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Everything about Christ the Redeemer (statue)

Colossal statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Christ the Redeemer 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 and Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida who 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. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone. 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. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Concerning the psychological type of the redeemer: Nietzsche on the methods of philosophyInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: A Distant GriefThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Canada the redeemer and denials of racismCited 29 times
  5. Go sideways: Heitor da Silva CostaA closely related topic
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📖 Definitions

Noun One who redeems; one who provides redemption.

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