Welcome! I am your tour guide while we travel the world and see the many architectural wonders.

These structures are hand-built, many of which took hundreds of years to complete. The world’s seven wonders include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, Chitzen Itza, Machu Picchu, the Colosseum, Petra, and Christ the Redeemer.

Today, we are visiting Christ the Redeemer in Brazil. The statue, standing at 125 feet tall, was begun to be built 103 years ago and completed in 1931. It took roughly nine years to build and was built as a monument to express the Catholic faith. It symbolizes Jesus watching over the city.

The statue stands on Mount Corcovado, a rocky edge overlooking Brazil, and is the most crowded landmark in Brazil.Though constructed in Brazil, the hands and head of the statue were built in France. Funded by donations from local Brazilians.

Fun fact about the statue: there are multiple hidden passageways inside it.

The statue gets struck by lightning an average of 3-5 times per year.

The meaning of the open arms represents welcoming and peace in the city.

Unlike most world wonders, people can get baptized, married, and go to mass at Christ the Redeemer.

The name “Christ the Redeemer” comes from the metaphor “buying back.” This represents Jesus giving redemption to sinners and giving freedom from captivity.

There is a chapel at the base of the statue dedicated to Our Lady of Aparecida.

The statue is only the fifteenth largest Jesus statue in the world; recently, they’ve added an elevator from the bottom to the foot of the statue.

Now that you know more about one of the most popular wonders of the world, here is a stamp for your passport as a keepsake! See you at our next destination!