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The Modern Cult of Replicas

  Christ the Redeemer An  Art Deco  statue of  Jesus Christ  in  Rio de Janeiro ,  Brazil , created by French sculptor  Paul Landowski  and built by Brazilian engineer  Heitor da Silva Costa , in collaboration with French engineer  Albert Caquot .  Romanian  sculptor  Gheorghe Leonida  fashioned the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) high, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft)  pedestal . The arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide.   Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Constructed from 1887 to 1889. The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base ...