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''Christ the King, of Vũng Tàu'' ( vi, Tượng Chúa Kitô Vua, lit=Statue of Christ the King) is a statue of Jesus, standing on
GIANT CHRIST STATUEGiant Jesus Christ Statue In Vung Tau City
{{DEFAULTSORT:Christ of Vung Tau Mountain monuments and memorials Monuments and memorials in Vietnam V Cultural infrastructure completed in 1993 Buildings and structures in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province Catholic Church in Vietnam
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''Christ the King, of Vũng Tàu'' ( vi, Tượng Chúa Kitô Vua, lit=Statue of Christ the King) is a statue of Jesus, standing on Mount Nhỏ
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in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu ) is a province of Vietnam. It is located on the coast of the country's Southeast region. It also includes the Côn Đảo islands, located some distance off Vietnam's southeastern coast. From 1954 to 1975, under South ...
, Đông Nam Bộ
Đông Nam Bộ (literally "Southeast region") is a region in Vietnam. This region includes one municipality, Ho Chi Minh City; and five provinces: Đồng Nai, Bình Dương, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Bình Phước and Tây Ninh. ...
, Vietnam. The Vietnamese Catholic Church built the statue in 1974 and it was completed in 2 December 1994 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."
It is high, standing on a high platform, for a total monument height with two outstretched arms spanning . There is a 133-step staircase inside the statue.
The statue is the largest Christian statue across Asia since 2012, and since its restoration of 1993, it has been a major pilgrim destination for Christians across Vietnam as well as Christian vacationers.
See also
*Statue of Christ (disambiguation)
There are many statues of Jesus, including:
Monumental statues
* '' Christ the Redeemer'' is perhaps the most famous statue of Jesus Christ, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Many other monumental statues of Jesus, include:
* El Santisimo in ...
* List of tallest statues
References
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GIANT CHRIST STATUE
{{DEFAULTSORT:Christ of Vung Tau Mountain monuments and memorials Monuments and memorials in Vietnam V Cultural infrastructure completed in 1993 Buildings and structures in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province Catholic Church in Vietnam