Christ the King

In the little Polish city of Wiebodzin, this iconic figure of Jesus can be found. 2010 saw its completion. The statue is the tallest representation of Jesus in the entire world, standing 52.5 meters (172 feet) tall when combined with its mound (when the mound is counted). It was constructed by a Polish priest named Sylwester Zawadski at a cost of more than 1.4 million dollars in local donations. The statue's builder, Priest Sylwester Zawadzki, claims that its 33-meter height corresponds to one meter for every year that Christ lived. The statue has brought fame to a Polish town that otherwise flies under the international tourism radar, and local officials are justifiably proud of its status as the tallest Christ statue in the world.

Drones from a Polish tabloid newspaper discovered WiFi antennas inside the crown in 2018, which caused Christ the King to make headlines once more. The antennae were taken down later that year on the local bishop's instructions after the local religious community condemned it as an insult.

These huge monuments to Jesus Christ are only a few beautiful instances of the efforts made by architects, workers, patrons, and visionaries to honor a key figure in their religion with a size befitting a king.

Location: Świebodzin in western Poland
Architect: Mirosław Kazimierz Patecki