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Ironically, you won’t find JC in the town’s centre, but instead on the southeastern outskirts. While this King of Poland's nearest neighbour is a large Tesco, he has his gaze fixed and arms outstretched towards the centre of Świebodzin. Made of plaster and fibreglass, the undertaking was the brainchild of retired local priest Sylwester Zawadzki, and funded with donations from the town's residents. The controversial project took five years to complete and wasn't without its bad omens: Zawadzki suffered a heart attack, and the head fell during the installation, crushing a worker’s foot. And we won't even raise the question of how much this must have cost and what other good use that money could have been put towards (oops). Regardless, here it now stands and the only real debate left is whether or not this is something you need to see....
If yes, the best way to get to Świebodzin is by car. In fact you can get a good look at Christ's backside from the E65/S3 highway running north-south between Gorzów Wielkopolska and Zielona Góra, making Świebodzin's Jesus the literal definition of a roadside attraction (albeit a very, very Polish one). Make the stop in Świebodzin and you can climb onto the pedestal for luke-warm views of Świebodzin, but there is no higher viewing platform (in fact Christ's crown was controversially used to hold satellite antennae until the locals found out and had a fit). Around the base of the statue you'll find a sanctuary/hotel for pilgrims, stations of the cross and plenty of free parking.
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Hi, please do some fact check and edit the info, the tallest Jesus statue in the world still belong to the Świebodzin’s Christ the King statue with total height of 52.5 metres, meanwhile the one in indonesian is only 40 metres tall (statue: 23 metres, Pedestal : 17 metres) Please edit your article, thank you
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Just make an article about the statue instead of mocking the financial decision of donators to fund it. If they didn't want it there, they wouldn't have donated to it. Keep your opinions out of your articles, the only important opinions are the readers those should only be made by them. In conclusion, I'd like to reword a quote from this article... "In fact, you can get a good look at your own backside if you'd take your head out of it." "(Oops...)"