''Jesus Buntu Burake'' (, "Statue of Jesus Christ Blessing") is a

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statue of

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located in Makale the capital of

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. It is one of the tallest statues of Jesus Christ in the world, standing at approximately tall. It stands on the top of Buntu Burake hill about 1.700 metres above sea level. Jesus Buntu Burake also has a glass viewing platform at its base.

History

At the request of the governor of

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, in order to promote tourism in Tana Toraja, a competition was held in 2013 to design a statue, which was open to the general public. After obtaining the winner, in 2013 the foundation of the statue began to be built. The winning design was created by Supriadi, an artist from

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, with the support of Hardo Wardoyo Suwarto. The construction of the statue itself was started in 2013, and completed in 2015. It was constructed from cast bronze. The statue also has a glass viewing bridge at the base. The official inauguration was held on 23 December 2018, by President

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as declared on the inauguration inscription, and was celebrated as part of the Tana Toraja Oikumene

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celebration. The construction of the base of the statue cost 5.8 billion Rp, and the statue itself 22 billion Rp, funded by the governor of Sulawesi to promote tourism in the area.

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