THE DRUDGE NEW
Up till today, several reforms have been completed to ensure the
quality of O Christo Redentor. Lighting has been added, and
the latest renewal of September 2002 is the addition of a
panoramic elevator and motorized staircase to ease the
difficulty for elderly persons. ( It used to be a hard rise of
220 steps to get to the top )
THE DRUDGE NEW
his consent for the building of the Corcovado
Railroad line between Cosme Velho and Paineiras, which would
be an essential part of undertaking the Redentor.
In 1922, on the markation of
Brazilian independence and a milepeal in the Statue of
Christ the Redeemer history, the work began for fullfilling the
ambisious project with the fundamental stone beeing put inplace
on the 22.april.
After a hard competition, the
project by the engineer Heitor da Silva Costa is chosen and
in September, a national fundraising campaign for the works
is organized.
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