New Seven Wonders of the World:
Christ the Redeemer
AD 1926
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Welcome to the NEW Seven Wonders of the World Series. New7Wonders of the World was an initiative started in 2000 as a Millennium project to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. It was a popularity poll and the Foundation claimed that more than 100 million votes were cast through the Internet or by telephone. Winners were announced in 2007.
The CHRIST THE REDEEMER statue is located at the peak of the 2,300-ft Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed between 1922 and 1931. It was considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world from 1931 until 2010 when it was topped by the Christ the King statue in Poland. It is 98 ft tall, not including its 26 ft pedestal, and its arms stretch 92 ft wide.
Fellenz Woods is a 162-acre parcel of undeveloped land, protected and preserved by the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust (OWLT). PLEASE STAY ON THE TRAILS.
*** Permission to place this cache granted by Shawn Graff, Executive Director of the OWLT.