新たなキリスト像の建設進む　リオ・コルコバードの像より高く

【エンカンタドＡＦＰ＝時事】ブラジル南部リオグランデドスル州エンカンタドで、巨大なキリスト像の建設が進められている。（写真はブラジル・リオグランデドスル州エンカンタドで建設中のキリスト像）
　「Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ　ｔｈｅ　Ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｏｒ（擁護者キリスト）」と名付けられた新しいキリスト像は２０１９年に着工し、今年完成する予定。先週、頭部と左右に広げた両腕が取り付けられた。
　台座を含む高さは４３メートルで、リオデジャネイロの有名な「コルコバードのキリスト像」より高くなる計画だ。両腕を広げた幅は３６メートルで、エレベーターと最上部付近の展望台の設置が予定されている。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2021/04/12-12:40）

A giant new statue of Christ being constructed in southern Brazil will rise even higher than the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro.
A head and outstretched arms were added this week to the statue, which has been under construction since 2019 in the city of Encantado, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Completion of the monument is scheduled for late this year, according to the Association of the Friends of Christ, which is coordinating the work.
It is a day for celebration, for devotion, said Gilson Conzatti, a local councillor and son of Adroaldo Conzatti, the politician who conceived the idea.
The elder Conzatti, who was the city's mayor, died in March from complications of Covid-19.
The statue, to be named Christ the Protector, will stand 43 meters (140 feet) tall, including its pedestal, making it one of the world's tallest statues of Christ with outstretched arms.
It will measure 36 meters from hand to hand, and will have an interior elevator and an observation deck near the top.
Christ the Redeemer, in comparison, measures 38 meters high, pedestal included, and spans 28 meters hand to hand. It will mark its 90th birthday this October.
Encantado, a city of 22,000, lies 145 kilometers (90 miles) northwest of the state capital Porto Alegre.
The project is intended both to inspire faith and encourage tourism to the area, its promoters say.
A father-son team of sculptors, Genesio and Markus Moura, are overseeing the work.
The project's budget of 2 million reals ($350,000) is being entirely financed through donations, according to the volunteer-based Association of the Friends of Christ.
The group is continuing to raise funds. Its website even features the raffle of a car.