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Statue of Mary with Christ taken down from the cross, with "Christ of Vung Tau" in background. "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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Image Size: 700x466 / 233.5KB; Christ of Vung Tau statue Christ Jesus Christ Catholic Vietnamese religion religious icons iconography Mary taken down Nui Nho Tao Phung Little Mountain Vung Tau Vietnam
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Statue of Mary with Christ taken down from the cross, with "Christ of Vung Tau" in background. "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