Brazilian Catholics had sought such a monument since 1850.
Christ the Redeemer was chosen as a world heritage site on July 7, 2007.
In Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil there is what is thought to be the worlds fifth biggest statue in the world. The statue is called Christ The Redeemer and is approximately 98 feet tall.
Yes, Brazil has the largest statue of Christ in the world called Christ the Redeemer. It is located in Rio de Janeiro and stands at 98 feet tall.
Well, Brazil contains many different agricultural exports such as cofee, coacoa, and citrus. Brazil also has a famous statue called the Christ Redeemer, Which was nominated to be a world wonder. Hope I helped.
Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .
Taj Mahal, Petra, Machu Picchu, The colloseum, Christ the Redeemer Statue, Chichen Itza, and the Great Wall of China
Christ the Redeemer, Iguazu Falls, Amazon River, Fernando de Noronha and Fernando de Noronha are the most popular attractions in Brazil. Although, Chris the Redeemer is one of the most visited wonder around the world.
In short, it is because leading corporate sponsors, including Banco Bradesco and Rede Globo, lobbied to have the statue voted into the new top seven.Christ the Redeemer was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World on July 7th, 2007 by The New Open World Corporation.It is considered the second largest Art Deco statue in the world and is located at the peak of the Corcovado mountain. It is am impressive statue and symbol of Christianity. Of course a list of seven wonders of the world is highly subjective but this statue is impressive and in my opinion worthy of its status as a wonder.
I think the older wonder of the world is the statue of Zeus in Olympia.
The statue was designed by a Brazilian by the name of Heitor da Silva Costa. As well as sculpt the 38 meter high statue he also oversaw the construction from 1926 to 1931 as he was also an engineer. The span of the statue from finger tip to finger tip is an incredible 28 metres. At the bottom of the Jesus statue there is also a small chapel which can accommodate around 150 worshippers.
Because the New7Wonders of the World were selected by popular vote and Brazilian corporations spent fortunes to get Brazilians to vote for it (including Brazilian telecoms waiving all texting fees for voting).
All i know is that the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio De Janeiro is the 2nd largest Art Deco statue. I have no idea what the 1st is.ANSWER 2:Completed in 1626, the Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City covers 5.7 acres.