# Construction begins in Poland on Virgin Mary statue, set to be world's tallest religious statue in the world

## Virgin Mary statue standing nearly 200 feet set to be tallest religious statue in the world

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Published: March 5, 2025 12:00am EST | Updated: March 5, 2025 5:39pm EST

Construction has begun on a 180-foot statue of the Virgin Mary in Konotopie, Poland.

It's believed that the project, once it is finished, will be the tallest religious structure of its kind, according to Wirtalny Toruń, the tourism group associated with the structure.

The statue of Mary itself is to be 133.2-feet high, sitting atop a pedestal in the form of a 50-foot-high crown.



The crown will form an observation serving as a .



In a press release from Wirtalny Toruń, the group says there is sentimental meaning behind the location of the statue.



"It is there that there is a wonderful figure of Our Lady of Sorrows, where pilgrimages from all over the Dobrzyń Land have been coming for years," the release said.

The Virgin Mary statue would surpass other notable landmarks of faith worldwide.



The Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands almost 100 feet tall, while Christ the King in Swiebodzin, Poland, stretches 108 feet high.



The Statue of Liberty in  is the tallest statue in the U.S., stretching 151 feet and made to resemble the Roman goddess Libertas, according to news outlet The Collector.

Construction work is expected to take approximately 18 months.



Fox News Digital reached out to Wirtalny Toruń for comment.
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