Cristo Rei of Dili

Cristo Rei of Dili

Estátua do Cristo Rei de Díli (Portuguese) Estátua Cristo Rei Dili (Tetum)
The statue viewed from the peak of Cape Fatucama
Location in Dili
8°31′14″S 125°36′30″E / 8.520527°S 125.608322°E / -8.520527; 125.608322
Location	Cape Fatucama, Dili, East Timor
Designer	Mochamad Syailillah ("Bolil")
Type	Statue
Material	Copper
Height	27.0 metres (88.6 ft)
Dedicated date	15 October 1996
Dedicated to	Christ the King

The Cristo Rei of Dili (Christ the King of Dili) statue (Portuguese: Estátua do Cristo Rei de Díli, Tetum: Estátua Cristo Rei Dili) is a 27.0-metre-high (88.6 ft) colossal statue of Jesus Christ situated atop a globe at Cape Fatucama in Dili, East Timor. It is one of East Timor's main tourist attractions.

The statue was designed, and its construction supervised, by Mochamad Syailillah, who is better known as "Bolil". It was officially unveiled by President Suharto of Indonesia in 1996 as a gift from the Indonesian Government to the people of Timor Timur, the then Indonesian province.