Statue of Christ the King
Statue of Christ the King is a monument in Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Statue of Christ the King is situated nearby to the lake Lac Noir, as well as near the climbing site Le Coupeau.Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: in Les Houches, Rhône-Alpes, France
- Also known as: “Le Christ-Roi des Houches”
- Inscription: “PAX”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Les Houches station and Parc animalier de Merlet.
Les Houches station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Les Houches station is a railway station in the commune of Les Houches, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Les Houches station is situated 1 km south of Statue of Christ the King.
Parc animalier de Merlet
Zoo
Photo: Antimuonium, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parc animalier de Merlet is a zoo, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Statue of Christ the King.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches
Church
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Statue of Christ the King.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bionnassay and Grand Couloir.
Bionnassay
Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Bionnassay is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southwest of Statue of Christ the King.
Grand Couloir
Locality
The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc. Grand Couloir is situated 6 km south of Statue of Christ the King.
Chamonix
Chamonix is a resort in the Haute-Savoie region of France, bordering Italy, at the foot of Mont Blanc. It's regarded as the birthplace of mountaineering and as one of its capitals.
Statue of Christ the King
- Categories: colossal statue and historic site
- Location: Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.90269° or 45° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
6.8018° or 6° 48′ 7″ eastInception
August 19th, 1934Height
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8FQ8WR32+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 90540919OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q88825
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Statue of Christ the King” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Christus Koning (Les Houches)”
- Dutch: “Christus Koning”
- French: “statue du Christ-Roi”
- French: “Statue du Christ-Roi”
- German: “Christkönig-Statue von Les Houches”
- German: “statue du Christ-Roi”
- Slovenian: “kip Kristusa Kralja”
- Spanish: “Cristo Rey de Les Houches”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lac Noir and Le Coupeau.
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