Christ the Redeemer was built using reinforced concrete and has an outer shell of 6 million soapstone tiles

[{"selector":"#anim-879c6367-65b3-4db5-99ed-7fd30ee609ce [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0, -26.46103835466822%, 0)","translate3d(0, 0%, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

The original design of the statue was different from what we see today.

[{"selector":"#anim-b95de15a-dde3-471b-bfba-50e61c824d92 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(37.16780424058542%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Christ the Redeemer was not actually built in Brazil. It was first made in France by French sculptor Paul Landowski who created the statue in clay pieces.

[{"selector":"#anim-8c9eba13-dc85-43c1-a3d9-cc09772e1b59 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(17.122835063145054%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Clay pieces were then shipped to Brazil to be remade with reinforced concrete by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and French engineer Albert Caquot.

[{"selector":"#anim-3c3ed023-9a42-4b82-8fe6-cc4560559727 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Construction of the statue took 9 years. Beginning in 1922, it was finally finished in 1931.

[{"selector":"#anim-a2cdaec0-89be-495d-895a-4c0d51819900 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.299866907804912%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}]

The total cost to Built Christ The Redeemer was $250,000 US.

[{"selector":"#anim-61970cc7-4533-4e14-b063-44e39c3d3fb7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-36.175537025488694%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Christ the Redeemer reaches a height of 30 metres and boasts an arm span of 28 metres.

[{"selector":"#anim-7f7d670e-1422-4483-917a-f8a11e111d03 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0, 21.201016448193087%, 0)","translate3d(0, 0%, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

It’s one of the largest statues of Jesus and the tallest art deco statue in the world.

[{"selector":"#anim-6f4816ec-a475-4e39-8671-601bd919d013 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

The light-coloured stone used to build the statue was taken from a quarry near the city of Ouro Preto.

[{"selector":"#anim-3bbbf074-f8dd-4600-996c-c1596288a3c9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.20738622646276%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]