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Lightning strikes Christ the Redeemer in Brazil
The 130-foot tall Christ the Redeemer statue was struck by lightning in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during a Sunday thunderstorm. As you can see above, the strike made for a pretty amazing photograph. Thankfully, the monument suffered only minimal damage as a result of the jolt.
Back in July, Christ the Redeemer was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, and it inspires millions of visits from tourists and religious pilgrims per year.
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Brazil, News
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John Feb 12th 2008 8:58PM
Shouldn't this happen very, very frequently? It's the highest structure on a mountain top! It also has an internal iron or steel skeleton. The Empire State Building in New York gets hit hundreds of times a year.
Color Oct 9th 2008 4:28PM
the picture is like the coolest thing these eyes have ever seen!!!!!!! I can't believe this doesn't happenmore often either John! 8675309999