How They Built the World's Largest Art Deco Statue on a Cliff

How They Built the World's Largest Art Deco Statue on a Cliff It is the most famous religious statue in the world, standing 2,300 feet above Rio de Janeiro. But how did they build a 700-ton concrete giant on top of a sheer cliff in the 1920s? Witness the incredible engineering behind Christ the Redeemer. Discover how workers carried materials up the mountain by rail, the secret "Soapstone Mosaic" technique where millions of tiles were glued by hand, and the internal reinforced concrete skeleton designed to withstand hurricane winds. #christtheredeemer #jesusstatue #howitsmade #construction #history #brazil #engineering #christmas #rio #megastructure #jesus Keywords: building christ the redeemer, statue of jesus rio construction, how christ the redeemer was built, soapstone tiles mosaic, reinforced concrete statue, heitor da silva costa, paul landowski sculptor, corcovado mountain railway, mega structures documentary, history of rio de janeiro, jesus christ statue lightning, art deco architecture, viral history video, 7 wonders of the world, brazil landmark, engineering marvels