里約熱內(nèi)盧耶穌像

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The Statue of Christ the Redeemer, standing 30 metres (98ft) tall and overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro, is one of the tallest statues in the world.
     The statue represents Jesus standing with outstretched arms and is one of the most famous symbols of this lively city. Developed by the engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and originally conceived in 1921, construction started in mid-1926 and was completed in 1931.
     The statue sits on top of Corcovado Mountain (Hunchback Mountain) located in Tijuca National Park, a popular area for picnics and walking. From the statue there are superb views of Sugar Loaf Mountain, downtown Rio de Janeiro and Rio‘s beaches.
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     巴西里約熱內(nèi)盧附近的科爾科瓦杜山頂,一尊30米高的基督耶穌大型石雕像聳立在那里,這是世界上的耶穌雕像。
     1921年,巴西人民慶祝獨立100周年時,人們提議在科爾科瓦杜山頂修建一座巨型的耶穌基督雕像,讓救世主伸開他寬大的雙臂來擁抱這座城市。1921年雕像開工,經(jīng)過10年的艱苦施工,1931年雕像終在科爾科瓦杜山頂落成。這尊雕像體積龐大,有200噸重,左右手的指間距達(dá)到了23米。
     雕像中的耶穌基督身著長袍,雙臂平舉,深情地俯瞰山下里約熱內(nèi)盧市的美麗全景,預(yù)示著博愛的精神和對獨立的贊許。耶穌像面向著碧波蕩漾的大西洋,張開著的雙臂從遠(yuǎn)處望去,就像一個巨大的十字架,顯得莊重、威嚴(yán)。
     耶穌基督的身影與群山融為一體,一些云團不時飄浮在山峰之間,使耶穌像若隱若現(xiàn),使他顯得更加神秘圣潔。巨大的耶穌塑像建在這座高山的頂端,無論白天還是夜晚,從市內(nèi)的大部分地區(qū)都能看到,成為巴西名城里約熱內(nèi)盧最的標(biāo)志。