Bulgarian cities - Haskovo the City of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Monument

The highest statue of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus in the world is located in the town of Haskovo. The Mother of God has always been regarded as the patroness of Haskovo. The monument was erected on Yamacha Hill within the borders of the town and holds a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records. The unique statue is 14 meters high, standing on a 17-meter pedestal. The total height of the monument is 32.8 meters, the whole structure weighs 80 tons. The religious complex was inaugurated on 8 September 2003 and in 2005 it was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. is a city and the administrative centre of the Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. According to Operative Program Regional Development of Bulgaria, the urban area of Haskovo is the seventh largest in Bulgaria and has a population of 184,731 inhabitants. Haskovo Cove in Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, is named after the city of Haskovo, Bulgaria on December 18, 2019