Can you get on top of the Jesus statue?

The Christ statue is a sanctuary (the first open-air sanctuary in the world) administered by the Catholic Church. Therefore, you need special authorization from the Guardian of the Sanctuary and the Bishop to climb (which is not very easy to achieve unless you have a contact inside the Church).



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