Christ the King (statue)

The Christ the King statue (Polish Pomnik Chrystusa Krola ) is a monument in Świebodzin (German Schwiebus ), Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland. With its 36 meters, it is the world's tallest Christ portrait, two feet higher than the Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and six meters higher than the Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro when you leave the base or hill except eight, on they face.

History

The construction of the monument was the parish priest of the place, Sylwester Zawadzki, inspired and designed the statue of Polish sculptor Miroslaw Kazimierz Patecki. Christ the King is the patron saint of both the city and the parish church. Was completed the statue in November 2010. On 21 November 2010 she inaugurated the Bishop of Zielona Góra - Gorzów, Stefan Regmunt, in the presence of Archbishop Emeritus of Wrocław, Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz, a.

Baudaten

The 440 -ton statue was built on a 16.5 m high artificial mound of stone, thus the total height amounts to 52.5 m. On the 15 -ton head is a three -meter-high gilded crown. With her arms outstretched, the statue is 24 meters wide.

The construction costs for this project, which was financed exclusively by donations vary depending on the source between one million euros and additional donations to 3.5 million euros.