to the platform surrounding the statue. The four-month restoration in 2010 focused on the statue itself. The statue's internal structure was renovated and its soapstone mosaic covering was restored by removing a crust of fungi and other microorganisms and repairing small cracks. The lightning rods located in the statue's head and arms were also repaired, and new lighting fixtures were installed at the foot of the statue. The restoration involved one hundred people and used more than 60,000 pieces of stone taken from the same quarry as the original statue. During the unveiling of the restored statue, it was illuminated with green-and-yellow lighting in support of the Brazil national football team playing in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Maintenance work needs to be conducted periodically because of the strong winds and erosion to which the statue is exposed, as well as lightning strikes. The original pale stone is no longer available in sufficient quantity, and replacement stones are increasingly darker in hue. Similar structures Christ the Protector in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (43 m) Christ the Redeemer in Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil Christ in the Mount in Pitangui, Minas Gerais, Brazil Cristo del Otero in Palencia, Spain built in 1930 (21 m) Sacred Heart of Jesus Monument, in Oviedo, Spain built in 1980 (30 m) Cristo Rey located on the Cerro del Cubilete in Guanajuato, Mexico, inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer (23 m) Cristo Rey in Tenancingo, México, México (30 m) Christ Blessing in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (30 m) Christ of Havana in Havana, Cuba, inspired by Christ the Redeemer (20 m) Christ of the Abyss in various underwater locations Christ of the Ozarks in Arkansas, United States, inspired by Rio's Christ the Redeemer (20 m) Christ of Vũng Tàu in Vietnam (32 m) Christ the King in Świebodzin, Poland (33 m) Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Argentina/Chile) Christ the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ibiza, Spain, inspired by Christ the Redeemer (23 m) Cristo Blanco in Cusco, Peru Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia (34 m) Cristo de las Noas in Torreón, Mexico (22 m) Cristo del Pacífico in Lima, Peru, erected in 2011 (37 m) Patung Yesus Kristus in Mansinam Island, West Papua, Indonesia (30 m) Cristo Redentore (Christ the Redeemer) of Maratea, Italy (21 m) Cristo Rei (Christ the King) in Almada, Portugal (28 m) Cristo Rei of Dili in Dili, Timor-Leste