Christ_the_King_(Świebodzin)
Christ the King Statue, Świebodzin
Tall statue in Poland
Christ the King (Polish: Pomnik Chrystusa Króla[lower-alpha 1], lit. 'Monument of Christ the King') is a statue of Jesus Christ in Świebodzin, western Poland, completed on 6 November 2010. The figure is 33 metres (108 ft) tall, the crown is 2 metres (6.6 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.[1] The project was conceived and led by Sylwester Zawadzki , a retired Polish priest.[2] It remains the tallest Jesus statue in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records.[2][3][4]