CodexMira
DeepEarly HoloceneNeolithicBronze AgeIron Age and ClassicalMedievalEarlyModern

Christ the Redeemer

Statue and Colossus

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Reinforced concrete clad in soapstone, standing on the 700 m summit of Corcovado.

ContinentSouth AmericaConfidence: estimated
Heaviest stone635tConfidence: estimated
Height30mConfidence: estimated
MaterialSoapstone over concreteMohs 1-2 (mineral hardness scale)

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Date

1922 CE - 1931 CE

1922-1931

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Purpose

Religious monument

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Method

Reinforced concrete and soapstone tiles

New7Wonders Foundation
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Sources: New7Wonders Foundation

Modern — Christ the Redeemer in context.

Modern, 1,800 CE to todayDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelineChrist the Redeemer, 1,922 CE - 1,931 CEChrist the Redeemer1,850 CE1,900 CE1,950 CE2,000 CE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,927 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,922 CE - 1,931 CE.

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