How deep is the Jesus statue in John Pennekamp?

Been Here? Want to Visit? On August 25, 1965, a nine-foot-tall bronze statue of Christ was lowered into 25 feet of water off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Known as the Christ of the Abyss, this submerged statue in John Pennekamp State Park was actually the third of its kind cast from the original Italian mold.



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Without taking pedestals into account, Christ the Protector is the tallest in the world at 123 feet (37.5 meters), as Poland's Christ the King and Bolivia's Cristo de La Concordia are 108 feet (33 meters). Rio's Christ the Redeemer is 98 feet tall, (30 meters) without its boost from its 26-foot pedestal.

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The Edicule in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre is traditionally believed to be the site of Jesus' tomb.

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Underneath the marble was a layer of debris. By Thursday afternoon, workers had finished removing the debris, revealing something unexpected: another marble slab. Hiebert said he thinks the second slab, which is grey and features a small etching of a cross, dates to the 12th century.

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But the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is still the most widely accepted location, and has been for over 1,600 years. The tomb itself has some evidence as the correct site, too. The New Testament has said that Jesus was crucified and buried outside the walls of Jerusalem.

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