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A Christian Science Perspective. Monitor Movie Guide. Monitor Daily. Photo Galleries. Solid Rock Church boasted the 16,pound statue was "the largest statue of Jesus in the world" when it was built in Neu said spectators crowded the interstate as crews put out the fire. Dozens of cars pulled over so people could watch the flames and take photos and video. A surprising ally came forward to join the rebuilding efforts: PETA.
The new statue was designed by Tom Tsuchiya, who since has designed and created the Reds statues outside Great American Ball Park and designs the plaques for Baseball Hall of Fame inductees. The King of Kings statue, one of south-west Ohio's most familiar landmarks, had stood since at the evangelical Solid Rock church along the Interstate 75 highway in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati.
The lightning strike set the statue ablaze around The sculpture, about 19 metres 62 feet tall and 12 metres wide at the base, showed the figure of Jesus from the torso up and was nicknamed Touchdown Jesus because of the way the arms were raised, similar to a referee signalling a touchdown in American football.
It was made of plastic foam and fibreglass over a steel frame, which was all that remained yesterday.
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