Cristo Redentore

Christ the Redeemer of Maratea
Basic information
Location Maratea, Italy
Geographic coordinates 39°59′22″N 15°43′19″E / 39.98944°N 15.72194°E / 39.98944; 15.72194Coordinates: 39°59′22″N 15°43′19″E / 39.98944°N 15.72194°E / 39.98944; 15.72194
Architectural description
Architect(s) Bruno Innocenti
Architectural type Statue
Groundbreaking 1963
Completed 1965
Specifications
Height (max) 21.23 metres (69.7 ft)
Materials Steel, concrete and Carrara marble

Christ the Redeemer of Maratea (Italian: Cristo Redentore di Maratea) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Maratea, southern Italy, realized in Carrara marble in 1965 by Bruno Innocenti, a sculptor from Florence.

The statue

This is the third tallest statue of Jesus in Europe, after Christ the King in Świebodzin, Poland and Cristo-Rei (Christ the King) in Lisbon, and the fifth in the world after Cristo de la Concordia and Christ the Redeemer, both in South America. It is 21 metres high,[1] the head is 3 metres in height and the arm-span is 19 metres from finger tip to finger tip.

History

On 9 September 1963 the Piedmontese entrepreneur Stefano Rivetti announced that a giant statue would be raised, with his own money, on the top of Monte San Biagio, as a tribute for Maratea’s population.

The construction of the statue began in late 1963, and was finished in 1965.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Where To Go When: Italy. DK Publishing. 2012. p. 179. ISBN 9780756686727.
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