In the province of Izmir, near the ancient city of Ephesus and the house of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ, where he spent the last years of his life, and now it is a place of pilgrimage, where every day thousands of tourists come from all over the world, will be installed the world's largest statue of Our Lady. Today, the biggest statue of the Virgin Mary located in Venezuela, its height is 46 meters.
Most likely, Izmir monument will take its place on the mountain Bulbul and is truly magnificent. It is planned that a Turkish statue of the Mother of Christ will compete not only Venezuela, but also surpass the 46-foot Statue of Liberty in the United States and the 30-meter statue of the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.
The exact dimensions of the monument is not yet known. Negotiations are underway with experts and investors. Recall that today Ephesus is included in UNESCO World Heritage List. As the head of the city of Selcuk, near which is situated and the ancient city, Our Lady statue, installed here, really surprised the whole world.
According to the initiator of the project, jam Sebo, Selcuk may be one of the most popular tourist destinations, as there are a number of unique historical places of great interest to tourists, among them: the house of Virgin Mary, where she spent the last years of his life, the ancient city of Ephesus preserved in almost perfect condition; the famous village of fruit wines - Shirinzhe, part of the 25 most beautiful villages in the world; place "seven sleepers", where according to biblical giving 7 travelers fell asleep and woke up in a few hundred years, as well as many other interesting and useful places. He also noted that at present several projects for the development of the tourist potential of Selcuk has been completed. The plan remains the creation and installation of the statue of the Virgin Mary and the construction of an overhead road leading to the center of the monument area.Now the road to the house of the Virgin Mary is an amazing winding serpentine, and is virtually the same on which rose to the place Mary herself, accompanied by the Apostle Paul.
Now it is a place of pilgrimage, which every day collects a large number of tourists and pilgrims coming here from all over the world to see this place, to pray and collect holy water from natural sources. Periodically, there are Christian life and teachings of the Holy Scriptures.
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