Christ the Redeemer is located at the summit of the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro,it is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable monuments in the world.The statue of Christ the Redeemer was completed in the year1931 and stands 98 feet (about 30 metres) tall, its horizontally outstretched arms span 92 feet (28 metres). It is a symbol of Christianity across the world and this statue has also become a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, it is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Here are a few interesting facts about Christ the Redeemer:

• It’s one of the largest statues of Jesus in the world and the tallest art deco statue on the planet. Christ the Redeemer statue reaches a height of 30 metres and boasts an arm span of about 28 metres. 
• The light-coloured stone that was used to build the statue was taken from a quarry near Ouro Preto. But, this stone is in short supply and has become very difficult to find and restoration works are having to be done using different types and colours of tiles. Due to this, stone in a darker shade is slowly replacing the original lighter-coloured stone.

• The statue has an impressive title. In 2007 it was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World along with top sights such as the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu and Taj Mahal.

•  Escalators and other panoramic elevators were only added beginning in 2002; previously, in order to reach the statue, tourists climbed more than 200 steps.
•  Christ the Redeemer is visited by about 2 million people every year. The number of visitors to the statue in a single day was a 14,000 during Easter of 2011.
• The statue took 9 years to complete. The construction began in 1922 and was finally finished in 1931 at a cost of $250,000 US.
• Since the statue is located at the summit of the mountain, it’s very much prone to lightning strikes and gets hit around three to six times a year. In 2014, lightning struck and it is said that one of the statue's thumbs was broken.
• Christ the Redeemer statue was built using reinforced concrete and also has an outer shell of a whopping 6 million soapstone tiles. It’s also believed that the workers who made these tiles occasionally wrote notes on the back, meaning this iconic landmark is full of hidden message!
• To mark the statue’s 75th anniversary in 2006,  a chapel present at its base was consecrated to Our Lady of Aparecida, the patron saint of Brazil.
• This statue is capable of withstanding strong and heavy winds.
• For tourists and visitors who do not prefer mountain trekking, they can opt for the railroad known as Corcovado Rack Railway to visit the statue.
• Christ the Redeemer had its first visitors on Oct 12, 1931. It was the official date of its inauguration under the administration of the then Provisional Government of Brazil.
• Because of the reinforced concrete and soapstone, Christ the Redeemer has the capacity to endure intense electricity and lightning shocks.
• The entrance fee to visit the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Jeneiro costs around $25 per person.
• One can see the peak of the Corcovado mountain from various parts of Rio de Jeneiro.
• It is said that the approximate weight of the statue is about 700 tonnes.
• Soapstone which is the material used to construct the statue is easy to carve. This enabled the sculptors to create several fine details of the clothing on the statue.