25-06-2025
It's taller than Rio's — Spanish town plans giant statue of Christ
A row has erupted over plans to build the world's tallest statue of Christ, on the outskirts of Madrid.
A group of Catholics from the town of Boadilla del Monte, a municipality just outside the Spanish capital, have pledged to raise a monumental figure 37m (120ft) high and with a span of 60m (196ft) — taller than Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, which is 30m high. The tallest statue of Christ in the world is at present Christ the King in Swiebodzin, Poland, which is 33m high and has a 2m crown.
The town council in Boadilla del Monte has ceded municipal land for 'a new beacon of religious devotion' but some locals are opposing it, saying that the authority should not have given the land and demanding a public consultation.
