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MANILA โ A Polish engineering company has unveiled a design for a 207-metre (679-foot) statue of Jesus Christ in the northern Philippines, a monument that would be the tallest statue of Jesus ever built and taller than any statue currently standing anywhere in the world.
What is being proposed
The monument has been proposed for Ilocos Sur province on the island of Luzon. The Szczecin-based firm Slipform says it has finalised the conceptual design and submitted it to a Filipino investor, following talks connected to a visit to Manila by Poland’s president, Karol Nawrocki.
The project remains a proposal rather than a construction contract. No construction start date, funding package or final approval has been announced.
How the height compares
At 207 metres, the planned statue would stand more than five times the height of Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer, which measures roughly 38 metres including its pedestal. It would also be about 25 metres taller than India’s Statue of Unity, currently the world’s tallest statue at 182 metres.
That combination โ taller than the Statue of Unity and far taller than any Christ figure โ is what the firm is presenting as the selling point of the scheme. Whether the project is ever built is a separate question, and large monument projects frequently stall between concept and construction.
An illustrative composite image circulated with the proposal shows a white, faceted Christ figure with the Polish and Philippine flags; it is not a photograph of an approved structure.
The Polish connection
Slipform is a Polish engineering specialist, and the Philippines project follows a period of closer Polish engagement with Manila. Poland has also been expanding its industrial and defence footprint internationally, as SNN News Finland reported when Warsaw was chosen to host Europe’s first Patriot missile maintenance hub.
The engineering claims
The firm’s chief executive, Daniel Kisaลa, has said Slipform could build the monument’s reinforced-concrete supporting core in approximately 40 days, using slipform concreting technology the company developed in 2023. Slipform construction works by continuously pouring concrete into a moving mould, which allows tall vertical structures to be built without conventional scaffolding.
The structure could require up to 27,000 cubic metres of concrete, according to the company, with the supporting core measuring roughly 49 by 30 metres across. Those figures describe the core rather than the finished exterior.
What happens next
The immediate step is a decision by the Filipino investor on whether to proceed. Monument projects of this scale typically depend on a mix of private funding, tourism projections and local government support, and they take years to complete. Until a contract is signed and work begins, the 207-metre figure remains an intention rather than a fact on the ground.
Record-setting projects often draw attention well before anything is built. SNN News Finland has also reported on other record attempts, such as a downhill skateboarding speed record.
Key facts
- Proposed: a 207-metre (679-foot) statue of Jesus Christ in Ilocos Sur, Luzon, Philippines.
- Who: the Polish engineering firm Slipform, based in Szczecin.
- Comparison: more than five times the height of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer; about 25 metres taller than India’s 182-metre Statue of Unity.
- Engineering: the reinforced-concrete core could be built in about 40 days, the company says; up to 27,000 cubic metres of concrete.
- Status: conceptual design submitted to a Filipino investor; not approved, funded or under construction.
Frequently asked questions
How tall would the statue be?
207 metres, or about 679 feet.
Where would it be built?
In Ilocos Sur province on the island of Luzon, in the northern Philippines.
Would it be the tallest statue in the world?
At 207 metres it would exceed India’s Statue of Unity, which stands 182 metres and is currently the tallest. It would also be the tallest statue of Jesus.
Who is building it?
A Polish engineering company, Slipform, has produced the conceptual design. It has not been awarded a construction contract.
Is construction under way?
No. The design has been submitted to an investor, and no approval, funding or start date has been announced.
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