It is perched on the top of the Corcovado Mountain in Tijuca National Park in Rio ... Chapel of Our Lady Aparecida, the church that sits underneath the statue. The Sanctuary of Christ the Redeemer ...

The statue of Christ Redeemer in the Tijuca Park was chosen in 2007 as one of the seven new wonders of the world and since last December has been incorporated to Brazil’s heritage. Categories ...

In a nutshell, Mr Weldon hired out the famed Christ the Redeemer statue, perched high on a hill overlooking Rio de Janeiro ... intimate ceremony in a small chapel beneath the statue.

The Christ of the Redeemer statue was inaugurated on 12 October 1931 on top of Rio's Corcovado Mountain and is considered the largest Art Deco-style sculpture in the world.

Going on a Visita Iglesia tour this Holy Week? If you happen to be in Batangas, you may want to include Montemaria Shrine, home to the world's tallest Virgin Mary statue, in your itinerary.

Rising from the coastal ridges of the barangay (village) communities of Pagkilatan and Mabacong, the Montemaria Shrine is ...