Poland erects gigantic statue of Christ the King

Wirtualna Polska ^ | Aug.31, 2008 | Wirtualna Polska

[Matt_Rel]

[translated from Polish]

The assembly of a gigantic monument of Christ the King has just begun on the outskirts of Swiebodzin, Poland.

Situated on the small hill several miles east of the German-Polish border, the statue is erected not only as a fruit of faith of the local people but also as a towering symbol of welcome to Catholic Poland, perfectly seen from both A-2 Highway and S3 Fastway.

Almost 100-foot-tall statue of Christ the King will be 4 feet higher than a famous statue of Christ the Redeemer, which is overlooking Rio de Janeiro.

Designed by a priest Sylvester Zawadzki and built from private donations of the local people, the monument will be inaugurated soon.

 

  

[father S.Zawadzki and the model of the statue]

 

  

[father Zawadzki next to the head of the statue being covered with polyester]

[MSF BU]

Bavaria, Austria and Switzerland are the more religious German speaking areas. Interestingly enough, I believe among the formerly very faithful Iberian areas only the Portuguese Azores has a strong faithful population left; I'll let our resident Iberian expert correct me.

[ZULU]

Hope they all get ulcers.

[ZULU]

Maybe on that Mountain that Billy Graham lived on - that would be a good place for it.

[Dajjal]

Niech Bóg błogosławi Polskę!

[ZULU]

I LIKE THAT!!!!

[Aquinasfan]

Truly AWESOME! And the statue is actually beautiful. As a professional artist, I truly appreciate REAL art!

GOD BLESS POLAND!

[P.O.E.]

A Statue of Liberty

[RichInOC]

Wake me up when somebody builds an actual nine hundred foot Jesus.

[GOP_Lady]

God bless our great friends, the Poles.

Bóg błogosławi naszych wielkich przyjaciół, Język polski.

[dfwgator]

Wake me up when somebody builds an actual nine hundred foot Jesus.

Is "Touchdown Jesus" close enough?

[Dust in the Wind]

Welcome to the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ Ministries and the marvelous story of what God is doing through this 19 story cross located on Interstate 40 at Groom, Texas... Ten million people pass by every year. One thousand stop each day. This 190 foot tall free standing Cross can be seen from twenty miles away.

[Antoninus]

God bless Poland!

[Kozik]

Frankly speaking I had no idea something like this is being built in Poland... Great, it will be beautiful! Thanks for posting the pics!

[ColdSteelTalon]

Any nation that embraces Christ will be a sheep nation and on the Lords side on judgement day.

The Polish people know what it means to be free.

[Matt_Rel]

===The Polish people know what it means to be free===

God gave us a marvelous teacher, John Paul the Great and he taught us well.

[GOP_Lady]

Indeed. God bless John Paul II. He was a true leader who loved freedom and every soul. I thank God that He gave us John Paul II at the right time.

[GOP_Lady]

John Paul II showed us how religion should be used to bring about good. He loved everyone. Oh, how I miss him.

[Tazlo]

How about a 55-foot cross with a 7-ton Christ?

http://www.waterwonderland.com/indianriver/shrine.htm

[Camel Joe]

The Poles have been kicking muslim butt since 1689... Ask them about it.

[Camel Joe]

Ithaca NY would be a great spot too!