It may be hard to believe, but this statue of Jesus overlooking the tumultuous South China Sea is taller than the world-renowned one in Rio! 😱
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OntheothersideoftheworldfromthefamedstatueofChristtheRedeemerinRiodeJaneiro,Brazil,liesastatueofJesusChristinthecoastalresortcityofVungTau,Vietnam.
Andalthoughitmaybehardtobelieve,thisstatueofJesusoverlookingthetumultuousSouthChinaSeaistallerthantheworld-renownedoneinRio.
TheChristtheKingstatueinVungTauis105feettall,totaling118feet,includingthe13-footplatformJesusstandson.ChristtheRedeemerinRiomeasures98feethigh.ChristtheKingStatueinVungTau,Vietnam/Photocredit:ClaudetteJerezThisbreathtakingstatueofJesusChristisoneofthelargeststatuesinAsiaandattractspilgrimsandtouristsworldwide.Thatincludesme!
ItraveledfromPortland,Oregon,toHoChiMinhCity,thentookataxiforalmostthreehoursinthegruelingtrafficofthebigcityandfinallyarrivedatthefootofthemountain,wherepilgrimsclimbover800stepsinthedebilitatingtropicalheattoreachthefeetofJesusChrist.
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