The image displays the Monument of the Holy Mother of God in Haskovo, Bulgaria, captured at night from a low-angle perspective. The central subject is a 14-meter (46 ft) white statue of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, standing atop a 17-meter (55 ft 9 in) stone base. The statue is illuminated from below, and string lights are draped beneath it. A large, recessed cross shape on the stone facade of the base is brightly lit in red, with a stained-glass window depicting a heart positioned above its horizontal arm. Below the cross, a dark doorway with a red-tiled overhang is visible. Two rectangular metallic plaques are affixed to the stone wall at the base: the left plaque certifies the monument as the "world's largest statue of the Virgin Mary with Jesus" by Guinness World Records, stating its dimensions and unveiling date of September 8, 2003, in Haskovo, Bulgaria. The right plaque provides additional details, including the consecration by His Eminence Arseniy, Metropolitan of Plovdiv, and credits P. Aleksandrov and N. Stoyanov as authors. The sky is dark, indicating nighttime conditions.

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The image displays the Monument of the Holy Mother of God in Haskovo, Bulgaria, captured at night from a low-angle perspective. The central subject is a 14-meter (46 ft) white statue of the Virgin Mar…read more

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