Christ

The Christ the King statue also known as the Sacred Heart statue, is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Garajau, .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Statue in Garajau, Madeira
  • Also known as: “Christ the King”, “Cristo Rei”, “Cristo Rei da Madeira”, and “Sacred Heart statue”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves and Reis Magos.

Church
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Beach
Photo: Artur Malinowski, CC BY 2.0.
is a beach, which is situated 2½ km east of Christ.

Fort
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km west of Christ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Gonçalo and Santa Maria Maior.

Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a freguesia parish in the municipality of , 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. is situated 3½ km west of Christ.

Suburb
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a civil parish in the eastern part of the municipality of on the island of . The population in 2011 was 13,352, in an area of 4.86 km2. is situated 4 km northwest of Christ.

Village
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is a parish in the municipality of , on the southeastern part of Madeira Island. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 3 km north of , 7 km northeast of and 6 km west of Santa Cruz. is situated 4½ km north of Christ.

Christ

Latitude
32.63856° or 32° 38′ 19″ north
Longitude
-16.85068° or 16° 51′ 2″ west
Inception
October 30th, 1927
Height
3 metres (9.8 feet)
Open location code
8C45J4QX+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 286734237
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q823766
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Spanish—“Christ” goes by many names.

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