Christ of Vũng Tàu explained
Christ the King, of Vũng Tàu (Vietnamese: Tượng Chúa Kitô Vua|lit=Statue of Christ the King) is a statue of Jesus, standing on Mount Nhỏ in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Đông Nam Bộ, Vietnam. The Vietnamese Catholic Church built the statue in 1974 and it was completed on 2 December 1994 [1]
It is 32m (105feet) high, standing on a 4m (13feet) high platform, for a 36m (118feet) total monument height with two outstretched arms spanning 18.3m (60feet). There is a 133-step staircase inside the statue.
The statue is the largest Christian statue across Asia since 2012,[2] [3] [4] and since its restoration in 1993, it has been a major pilgrim destination for Christians across Vietnam as well as Christian vacationers.
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Notes and References
- Frommer's Vietnam – Page 336 Sherisse Pham – 2010 "A sizable Christian population accounts for the Christian statuary, as well as the town's large central cathedral."
- Web site: 10 kỷ lục Việt Nam được châu Á công nhận. Báo Du lịch. Hồng Nam. May 31, 2012. January 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926020907/http://www.baodulich.net.vn/Story/vn/khampha/khampha/2012/5/10140.html. 2012-09-26. dead. 10 records of Vietnam recognized by Asia.
- Web site: Công bố 10 kỷ lục châu Á của Việt Nam . Cơ quan của TW Hội Khuyến học Việt Nam. Báo Dân Trí. February 29, 2012. January 22, 2013. Announced 10 Asian records of Vietnam.
- Web site: 10 kỷ lục Việt Nam được xác lập Kỷ lục châu Á. Công ty Cổ phần Trực tuyến 24H . Thu Thảo . February 29, 2012 . January 21, 2013.
