Cristo-Rei

Cristo-Rei (english translation: Christ the King) is a Catholic monument overlooking Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and inaugurated on May 17, 1959. In that time Portugal was being ruled by the President of the Council António de Oliveira Salazar, and it was by his command that the Cristo-Rei was...
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