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OC Media Armenia· Oct 17, 2025
Politics

Armenia’s monumental Jesus statue is 'almost ready'

Armenian tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan announced that the installation of the 33-metre-high statue of Jesus Christ on Mount Hatis has commenced and ‘will soon proceed at full scale’. The total complex, together with the pedestal, is estimated to reach up to 100 meters. 💬 'I am confident that with this statue a new chapter in our country, of new hopes and successes will open’, Tsarukyan said in his Facebook post on Thursday. ⭕ Tsarukyan is one of the richest people in Armenia and has previously served as an MP of his Prosperouse Armenia party.He launched his Jesus statue project in 2022, which raised concerns about the risks the statue might pose to natural and cultural monuments on Mount Hatis in the Kotayk region, where Tsarukyan was born. Tsarukyan said that since the project launched, he had received offers for financial contribution from Armenians around the world, which he rejected, ‘as my family has the decision to cover all expenses of the project’.

Armenia’s monumental Jesus statue is 'almost ready'

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