Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is inaugurated in a small Polish village
An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary, believed to be Europe's tallest, was inaugurated in the small Polish village of Konotopie on Saturday. Financed by one of Poland's richest businesspeople, the monument stands 55.6 meters (182 feet) tall, including a 15-meter (49-foot) pedestal. This makes it taller than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, which measures 38 meters (125 feet) including its pedestal.
The Catholic church, which enjoys significant influence in Poland, played a role in the monument's construction, as the country is home to a majority of Catholics and was the homeland of St. John Paul II, who served as pope from 1978 until his death in 2005.
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