Europe's tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in rural Poland

Image gallerySkip image galleryImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is nearly 18m taller than Rio de Janeiro's Christ the RedeemerImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bishop Krzysztof Wętkowski, who consecrated the statue, said "many contemporary people look only to the earth"Image source, EPAImage caption, The statue's consecration was chosen to coincide with the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MarySlide 1 of 3, A statue of the Virgin Mary rises out of green and yellow fields in Poland on a cloudy sky. , The 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is nearly 18m taller than Rio de Janeiro's Christ the RedeemerA statue of the Virgin Mary believed to be Europe's tallest has been formally unveiled in a small Polish village.The 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is roughly two double-decker buses longer than Rio de Janeiro's smaller - if more prominently placed - Christ the Redeemer monument, though it still pales in comparison to a 98m Virgin Mary erected in the Philippines.The ecclesiastical sculpture in rural Konotopie was consecrated by a local bishop in a ceremony on Saturday, a day chosen to coincide with the Feast of the As...