Gheorghe Leonida
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Gheorghe Leonida was a Romanian sculptor known for creating the head of Christ the Redeemer, the statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gheorghe Leonida
A close-up view of the face of Christ the Redeemer.
Christ the Redeemer (statue)
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Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration w
Gheorghe Leonida
…Gheorghe Leonida (1892/93–1942) was a Romanian sculptor known for creating the head of Christ the Redeemer, the statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gheorghe Leonida was born in Galați, in 1892 (1893 according to other sources). Coming from an…
The statue in 2022
A view of Corcovado before the construction, between 1880 and 1900
The peak of Corcovado with the statue under construction, c. 1930−1931
Christ the Redeemer in 1931