Christ
The Christ the King statue also known as the Sacred Heart statue, is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Garajau, Madeira.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Artwork type: statue
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Statue in Madeira
- Also known as: “Christ the King”, “Cristo Rei”, and “Cristo Rei da Madeira”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves and Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro.
Capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves
Church
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves is a church.
Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro
Garden
Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro is a garden, which is situated 3 km northwest of Christ.
Forte dos Louros
Fort
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte dos Louros is situated 3½ km west of Christ.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Gonçalo and Santa Maria Maior.
São Gonçalo
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
São Gonçalo is a freguesia parish in the municipality of Funchal, located near the south coast of the island of Madeira, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,587, in an area of 7.06 km². São Gonçalo is situated 3½ km west of Christ.
Santa Maria Maior
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Maria Maior is a civil parish in the eastern part of the municipality of Funchal on the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 13,352, in an area of 4.86 km2. Santa Maria Maior is situated 4 km northwest of Christ.
Camacha
Town
Camacha is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz, on the southeastern part of Madeira Island. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 3 km north of Caniço, 7 km northeast of Funchal and 6 km west of Santa Cruz. Camacha is situated 4½ km north of Christ.
Christ
- Categories: colossal statue of Jesus, tourism, work of art, historic site, and monument
- Location: Caniço, Santa Cruz Municipality, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
32.63856° or 32° 38′ 19″ northLongitude
-16.85068° or 16° 51′ 2″ westInception
October 30th, 1927Height
3 metres (9.8 feet)Open location code
8C45J4QX+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 286734237OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q823766
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Russian—“Christ” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Kristova socha v Garajau”
- Czech: “Socha Krista v Garajau”
- Dutch: “Cristo Rei (Madeira)”
- Dutch: “Cristo Rei”
- Esperanto: “Kristo la Reĝo de Madejro”
- Esperanto: “Kristo la Reĝo”
- Esperanto: “Statuo de Kristo la Reĝo de Garajau”
- French: “statue du Christ-Roi de Garajau”
- French: “Statue du Christ-Roi de Garajau”
- German: “Cristo Rei”
- Hungarian: “Krisztus király szobor”
- Hungarian: “Krisztus király-szobor”
- Portuguese: “Cristo Rei da Madeira”
- Portuguese: “Cristo Rei da Ponta do Garajau”
- Portuguese: “Cristo Rei do Garajau”
- Russian: “Статуя Христа”
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