Repairs On Lightning Hit Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer Statue Wednesday Jan 22,2014

Right thumb of the Christ the Redeemer statue was chipped during a violent storm last week

The 100-ft statue's right middle finger and a spot on its head were also damaged in another storm last month

Officials believe it will take at least four months to repair the damage but the landmark will remain open to tourists

There are plans to place more lightning rods on the statue to try to prevent future damage

Repair work today Wednesday Jan 22,2014 begun on Rio de Janeiro's famed Christ statue after two fingers and its head were chipped during recent lightning storms. 

Officials believe it will take at least four months to repair the damage after workers carried out the first up-close examination of the 125-foot (38-meter) Christ the Redeemer statue following the lightning storms.

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The Christ Redeemer statue stand more than 2,000 ft above Rio on the tip of Corcovado Hill

The iconic statue is the largest stone-work of Jesus ever built

Named one of the seven new wonders of the world in 2007, the statue is made of 700 tonnes of reinforced concrete

This is not the first time the famous landmark has been hit by lightning. It was also hit by lightning in February 2008 and had to undergo a serious restoration