Cristo Redentore
| Christ the Redeemer of Maratea | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Maratea, Italy |
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| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Bruno Innocenti |
| Architectural type | Statue |
| Groundbreaking | 1963 |
| Completed | 1965 |
| Specifications | |
| Height (max) | 21.23 metres (69.7 ft) |
| Materials | Steel, concrete and Carrara marble |
Christ the Redeemer of Maratea (Italian: Cristo Redentore di Maratea ) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Maratea, southern Italy, realized in Carrara's marble in 1965 by Bruno Innocenti, a sculptor from Florence.
The statue
This is one of the biggest statues of Jesus in Europe, third after Christ the King in Świebodzin, Poland and Cristo-Rei (Christ the King) in Lisbon, and the fifth in the world after Cristo de la Concordia and Christ the Redeemer, both in South America. It is 21.23 m high, the head is 3 m long and the arm-span is 19 m.
History
On 9 September 1963 the Piedmontese entrepreneur Stefano Rivetti announced that a giant statue would be raised, with his own money, on the top of Monte San Biagio, as a tribute for Maratea’s population.
The construction of the statue began in late 1963, and was finished in 1965.
Similar statues
- Christ The Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.
- Christ the King in Świebodzin, Poland
- Christ of Vung Tau in Vietnam (32 m)
- Cristo-Rei in Portugal: a 28 meter high replica of Christ the Redeemer
- Cristo Rey del Cubilete in Guanajuato, Mexico: a 23 meter high statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer
- Christ of the Mercy in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua (27 m)
- Christ of the Ozarks in Arkansas, USA: a 20 meter high statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer
- Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Argentina/Chile)
- Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Cristo Blanco in Cuzco, Peru
- Cristo de las Noas in Torreón, Mexico
- Christ the Redeemer, by Michelangelo
- Christ of the Abyss in various underwater locations
- Jesus de Greatest in Imo, Nigeria: a 8.53 metres (28.0 ft) high Africa's tallest statue of Jesus and fifth tallest statue in Africa.
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