World / USA / Arkansas / Eureka Springs, 2 km from center Coordinates: 36°24'34"N   93°43'32"W
Christ of the Ozarks

A big statue of Jesus spreading out his arms.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_of_the_Ozarks
Category: statue jesus

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19 months ago KL   +1
Our Blessed Behemoth goes by many names locally, my favorite is the Chalk Monster. Legend has it that his body is a semi truck trailer standing on end, and he does resemble a large milk carton with arms. Recently, on a local online message board someone pointed out that our Hillside Christ, (ever the voyeur) has his arms outspread in the football referee's gesture for poor sportsmanship, which could be His holy commentary on the venom of local small-town politics. For the facts, see the Christ of the Ozarks entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_of_the_Ozarks
17 months ago jp mendoza   +1
interesting
12 months ago   0
I remember staying at the Basin Park Hotel years ago, I had to close the blinds because Jesus kept peeking in on me... certainly one of the most memorable parts of that trip.
6 months ago MDF   0
He is also known as "squatty Jesus" because they had to shorten him or else put a light on his head so planes wouldn't hit him. I suppose that the people in charge thought it less blasphemous to make Jesus squatty than give him a blinky red light for a hat.
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