Total height (with pedestal)38 m
54,286Pencil lead widths
190Burrito lengths
901 millionthsMarathon distances
30m statue + 8m pedestal
Photo by Raphael Nogueira on Unsplash
Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro's open-armed icon atop Corcovado Mountain/Statues & Monuments
Standing atop Corcovado Mountain at 710 meters above sea level, Christ the Redeemer has been overlooking Rio de Janeiro since 1931. The statue is made of reinforced concrete clad in soapstone, chosen because of its durability and workability. Its outstretched arms span 28 meters, making it the world's largest Art Deco sculpture and a universal symbol of welcome.
Measurements
Arm span28 m
1.4 tenthsSuez Canal widths
3.4 hundredthsBurj Khalifas
50Head circumferences
Total mass635,000 kg
100,000Bowling balls
698 millionM&Ms
106 millionthsGreat Pyramids of Giza
Reinforced concrete and soapstone
Statue height (without pedestal)30 m
300 millionViruses
40Human strides
5.6 quadrillionCarbon nuclei
Head height3.75 m
2.21Human arm spans
78.1 millionthsBahrain lengths
Hand length3.2 m
1.52Surfboards
10.7 millionUV-B wavelengths
4.2 tenthsTape measure lengths
Altitude of base above sea level710 m
259Grand piano lengths
3,550Dinner forks
Atop Corcovado Mountain