World's tallest Jesus statue completed

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Work on the world's tallest effigy of Jesus Christ was completed in the small Polish town of Swiebodzin at the weekend.

A giant 700-ton crane was specially drafted in to lift the figure's outstretched arms and crowned head into place. An earlier attempt some weeks earlier failed when a different crane was unable to lift the the plaster and fiber glass mass.

The body of the finished statue measures 33-meters-tall, one meter for each year in Christ's life. A three-meter-tall crown and 16-meter-tall mound bring the figure's total height to 52 meters.

The effigy overshadows Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer, which stands at 39.6 meters tall, and the Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia, which stands at 40.44 meters.

The project has been the lifelong ambition of Father Sylwester Zawadzki who has recovered from two heart attacks during the construction process to finally see his dream realized.

?This is the culmination of my life's work as a priest. I felt inspired to fulfill Jesus' will, and today I give thanks to him for allowing me to fulfill his will,? Father Zawadzki, told onlookers and reporters.

The statue will be officially consecrated on November 21.

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Teebor

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"Thou shalt not make any graven images ... "

I don't see what the point is, making a huge statue of 'Jesus'.

Is it suppose to honor Christ, or impress unbelievers ... ? :huh:

If its like the one in the US its just there to be struck by lightning and catch fire :woot:

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.Neo

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The project has been the lifelong ambition of Father Sylwester Zawadzki who recovered from two heart attacks during the construction process to finally see his dream realized.

Maybe those were signs that even Jesus himself thinks this is a retarded idea, and that Poland's population is much better off when spending the money and resources elsewhere.

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schubb2003

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"Thou shalt not make any graven images ... "

I don't see what the point is, making a huge statue of 'Jesus'.

Is it suppose to honor Christ, or impress unbelievers ... ? :huh:

Yeah, I seem to recall pride being involved in that sin stuff too....My Jesus is bigger than yours sure seems to run afoul of that.

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"Thou shalt not make any graven images ... "

I don't see what the point is, making a huge statue of 'Jesus'.

Is it suppose to honor Christ, or impress unbelievers ... ? :huh:

That's probably their intention, but your quote is correct. It's nothing but an idol.

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fhertlein

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"Thou shalt not make any graven images ... "

I don't see what the point is, making a huge statue of 'Jesus'.

Is it suppose to honor Christ, or impress unbelievers ... ? :huh:

Too many religions worship idols in honor of Christ, even though they were instructed otherwise.

Alpha and the omega, or I Am.

Grab your pencils and start drawing an entity that is everything.

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