A gigantic statue of Jesus - claimed to be the world's tallest ...
Christ the King in Swiebodzin rises 33m (108ft) - one metre for every year that Jesus lived ...
51m-high (167ft), if one included a mound it sat on and the golden crown ...
Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer rises 38m (125ft).
Now, I don't feel bad about Father Zawadzki being pleased with his life's work, and I've never actually been to Rio (but I've seen it on TV lots of times!) The one thing I really remember about their statue of Christ is that it is on top of a sodding great hill.
Yes, indeed, Google says I'm right! The Corcorvado, 710m up from sea level (and as both the Ipanema and Copacabana beaches are within view, I'll feel justified about counting it from quite so low). Which would top the South American version out, what, a mere 1367% taller than the Polski one. Silly, silly "other local officials".
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