Polish journalists found out that the famous statue in the town of Swiebodzin on the border with Germany plays the role of a telecommunications tower. In the crown of this world's tallest statue depicting Christ, hidden appropriate equipment.
The official opening and consecration Of the statue of Christ the King took place in November 2010. Its height, together with the pedestal, is 52 m, that is, the Polish statue is higher than even the famous Christ the Redeemer (39.6 m with a pedestal), which rises above Rio de Janeiro.
The initiator of the construction of the monument in 2001 was the Canon Sylvester Zawadzki, the priest of the Temple of divine Mercy in Świebodzin.
Meticulous reporters from the newspaper Fakt 24 launched a drone over the statue, which allowed to shoot in detail telecommunications equipment in the crown of Christ. However, representatives of the local parish told reporters that they knew nothing about it.
The representative of the Internet provider said that the installation of transmitters on the head of the statue of Jesus ordered a local priest. He outlined the purpose of this work as" providing monitoring in the ward, " with a signal from the head of Jesus today and to other users.