The emperor Leo III issued a decree in 726 against images, and ordered the destruction of a statue of Christ over one of the doors of the Chalke, an act that was fiercely resisted by the citizens.

It is known worldwide for the 38-metre ( 125 ft ) statue of Jesus atop its peak, entitled Cristo Redentor or " Christ the Redeemer ".

Other popular landmarks and monuments include the Mansion House, the Anna Livia monument, the Molly Malone statue, Christ Church Cathedral, St Patrick's Cathedral, Saint Francis Xavier Church on Upper Gardiner Street near Mountjoy Square, The Custom House, and Áras an Uachtaráin.

The statue of Christ flown by helicopter over Rome to Saint Peter's Square was inspired by an actual media event on May 1, 1956, which Fellini had witnessed.

A fellowship of Twelve Apostles carries a wooden statue of Christ around the town, while children go door to door offering the palms ( box ) for coins.

A statue of Christ on the donkey or the officiating priest mounted on horse process around or towards the local church, surrounded by palm-bearing churchgoers.

* May 21 – In Rome, Laszlo Toth attacks Michelangelo's " Pietà " statue with a sledgehammer, shouting that he is Jesus Christ.

The outer layers of the Christ the Redeemer ( statue ) | Christ the Redeemer sculpture are made of soapstone.

The reredos behind the main altar features a painting of Christ, a statue of Saint Joseph, and two carved figures: a dove represents the Holy Spirit, and at the top sits God the Father with detailed golden rays surrounding him.

Both these transept portals were richly embellished with sculpture ; the south portal features scenes from the lives of St Stephen and of various local saints, while the north portal featured the infancy of Christ and the story of Theophilus in the tympanum, with a highly influential statue of the Virgin and Child in the trumeau.

However, in 1896 an American textbook writer wrote that his statue of the resurrected Christ, commonly referred to as Thorvaldsen's Christus ( created for Vor Frue Kirke ), was " considered the most perfect statue of Christ in the world.

" The statue has appealed to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a 3. 4 m replica is on display at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The statue featured Jesus Christ on a globe accompanied with the words, " Christ Guide us on our Way ," and had been a centerpiece of the city for 40 years.

The principal arch of this screen is subdivided into three subsidiary arches the central arch framing a statue of Christ the Teacher standing on the top of a central arch of three further subsidiary arches below him.

The real marvels are inside the building: the statue of Christ on the main altar, made from corn dough by the Tarasco Mexican Indians, brought here before 1550, the Flemish Gothic main altar, which dates back to before 1516, and the triptych of the Virgin Mary, brought from Flanders, also in the 16th century, depicting five religious scenes.

This work is a life-sized statue of a Christ figure, naked apart from a loin cloth, and with his hands bound behind his back.

The church contains Biblical paintings, a colossal statue of Christ seated between the Virgin Mary and St John ( 13th century, originally belonging to the cathedral of Thérouanne and presented by the emperor Charles V ), the cenotaph of Saint Audomare ( Omer ) ( 13th century ) and numerous ex-votos.

The astonishing miraculous statue of Christ formed the centerpiece of the Passion of Christ in Duwa during the last 150 to 175 years. Official Website

The Christ the Redeemer ( statue ) | Cristo Redentor, shrouded in clouds, is in the left background

Maurila, an Arian bishop established in Palencia by Leovigild, followed King Reccared's conversion to Catholicism ( 587 ), and in 589 he assisted at the Third Council of Toledo. Cristo del Otero, by Víctorio Macho: the third largest Christ statue in the world, after Christ the King ( statue ) | Christ the King in Świebodzin, Poland, Christ the Redeemer ( statue ) | Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

It is fairly close to the city centre and offers excellent views of Pão de Açúcar ( Sugarloaf Mountain ) and the statue of Christ the Redeemer.

" Recall among his works a " Redeemer " statue from Museum of Asti and " Resurrection " in the cathedral, also several paintings can be found in the parish of Grazzano Badoglio, Villadeati, Casale Monferrato, San Salvatore Monferrato, Moncalvo and Castagnito.

