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"Christ of the Ozarks"
More than 500,000 people come to view
the Christ of the Ozarks Statue annually.
The statue was sculptured
by the late Emmet Sullivan, who was one of the
sculptors of Mount Rushmore.
It was completed and dedicated in 1966. It is open to the public
24 hours each day of the year without charge. There is
ample free parking in the immediate area for cars, motor
coaches, and buses.
The structure was built completely by
hand; no segments have been poured.
The foundation of the statue required 340 tons of
concrete interlaced with steel virtually welded into
the rock of Magnetic Mountain.
The Statue is made of 24 layers of white mortar on
a steel frame.
The face is approximately 15 feet long.
The hands from wrist to fingertip measure
approximately 7 feet, and the armspread from fingertip to fingertip is 65 feet.
The total weight of the statue is over two million
pounds.
The statue is located on Magnetic Mountain, at an
altitude of 1500 feet. |