欧洲最高的圣母玛利亚雕像日前在波兰中部小村庄Konotopie落成[1]。这座纪念碑总高55.6米，其中包括15米高的王冠形基座[1]，超越了里约热内卢基督像（38米）和波兰Swiebodzin基督君王像（52米）的高度[1]。Konotopie是一个人口不足150人的村落[1]。
这座雕像由波兰富豪罗曼·卡尔科西克及其妻子格拉日纳资助建造[1]。卡尔科西克出身于塑料瓶制造业，后通过华沙股票交易所投资积累财富[1]。夫妇两人表示建造这座纪念碑是为了感谢上帝，罗曼曾患过疾病[1]。基座内设有观景平台[1]。
Europe's highest statue of the Virgin Mary has been unveiled in Konotopie, a small village in central Poland with fewer than 150 residents.[1] Standing 55.6 meters tall—including a 15-meter crown-shaped base—the monument surpasses the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro at 38 meters and Poland's own Christ the King statue in Swiebodzin at 52 meters.[1] The statue was inaugurated on Saturday and features an observation platform within its base.[1]
The memorial was financed by Polish businessman Roman Karkosiuk and his wife Grażyna Karkosiuk.[1] According to the couple, the statue was built as an expression of gratitude to God; Roman Karkosiuk had previously been ill.[1] Karkosiuk accumulated his wealth through investments in the Warsaw Stock Exchange, having made his fortune initially in plastic bottle manufacturing.[1]