Category: Arkansas
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The Christ of the Ozarks: A Monumental and Controversial Statue in Eureka Springs
The Christ of the Ozarks statue, which resembles the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil, is a large statue of Jesus Christ located on top of Magnetic Mountain in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It was built in 1966 by far-right minister Gerald L.K. Smith as the first attraction for The Great Passion Play religious theme park.…