A small Polish town on Sunday unveiled the world's biggest Jesus statue with a mass attended by approximately 20 000 people.
The statue built in Swiebodzin, western Poland, measures 33 metres in height and sits atop a 17-metre mount, meaning that it surpasses the world renowned Christ sculpture in Rio de Janeiro.
That statue was designed by a local priest, Father Sylwester Zawadzki.
The statue has come in for criticism, however, with some saying it is nothing more than an attempt to attract tourists to the small town. Other Polish people have complained that it is kitsch and a national embarrassment.