Christ the King, the world's largest statue of Jesus, Swiebodzin, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, Europe
Christ the King (Polish: Pomnik Chrystusa Króla, lit. Monument of Christ the King) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Świebodzin, western Poland, completed on 6 November 2010. The figure is 33 metres (108 ft) tall, the crown is 3 metres ( ft) tall, and along with its mound, it reaches metres (172 ft) overall. It took five years in total to construct and cost around $ million to build, which was collected from donations of the 21,000 residents of the town. The project was conceived and led by Sylwester Zawadzki, a retired Polish priest. It is the tallest statue of Jesus in the statue was built on a metres (54 ft) embankment of stones and rubble. Christ the King has a height of 33 metres (108 ft), symbolising a traditional belief that Jesus' age at his death was 33. The Crown of the temple is metres (11 ft) in diameter and 2 metres ( ft) in height, and the whole is gilded. It weighs 440 tons. The head alone is metres (15 ft) tall and weighs 15 tons. Each hand is 6 metres (20 ft) in length and the distance between the ends of the fingers is 24 metres (79 ft). It is composed of concrete and fibreglass. It is 3 metres ( ft) taller than the better known statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, standing at metres (99 ft) tall without its pedestal. The designs for various elements of the statue were produced by a number of individuals; the sculpture design was primarily produced by Mirosław Kazimierz Patecki with the technical design aspect being undertaken by Assoc. Jakub Marcinowski and Assoc. Mikołaj Kłapeć, both of whom are employees of the University of Zielona Gora. Meanwhile, elements of the clothing and the arms of the statue were designed by Tomasz Stafiniak and Krzysztof Nawojski (the latter being of the town of Świebodzin) respectively. Another resident of Świebodzin, Marian Wybraniec, was responsible for the design of the foundations upon which the statue was constructed. (source: Wikipedia)
Size: 3072px × 2050px
Location: Swiebodzin, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, Europe
Photo credit: © Grzegorz Gajewski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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