Showing posts with label Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. Show all posts

Friday, October 14, 2016

Largest Botanical Garden in the world

Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden - The most acclaimed statue of Jesus is additionally viewed as the biggest Art Deco statue on the planet. It is the fifth biggest statue of Jesus on the planet with a tallness of 30 meters (98 ft) – excluding its 8 meters (26 ft) platform. The statue's arms extend 28 meters (92 ft) wide. It is situated at the pinnacle of the 700-meter (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain. The statue has turned into a symbol for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil's most well known landmark. It was built somewhere around 1926 and 1931.