It is a large, white building with a dome crowned by a statue of the Redeemer.

The statue of Christ the Redeemer with open arms, a symbol of peace, was chosen.

In the science fiction anime Legend of the Galactic Heroes the planet Heinessen, capitol of the Free Planets Alliance, has a giant monument to its founder Arle Heinessen in which Heinessen is posed in the same position as Jesus in the Redeemer statue.

* Cerro del Cubilete in Guanajuato, Mexico: a 23 meter high statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer

* Christ of the Ozarks in Arkansas, United States: a 20 meter high statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer

* Christ of Havana in Havana, Cuba: a 20 metre high statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer

Senglea is particularly famous for the statue of Jesus Christ The Redeemer ( Ir-Redentur ta ` l-Isla ), located in the oratory of the basilica which is dedicated to the birth of the Virgin Mary ( Marija Bambina ).

Connors also recalled that he did the stuntwork of dangling from a rope ladder attached to a helicopter flying off the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio when the local stuntman refused to do it.

Alberhasky's Christ the Redeemer Foundation Inc. made plans to construct the world's tallest statue of Jesus on the site, along with an arts and worship center.

The statue, which was inspired by the famed Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, would have been designed by local sculptor Ed Hamilton and architect Jasper Ward.

Her ashes are interred on the beach near Provincetown ; in the flowerbed of the Church of St. Luke in the fields in Greenwich Village ; alongside those of Vittorio and her dog Beauty in the Scarpati family crypt in Sorrento, Italy ; under the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro ; in the South Bronx ; and in the holy waters of the Ganges River.

The summit is known for its statue of Christ the Redeemer and its views over the city and beaches of Rio.

** Christ the Redeemer ( statue ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Clockwise from upper left: a self-portrait from Vincent van Gogh, an African Chokwe people | Chokwe statue, detail from the The Birth of Venus ( Botticelli ) | Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli and a Japanese Shisa | Shisa lion

Jean Boucher ( artist ) | Jean Boucher's statue of Ernest Renan in Tréguier

Bronze statue in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, representing Saint Peter | Peter, James, son of Zebedee | James, and John the Apostle | John in the act of conferring the Melchizedek priesthood to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery

Griffith Rhys Jones | Caradog statue in Victoria Square

File: Tutanhkamun jackal. jpg | Anubis statue from the Tomb of Tutankhamun ( Cairo Museum ).

File: British Museum Egypt 086. JPG | Room 4-Colossal statue of Amenhotep III, c. 1370 BC

File: Quartzite head of Amenhotep III. jpg | Great Court-Colossal quartzite statue of Amenhotep III, c. 1350 BC

File: Marble Statue of Demeter. jpg | Room 22-Marble statue of Demeter, Sanctuary of Demeter, Knidos, 350-330 BC

Colonial soldiers standing guard next to the statue of King Willem III of the Netherlands, representing Dutch empire | Dutch dominance on Banda.

A limestone statue of the Bodhisattva, from the Northern Qi | Northern Qi Dynasty, AD 570, made in what is now modern Henan province.

Chinese ceramic glaze | glaze d stoneware statue of a Taoist deity, from the Ming Dynasty, 16th century.

Earth ( 1681 ) by Benoît Massou, a statue of the Grande Commande, with allegorical attributes inspired by Cesare Ripa | Cesare Ripa ’ s Iconologia.

Imperia ( statue ) | Imperia, a statue commemorating the Council

Bronze statue of Eisenhower at United States Capitol rotunda | Capitol rotunda.

The Spire of Dublin rises behind the statue of James Larkin | Jim Larkin.

A statue of Excalibur at Kingston Maurward House | Kingston Maurward

A statue in the Cathedral of Magdeburg that is often assumed to represent Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor | Otto and Edith

A statue of Francis Xavier ( middle ) with his Japanese disciples Anjirō ( left ) and Bernardo the Japanese | Bernardo ( right ), in Xavier Park ( Kagoshima, Japan ).