"In this corner... from Rio de Janeiro,... standing 125 feet tall is... Christ the Redeemer! And the challenger... from Swiebodzin, Poland,... at a sky-scraping 167 feet... is the challenger... and new champion,... Christ the King!"
I never expected to have even one religious blog posting, no less two (consecutive). During my crucifix web search, I did come across (are puns a sin?) images of these two jumbo Jesus statues. I'm familiar with the one in Rio, but the Polish one was new to me. I believe it was finished in November of last year. I didn't include them because, while impressive, they were clearly statues and not crucifixes.
I'll confess here that I have a weakness for oversized objects like the giant shoe or boot hanging outside Ye Olde Shoe Shop, or the local Optician who's created quite a big spectacle(s) outside his establishment. I personally own a five foot, #2 pencil and a big pair of brass scissors (for the occasional ribbon cutting). This is starting to sound like another posting altogether, so I'll just leave you with these pics.
Christ the Redeemer
Christ the KIng
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