Sheldon Levis

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Face of "Christ of Vung Tau" overlooking Hon Ba Island and the South China Sea beyond. "Christ of Vung Tau" is a statue of Jesus standing on Nui Nho (Tao Phung, or Little Mountain), in Vung Tau. Built between 1974 and 1993, it is 32 metres (105 ft) high, standing on a 4 metre (13 ft) high platform, for a 36 metre (118 ft) total monument height, with two outstretched arms spanning 18.3 metres (60 ft). There is a 133-step staircase inside the statue leading to observation points on both shoulders. Vung Tau, Vietnam

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Face of "Christ of Vung Tau" overlooking Hon Ba Island and the South China Sea beyond. "Christ of Vung Tau" is a statue of Jesus standing on Nui Nho (Tao Phung, or Little Mountain), in Vung Tau. Built between 1974 and 1993, it is 32 metres (105 ft) high, standing on a 4 metre (13 ft) high platform, for a 36 metre (118 ft) total monument height, with two outstretched arms spanning 18.3 metres (60 ft). There is a 133-step staircase inside the statue leading to observation points on both shoulders. Vung Tau, Vietnam