Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue re-opened after £2.7m face lift
Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue is back in plain sight after a four-month long £2.7 million renovation.
As it was unveiled, the monument was lit up in green and yellow to honour the Brazilian football team as it played in the World Cup.
The renovation to the 125-foot Christ the Redeemer, which draws nearly two million visitors a year, was funded through public and private donations. In an effort to match the colour of the soapstone, the restorers used more than 60,000 pieces of rock from the same quarry used when the statue was erected in 1931....
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As it was unveiled, the monument was lit up in green and yellow to honour the Brazilian football team as it played in the World Cup.
The renovation to the 125-foot Christ the Redeemer, which draws nearly two million visitors a year, was funded through public and private donations. In an effort to match the colour of the soapstone, the restorers used more than 60,000 pieces of rock from the same quarry used when the statue was erected in 1931....