Buddha Christ of the Abyss statue is submerged 137 feet below the water surface . The feet of 6300 reclining Key Largo 's are inlaid with ornate mother-of-pearl panels . During construction , so much rock was removed from the cliff face and deposited in the river below that the water became shallower and easier to navigate . Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro is hit by lightening seven times a year on average .
Buddha Christ of the Abyss statue is submerged 137 feet below the water surface . The feet of 6300 reclining Key Largo 's are inlaid with ornate mother-of-pearl panels . Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro is hit by lightening seven times a year on average .