{
  "id": 1983754,
  "title": "A Towering 182-Feet-Tall Statue in Rural Poland Is Now the Tallest Virgin Mary in All of Europe. Locals Hope It Will Become a Tourist Destination",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/a-towering-182-feet-tall-statue-in-rural-poland-is-now-the-tallest",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:07:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-towering-182-feet-tall-statue-in-rural-poland-now-tallest-virgin-mary-in-europe-locals-hope-it-will-become-tourist-destination-180989364/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The steel and concrete monument honoring the mother of Jesus is located in Konotopie, a rural village about 100 miles from Warsaw",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}