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Lord, it's a long way down! Construction workers begin repair work on Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer statue after it was damaged in recent lightning storms
- Right thumb of the Christ the Redeemer statue was chipped during a violent storm last week
- The 100-ft statue's right middle finger and a spot on its head were also damaged in another storm last month
- Officials believe it will take at least four months to repair the damage but the landmark will remain open to tourists
- There are plans to place more lightning rods on the statue to try to prevent future damage
PUBLISHED: 00:22 GMT, 22 January 2014 | UPDATED: 00:48 GMT, 22 January 2014
Repair work today begun on Rio de
Janeiro's famed Christ statue after two fingers and its head were
chipped during recent lightning storms.
Officials believe it will take at least four months to repair the damage after workers carried out the first up-close examination of the 125-foot (38-meter) Christ the Redeemer statue following the lightning storms.
The right thumb of the statue was chipped during a violent storm last week, and its right middle finger and a spot on its head were damaged last month.
+12High-rise work: A construction worker walks on an arm of Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro to inspect damage after recent storms
+12Arm with a view: A construction worker can be seen on the arm of the famous statue which is 100ft tall
But the 100-ft tall statue,
which is perched atop a mountain and offering spectacular views of Rio,
will remain open to tourists.
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Officials say they'll place more lightning rods on the statue to try to prevent future damage.
The Christ was inaugurated in 1931 and underwent a $4 million renovation in 2010.
+12A worker looks outside from inside the head of the Christ Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro
+12Peek-a-boo: A repair worker examines the head of Christ Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro
+12Landmark: The Christ Redeemer statue stand more than 2,000 ft above Rio on the tip of Corcovado Hill
+12The statue was struck by lightning when a powerful electric storm swept through the city emitting more than 40,000 lightning strikes throughout the state of Rio de Janeiro
The iconic statue is the
largest stone-work of Jesus ever built and stands more than 2,000 feet
above Rio on top of the Corcovado Hill.
Named one of the seven new wonders of the world in 2007, the statue is made of 700 tonnes of reinforced concrete.
This is not the first time the famous landmark has been hit by lightning. It was also hit by lightning in February 2008 and had to undergo a serious restoration because the bolt damaged its head and chipped the right thumb.
+12Damaged: View of the damaged hand of the sculpture in Rio de Janeiro
+12Construction workers have to first scale the statue's platform before they can get inside to climb to the top
+12A group of tourists visit the famous sculpture after officials announced it will remain opened to the public while the repair work is carried out
+12Divine: Lightning flashes over the statue of Christ the Redeemer on top of the Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 16, 2014
+12View of lightning striking Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 16 January 2014. The city suffered a strong storm that left neighborhoods without power and flooded streets
+12Awesome: Lightning flashes over the Christ the Redeemer statue on top of Corcovado Hill in Rio de Janeiro on January 14, 2014
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2543588/Construction-workers-dangle-100-ft-ground-begin-repair-work-Rio-Janeiros-famous-Christ-statue-damaged-recent-lightning-storms.html#ixzz2r66muH1E
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