Cristo Rei of Dili
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The statue viewed from the peak of Cape Fatucama | |
Location in Dili | |
| Location | Cape Fatucama, Dili, East Timor |
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| Coordinates | 8°31′14″S 125°36′30″E / 8.520527°S 125.608322°E |
| 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, Timor-Leste. 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.