Christ the Redeemer

Few natural phenomena, when captured on lens, can leave one breathless and astonished. With the easy availability of advanced cameras and constant access to ...

In 2014, the statue's thumb was damaged by a bolt of lightning. A bolt of lightning recently hit Brazil's famous Christ the Redeemer. Since the image has been posted, it went viral with 19.8 million views. The breathtaking image has been captured on camera by Fernando Braga. With the easy availability of advanced cameras and constant access to social media platforms, people get a chance to view and enjoy one-of-a-kind occurrences that may take place in any corner of the world. The incident is reported to have happened on February 10.

A Spanish photographer was able to capture the exact moment when lightning hit Christ The Redeemer statue.

Since it was posted eight hours ago, the post has garnered more than 2.3 lakh likes on Instagram and even more views. The photographer also shared a video of the images on his Instagram account in addition to the images. According to the caption, the photographer used a Nikon D800.

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Netizens were left completely awestruck after a thunderbolt struck Christ The Redeemer statue. The 100 feet long statue is located in Brazil's Rio de ...

The stunning statue was completed in 1931 and became emblematic of both the city of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. In the comments section of the post, the netizens were left in complete awe of the beautiful visuals captured by the Instagram user. The 100-feet long beautiful statue of Jesus Christ was created by French Sculptor Paul Landowski and is also part of the decorated list of “Seven Wonders of the world”.

Hollywood star Will Smith has reacted to the viral pics of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil, which was struck by a lightning.

In 2014, a bolt of lightning damaged the thumb of the statue. The image of the lightning was posted on Twitter by a user @Rainmaker1973. Some natural activities leave you amazed and one such event happened in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, when a lightning bolt hit the Christ the Redeemer statue.

The famous Christ The Redeemer statue was hit by lightning and the image has gone viral on social media. Several users are of the view that this is a sign ...

That is why it is called Christ the Redeemer of Corcovado,” the site says. Earthquake (Turkey) right near the Euphrates where the fallen angels are prophesized to come out. (Or are they fallen angels coming?) Christ the redeemer statue struck by lightening,” said another user. So I ask you, is this a sign of a coming judgment?— Wendell (@wendelltalks) Some are saying this is a sign. BRAZIL’s famous Christ The Redeemer statue was hit by lightening on Friday night, the image of which has now gone viral on social media.

Photographer Fernando Braga's photographs of lightning hitting the crown of Christ the Redeemer statue are going viral.

Similarly in 2014, the statue’s crown was damaged severely and had to be restored. However, the metal frames around it and its tall height make it Braga who often shoots the Christ The Redeemer statue in various settings said that they took more than 500 long exposure shots before getting the perfect picture.