A Towering 182-Feet-Tall Statue in Rural Poland Is Now the Tallest Virgin Mary in All of Europe. Locals Hope It Will Become a Tourist Destination
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In a small town in Poland, the largest statue of Mary in Europe has been recently, ridiculed by critics as "King Kong". Are the dimensions perhaps a bit exaggerated? A call to the mayor.
A Towering 182-Feet-Tall Statue in Rural Poland Is Now the Tallest Virgin Mary in All of Europe. Locals Hope It Will Become a Tourist Destination
The steel and concrete monument honoring the mother of Jesus is located in Konotopie, a rural village about 100 miles from Warsaw
A small Polish village now has the largest statue of the Virgin Mary in Europe. The statue is even larger than the Christ the Redeemer statue that towers over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue’s recent dedication was attended by anti-communist leader and Polish nationalist Lech Wałęsa, who said the statue represented “the end of his journey.” On the other side of Europe, in Strasbourg, home to the European Parliament, the largest mosque in Fran…
A section of Poland gathered under Europe's largest statue of Mary. Some knelt in the stubble, others came to watch.
The newly consecrated monument to Our Lady of Mercy in Konotopie (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) is the tallest Marian statue in Europe and the tallest monument of its kind in Poland. However, it is not the tallest religious building in Poland.
Only 25% of internet users consider the construction of the monument to Our Lady of Mercy in Konotopie a "beautiful and well-deserved gesture of gratitude," according to a study by Res Futura. However, most people criticize the investment, citing waste of money and idolatry. There is also some mockery of the monument's appearance.
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