Fernando Romero to design world's tallest statue of Christ

2019-01-16T14:18:00-05:00

An actor from Tamaulipas has created a project that would give the state’s capital, Ciudad Victoria, the world’s tallest statue of Jesus Christ. Eduardo Verástegui Córdoba explained that the 77-meter-high statue and a complex to be built around it will be known as The Christ of Peace. He said that the purpose of the project is to leave a legacy of peace for the state in which he was born.

Besides the enormous statue of Jesus Christ, the ambitious project is also expected to provide a large plaza for 10,000 people, a church of course, a convention center as well as facilities for retail, dining, hospitality, shopping, entertainment, transportation, and housing.

Mexican actor Eduardo Verástegui Córdoba, the driving force behind the Cristo de la Paz vision, hopes to send a message of peace while also bringing pilgrims, tourists, and thus commerce to his drug war-ravaged home state of Tamaulipas, one the country's most violent.

Fernando Romero, a lead architect of Mexico City's recently canceled NAICM airport development, will reportedly design the project.

It's unclear how much the endeavor will cost and who is paying for it, but construction is set to start soon.

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Fernando Romero to design world's tallest statue of Christ