Christ Blessing

Jesus Blesses or Christ Blessing (in Manado language is Yesus Kase Berkat or Kristus Kase Berkat) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The structure stands 50 metres (158.3 feet) tall and consists of 20 metres of pedestal and 30 metres of statue.[1] It is made of 25 tonnes of metal fibre and 35 tonnes of steel, and is located at the peak of the Citraland residential estate.

For paintings of the same name, see Christ Blessing (Raphael); Christ Blessing (Bellini, 1460); and Christ Blessing (Bellini, 1500).
Christ Blessing
Yesus Memberkati
01°26′18″N 124°50′52″E
LocationManado, Indonesia
MaterialSoapstone
Height30 metres (98 ft)
(statue)
50 metres (160 ft)
(with pedestal)
Completion date2010

History

The idea came from Ir. Ciputra, an Indonesian real estate developer, when he and his wife stood on the place where the statue is now. The statue was built for Manado and North Sulawesi society and to worship God. The construction took nearly three years by the Yogyakarta Engineer.[2] The cost of the monument was five billion rupiah (about 540,000 dollars).

This statue has a declivity 20 degree and is made from fiber and steel and became the "first tallest flying statue in the world."

See also

References
  1. "Jesus Blesses". Indonesia Expat. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. Monumen “Yesus Memberkati” diresmikan : Retrieved on June 27, 2011
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