While driving through Butte, Montana, my mom pointed out this statue on top of the mountain. In the past we have always just assumed it was a giant Christs statue. Turns out we were wrong. The a statue called the Lady of the Rockies. Here are my pictures and then the explanation from it's website.
A 90-Foot Statue in the likeness of Mary, Mother of Jesus atop the Continental Divide 8,510 feet above sea level overlooking Butte, Montana at the Interstate Hub of I-90/I-15.Our Lady of the Rockies stands 90 feet tall and in the likeness of Mary, Mother of Jesus, sits atop the Continental Divide 8510 ft. above sea level overlooking Butte, Montana. It is the United States's largest Madonna and the second largest statue. The statue was built by volunteers using donated materials to honor women everywhere, especially mothers. The base is 8,510 feet above sea level and 3,500 feet above the town. The statue is lit and visible at night. The design for the statue was engineered by Laurien Eugene Riehl.
4 comments:
WOW - I've never even heard of that. That's really cool! Thanks for sharing!
wow, that's interesting. we drove to alaska when i was younger and we thought it was a statue of christ also! thanks for clarifying! that's neat.
i have to admit, the first couple pictures scared the crap out of me. i don't know. i've seen too many horror movies i guess. but up close it is really beautiful! very cool! glad you guys are doing so well.
That is so neat. I have never heard of this statue. Now I have to plan a trip to go see it. Thanks for the information and the beautiful pictures.
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