Swedish parishioners unveil Lego Jesus
Relevant offers
Parishioners at a church in Sweden have celebrated Easter by unveiling a 1.8-metre-tall statue of Jesus that they had built out of 30,000 Lego blocks.
It took the 40 volunteers about 18 months to put all the tiny plastic blocks together, and their creation shows a standing Jesus facing forward with his arms outstretched.
The Protestant church was filled to capacity with about 400 worshippers on Sunday when the statue went on display behind the altar, and some of the children in the congregation couldn't help but touch the white art work.
Church spokesman Per Wilder said the statue at the Onsta Gryta church in the central Swedish city of Vasteras is a copy of Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's "Christus" statue on display in Copenhagen.
He also said that even though the statue is all white on the outside, many of the donated Lego that the church received were of other colours and were placed inside.
- AP
Sponsored links
Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks
Iran has enough uranium for 5 bombs - expert
Syrian troops kill at least 92, including children
Rooftop gunman kills 2, wounds 8 in Finland
Brazil's leader vetoes part of land law
Hairy-nosed wombat back from the brink
Driver on Disneyland trip arrested
No help for child lured into prostitution
Man charged with Etan Patz murder
Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks
Newly red-zoned residents angry
Wrong cat euthanised by Wellington vet
Undercover boss slams workers' conditions
Dad vows to fight Starship slur
Live blog: All Whites vs Honduras friendly
Nominations big 'buzz' for Adeaze
Williams injury could earn Mateo Origin call-up
Internet onslaught crushes cat charity
Women working harder to achieve life balance
Highlanders beat Blues to stay in playoffs hunt
Analyst blows whistle on Maroons' dirty play
Undercover boss slams workers' conditions
Big Bang Theory's Parsons outed
Dad vows to fight Starship slur
Internet onslaught crushes cat charity
FBI says child porn found on Dotcom's Megaupload servers
Big Bang Theory's Parsons outed
Thousands rally to save Christ Church Cathedral
Govt aims to speed insurance payouts
Nats promise no shift on super age
IRD to target 'hardcore' tax avoiders
Editorial: Leadership not totally absent



