Christ the King (Świebodzin)
| Pomnik Chrystusa Króla Christ the King |
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The statue in April 2011
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Świebodzin, Poland |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Mirosław Kazimierz Patecki |
| Architectural type | Statue |
| Groundbreaking | 29 September 2006 |
| Completed | 6 November 2010 |
| Specifications | |
| Height (max) | 33 metres (108 ft) |
| Materials | Concrete |
Coordinates: 52°14′12″N 15°32′48″E / 52.236738°N 15.546552°E
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 (9.8 ft) tall, and along with its mound, it reaches 52.5 metres (172 ft) overall. It took five years in total to construct and cost around $1.5 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 world.
The statue was built on a 16.5 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 3.5 metres (11 ft) in diameter and 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height, and the whole is gilded. It weighs 440 tons. The head alone is 4.5 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 (9.8 ft) taller than the better known statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, standing at 30.1 metres (99 ft) tall without its pedestal.
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