Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church, the Christ the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca National Park, a sprawling 3,953-hectare expanse of restored Atlantic Forest recognized as one of the ...

this statue of Jesus Christ stands with arms outstretched to the city from above Corcovado Mountain's staggering 2,310-foot elevation. Started in 1922 and completed in 1931, the monument – made ...

A family with longtime ties to the Canandaigua area has been working hard to raise awareness about a statue that holds a ...

On Thursday night, as the "I Can See You" singer, 33, continued the Latin American leg of her Eras Tour in Rio de Janeiro, she was greeted by the city's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue — but ...

Repairs have begun on Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue after lightning damaged the 38 meters statue's head, right finger and thumb. The iconic statue of Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro was ...

Construction has begun on a 180-foot statue of the Virgin Mary in Konotopie ... been coming for years," the release said. The Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands almost 100 ...

Rio's iconic "Christ the Redeemer" statue was reportedly lit up in his honor. Read more: 'My real dream is just to play tennis,' Joao Fonseca says after winning his first ATP title in Buenos Aires ...

A Swedish art project aims to create an underwater city of the world’s most famous buildings to highlight the threat from ...

Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue switched off its lights to mark Earth Hour. New York's Empire State Building also switched off its lights and joined the global campaign on Saturday ...