Interesting Facts

The tallest statue in the world (at the time of writing), is the Spring Temple Buddha in China. (It is a statue depicting Vairocana Buddha, and it measures 420 ft /128 m).  When the 82 ft pedestal it is placed upon is taken into account, the monument has a total height of 502 ft (153 m). )

The tallest statue of Christ is in Poland. Photo Creative Commons: Source (Located in Swiebodzin Poland it is made out of concrete and measures 120 ft (36 m). It includes a 3 m tall metal crown and stands on top of a 16 m stone bank, so the total height is 52 m. Does anyone else think it looks as if it's out of Lord of the Rings?)