Poland Constructs Giant Comical Jesus - A statue of Jesus Christ that its builders say will be the largest in the world is fast rising from a Polish cabbage field and local officials hope it will become a beacon for tourists. The builders expect to attach the arms, head and crown to the robed torso in coming days, weather and cranes permitting, completing a project conceived by local Catholic priest Sylwester Zawadzki and paid for by private donations. Standing on an artificial mound, the plaster and fibre glass statue will stand some 52 metres (57 yards) when completed, taller than the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer with outstretched arms that gazes over Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Polish officials say. The actual statue will measure 33 metres — Zawadzki has said this reflects the fact that Jesus died at 33, according to Christian tradition — and weigh 440 tonnes.
Christ! That thing is huge. Can you imagine looking out your back window one morning, peering into your cabbage field and seeing this gigantic head of Christ? I'd piss myself on the spot.
I'm not sure what effect the constructors intend this to have but it would scare the shit out of me. I'd be in constant fear that monolithic Jesus would come down off the mount side and smite me down for every sin.
But since I doubt thats the actual goal (unless the Polacks are some hardcore fire and brimstone fanatics) I think they missed a golden opportunity to make Jesus seem like a more playful and mischievous character, appealing to a broader audience. Like Gigantic Jesus sneaking a peak over a cliff, or around a building down town, kinda like he's spying on us from above. Just like I'd like to imagine the real Gigantic Jesus would be doing. Maybe even Giant Jesus as a Bus or Subway shelter down town, giving his flock protection from the elements, really any of those would be better than Gigantic Jesus creeping out all the villagers on the hillside.
Here's the completed Gigantic Jesus.
