a statue, vase, column, or certain altars.

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Periodic Videos

Periodic Videos (also known as The Periodic Table of Videos) is a video project and YouTube channel on chemistry.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Pirelli

Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is an Italian multinational tyre manufacturer based in the city of Milan, Italy.

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Pitangui

Pitangui is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata, officially known as San Felipe de Puerto Plata; (Port-de-Plate) is a major coastal city in the Dominican Republic, and capital of the province of Puerto Plata.

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Quarry

A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground.

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Redeemer (Christianity)

Christian theology sometimes refers to Jesus using the title Redeemer or Saviour.

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Reinforced concrete

Reinforced concrete, also called ferroconcrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength or ductility.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Rio de Janeiro (state)

Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil.

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Rio Verde, Goiás

Rio Verde is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

The Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Archidioecesis Sancti Sebastiani Fluminis Ianuarii, lit. "Archdiocese of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro") in Brazil was established as a territorial prelature on July 19, 1575.

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Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe.

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Romanians

Romanians (români,; dated exonym Vlachs) are a Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a common culture and ancestry, they speak the Romanian language and live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2021 Romanian census found that 89.3% of Romania's citizens identified themselves as ethnic Romanians.

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Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 18 September 1976), mononymously known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Rosario, Batangas

Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario (Bayan ng Rosario), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines.

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Sagrat Cor de Jesus

Sagrat Cor de Jesus (Christ, the Sacred Heart of Jesus) is a monument located north of Ibiza Town on the Spanish island of Ibiza.

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San Sebastián

San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián, is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.

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Sculpture

Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions.

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Separation of church and state

The separation of church and state is a philosophical and jurisprudential concept for defining political distance in the relationship between religious organizations and the state.

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Short ton

The short ton (abbreviation tn) is a measurement unit equal to.

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Shortwave radio

Shortwave radio is radio transmission using radio frequencies in the shortwave bands (SW).

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Slovakia

Slovakia (Slovensko), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovenská republika), is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Soapstone

Soapstone (also known as steatite or soaprock) is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock.

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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Sugarloaf Mountain are national heritage sites of Rio de Janeiro (state).

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Sunland Park, New Mexico

Sunland Park is a city in southeastern Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, on the borders of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, with Ciudad Juárez adjoining it on the south and El Paso, Texas, on the east.

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Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District (Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.), and colloquially referred to as Tegus or Teguz—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.

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Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor

The Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor (Expiatory Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located on the summit of Mount Tibidabo in Barcelona, Catalonia.

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Tenancingo, State of Mexico

Tenancingo is one of 125 municipalities in the State of Mexico, Mexico.

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Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, commonly shortened to TVM or known by its former name Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala.

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Tijuca National Park

The Tijuca National Park is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christ the Redeemer (statue) and Tijuca National Park are national heritage sites of Rio de Janeiro (state).

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Tonne

The tonne (or; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms.

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Torreón

Torreón is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila.

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Travel Channel

Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007.

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TV Globo

TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo;, "Globe TV", or simply Globo and alternatively as Global), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965.

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University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, England.

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Urbici Soler i Manonelles

Urbici Soler (Urbici Soler i Manonelles) (1890–1953) was an American sculptor and art educator.

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Walkway

In American English, walkway is a composite or umbrella term for all engineered surfaces or structures which support the use of trails.

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Yungay, Peru

Yungay, also known as Yungay Nuevo (Spanish for "New Yungay"), is a town in the Ancash Region in north central Peru, South America.

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2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_(statue)

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See also

1931 sculptures

Art Deco sculptures and memorials

Colossal statues of Jesus

Concrete sculptures in Brazil

Monuments and memorials completed in the 1930s

Monuments and memorials in Rio de Janeiro (city)