The giant statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, one of the seven wonders of the world, was caught being struck by lightning.
According to the British Daily Mail on the 13th (local time), photographer Fernando Braga posted a photo on Instagram on the 10th of a giant statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in which lightning strikes the head. The post recorded more than 160,000 ‘likes’ as of 9 am on the 16th.
According to reports, this is not the first time lightning has struck the statue of Jesus. Lightning struck the statue of Jesus in 2008 and 2014. In 2014, a lightning strike damaged the thumb of Jesus Christ. There was no known damage to the statue from the lightning strike.
“I caught the divine lightning on Friday night,” Braga said. He also said, “I took over 500 pictures for this photo shoot.”
Netizens who saw the photo praised Braga by leaving comments such as “Really nice photo” “It looks like Thor and Jesus statue are fighting” “It is a scene of reverence”.
Rio de Janeiro’s representative landmark, the Christ the Redeemer, was built on the 710m high Corcovado Hill in 1931 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of independence from Portugal. It was built at a height of 38m, has a width of 28m, and weighs 11,145 tons. It is the largest art deco statue in the world and is also a landmark representing Brazil.
Meanwhile, the New 7 Wonders of the World include the Great Wall of China, the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, the Mayan ruins in Mexico, the Colosseum in Rome, and the Taj Mahal in India, which were selected in July 2007 through a vote of netizens around the world.
Source: Donga
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