View from Corcovado by junge1
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Description
Corcovado (Hunchback) is a mountain within the Parque Nacional da Tijuca, located within the city limits of Rio de Janeiro, that raises straight up from the City of Rio de Janeiro to a height of 709m (~2,200-ft). On top of Corcovado is the 30m high Statue of Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor). The statue weighs over 1,000 tonnes.
The statue was originally conceived as a national monument to celebrate Brazil's 100 years of independence from Portugal. But in 1922, the 100th anniversary, money was not available, but in 1931 the statue was completed by French sculptor Paul Landowski, thanks to some financial assistance from the Vatican.
This view is toward the southeast and shows Botafogo, a part of Rio de Janeiro, directly below Corcovado. To the left is Enseada de Botafogo. In the center are the 216m high Morro da Urca and the 394m high Pao de Acucar, the famous Sugarloaf Mountain. Both are accessible via cable car. People have to change cable cars at Morro da Urca to reach the top of Sugarloaf. At the right center are two high rises visible. These high rises are located along the Praia de Copacabana, the famous Copacabana Beach.
This picture was taken on 17 June 2011.
Comments (36)
DennisReed
Awesome shot Sig!
Richardphotos
awesome view and one of the best shots I have seen
bebert
impressionnant !!
dochtersions
How very interesting this view is, as is the information. A fantastic POV and view on this!
littlemonkeyhead2
Great pictures Sig!!!!
KarmaSong
A fabulous view of Rio and glad to see that we must have been standing at about the same place to take this photo as I was, fifteen years ago, also drinking in the beauty of the bay from the feet of the Cristo Redentor. Superb capture, Sig!