The Guinness’s World Record Monument in Haskovo, Bulgaria travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises, spa and resorts

There is a new break in Guinness’s World Records archive since year 2003. It is about that a statue built in town of Haskovo, Bulgaria has become the tallest statue in the World. The monument of statue was sanctify from bishop Arseney at 08.09.2003. The President of Bulgaria George Parvanov, mayor of Haskovo - George Ivanov and many of ruling circles of country have presented at the opening of the statue. It is the biggest statue of Virgin Mary of the Earth. It is located at the Youth peak, it have see of almost all sides of the town. With impressive measurement - height 32.8m, length of statue 15m and weight 80 tons - is amazing beautiful view for eyes.

The monument was accepted in the Guinness’s book of world records by category “Religion” at 2004.

The building of memorial of Virgin Mary was accomplished with resources from donation to urban population. The municipality of Haskovo was basic initiator for realization bestow resources. Local firms and individual townpeople also took participation. The authors (makers) of statue are the sculptor Petyo Alexandrov and Nikola Stoyanov.

The symbol of Virgin Mary isn’t chosen accidentally. The Mother of God considers herself patroness at the town. The Virgin Mary’s day was kept in high honor as one of biggest holidays in the new history of more than thousand-years old town. First steps in the building at Haskovo immediately after The Liberation are connected with building of society symbols what expressing worship to the God’s Mother namely building to the first church in town which called “Virgin Mary”.

The statue of the Madonna is one unification symbol which bring together traditions of Christians virtues on with constructive the future of the town.