27 metrar \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0 ofan \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0 sem sn\u00fdr a\u00f0 Dili-fl\u00f3a, er Cristo Rei styttan st\u00f3rkostlegur \u00fats\u00fdnissta\u00f0ur fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem klifra yfir 500 \u00ferepin. En undir andlegri og fallegri a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttaraflinu liggur saga sem f\u00e1ar lei\u00f0s\u00f6gub\u00e6kur segja: \u00feetta minnismerki var stefnum\u00f3tandi mj\u00fakvaldsverkefni fj\u00e1rmagna\u00f0 af r\u00edkisrekinni ol\u00edurisa Ind\u00f3nes\u00edu, Pertamina, \u00e1ri\u00f0 1996. Fyrir hinn forvitna fer\u00f0alang e\u00f0a \u00e1hugamann um landfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1l, breytir skilningur \u00e1 \u00feessum i\u00f0na\u00f0arundirt\u00f3ni einf\u00f6ldum p\u00edlagr\u00edmssta\u00f0 \u00ed lex\u00edu um au\u00f0lindastj\u00f3rnm\u00e1l kalda str\u00ed\u00f0sins. H\u00e9r er \u00edtarleg lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 og t\u00falka minnismerki\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum \u00feessa \u00f3v\u00e6ntu linsu\u2014fr\u00e1 s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum eiginleikum sv\u00e6\u00f0isins til hins duli\u00f0a i\u00f0na\u00f0arlandslags Ombai-Wetar-sundsins fyrir ne\u00f0an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00d3l\u00edkt hinni helgimynda Kristi frelsaranum \u00ed R\u00ed\u00f3, hefur Cristo Rei \u00ed Dili greinilega n\u00fat\u00edmalega fagurfr\u00e6\u00f0i. Styttan stendur \u00e1 10 metra h\u00e1um hnattstalli, me\u00f0 handleggi Krists \u00fatbreidda ekki \u00ed bl\u00ed\u00f0u fa\u00f0mlagi heldur \u00ed st\u00edfri, r\u00famfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegri stellingu. Mikilv\u00e6gast er skilti\u00f0 vi\u00f0 f\u00f3tinn\u2014oft liti\u00f0 framhj\u00e1 af fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum\u2014sem segir a\u00f0 minnismerki\u00f0 s\u00e9 gj\u00f6f fr\u00e1 forseta Suharto og fj\u00e1rmagna\u00f0 af Pertamina. V\u00f6rumerki ind\u00f3nes\u00edska ol\u00eduf\u00e9lagsins birtist l\u00famskt \u00ed grunnmyndum bur\u00f0arvirkisins, blanda saman tr\u00faart\u00e1knum og kynningu r\u00edkisrekins fyrirt\u00e6kis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deessi fj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnun ein og s\u00e9r endurskilgreinir minnismerki\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki bara bending um ka\u00fe\u00f3lska samst\u00f6\u00f0u fr\u00e1 m\u00fasl\u00edmafj\u00f6lmenningarlegri Ind\u00f3nes\u00edu heldur \u00fatreikna\u00f0 skref til a\u00f0 styrkja \u00e1hrif yfir au\u00f0lindum Austur-T\u00edmor. Sta\u00f0setning styttunnar \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0 sem sn\u00fdr beint a\u00f0 hinu stefnum\u00f3tandi Ombai-Wetar-sundi\u2014lei\u00f0 fyrir dj\u00fapsj\u00e1var ol\u00edu- og gaslei\u00f0slur sem tengja Greater Sunrise-sv\u00e6\u00f0i Austur-T\u00edmor\u2014breytir sv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00ed varanlegan, 27 metra h\u00e1an merki um orkuhagsmuni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Efri hluta stigans f\u00e1 gestir v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttumiki\u00f0 \u00fats\u00fdni yfir Dili-fl\u00f3a og fj\u00f6llin \u00ed kring. En \u00fea\u00f0 sem margir missa af er hi\u00f0 l\u00famskari landafr\u00e6\u00f0i: Ombai-Wetar-sundi\u00f0 er eitt d\u00fdpsta sund sv\u00e6\u00f0isins, nau\u00f0synlegt fyrir fer\u00f0ir LNG-tankara og lei\u00f0 fyrir helstu hafsbotnslei\u00f0slur. Styttan var v\u00edsvitandi stillt su\u00f0ur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u00feessum sj\u00f3lei\u00f0um og \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i sem sj\u00f3nr\u00e6nt akkeri fyrir au\u00f0lindakr\u00f6fur Ind\u00f3nes\u00edu fyrir sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0iskosningar Austur-T\u00edmor \u00e1ri\u00f0 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 i\u00f0na\u00f0arundirt\u00f3ninn, leita\u00f0u a\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningsskipum \u00fati \u00e1 hafi sem liggja oft vi\u00f0 akkeri \u00ed sundinu. \u00deau eru ekki fiskib\u00e1tar\u2014\u00feau eru \u00fej\u00f3nustuskip fyrir ol\u00edu- og gasstarfsemi \u00fati \u00e1 hafi sem sty\u00f0ur n\u00fat\u00edma hagkerfi Austur-T\u00edmor. Minnismerki\u00f0 v\u00f6kvar \u00fev\u00ed b\u00e6\u00f0i tr\u00faarlegan helgid\u00f3m og eitt umdeildasta au\u00f0lindasv\u00e6\u00f0i Su\u00f0austur-As\u00edu, tv\u00edskipting sem skilgreinir raunverulega \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu sv\u00e6\u00f0isins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fyrir dj\u00faptr\u00faa\u00f0a ka\u00fe\u00f3lska \u00edb\u00faa Austur-T\u00edmor er Cristo Rei yfirgn\u00e6fandi tilbei\u00f0slusta\u00f0ur. \u00c1r hvert gera \u00fe\u00fasundir fer\u00f0ina \u00e1 heilagri viku, skilja eftir bl\u00f3m og kerti vi\u00f0 f\u00f3t styttunnar. Sta\u00f0bundnir lei\u00f0s\u00f6gumenn nefna sjaldan Pertamina e\u00f0a Suharto; \u00ed sta\u00f0inn segja \u00feeir s\u00f6gur um a\u00f0 styttan veiti vernd fiskim\u00f6nnum og fj\u00f6lskyldum. \u00deessi ath\u00f6fn a\u00f0 endurheimta minnismerki\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gir p\u00f3lit\u00edskan uppruna \u00feess og breytir \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed hreinan andlegan kennileiti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En fyrir hinn uppl\u00fdsta gest lifa b\u00e1\u00f0ar t\u00falkanir saman. S\u00f6mu \u00ferepin sem bera p\u00edlagr\u00edma lyfta einnig palli sem eitt sinn \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i sem \u00e1r\u00f3\u00f0urst\u00e6ki hern\u00e1msstj\u00f3rnar. Skilningur \u00e1 \u00feessari spennu au\u00f0gar upplifunina\u2014\u00fe\u00fa ert ekki bara a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 styttu, heldur grip um hvernig t\u00e1kn geta veri\u00f0 a\u00f0skilin fr\u00e1 styrktara\u00f0ilum s\u00ednum og endurn\u00fdtt af f\u00f3lkinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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