One of the seven #wonders of the modern world, symbol of a city where the beginning of the year is very felt and celebrated.

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‣ Christ the Redeemer, thanks also to its location, has become a real icon. It stands at the peak of Corcovado mountain in the #heart of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. From its 2.300 ft of elevation, 98 ft high and placed on an 26 ft pedestal it’s possible to admire this imposing work of Art Deco from every point of the city and of the great bay

‣ That’s incredible but true, the #Italians are also present here: at the foot of the statue there is a plaque dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi, which was affixed in honor of the centenary from his birth, to commemorate the lighting of the lamps that turned on thanks to the scientist through a radio impulse started from Rome and that, from that day of 1931, still illuminate the Christ

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⇒ Date: 1931

⇒ Material: Soapstone

⇒ Dimensions: Width 28 metres (92 ft), Height 30 metres (98 ft), 38 metres (125 ft) with its pedestal

⇒ Site: Corcovado mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil