Bayambang town sets world record for tallest bamboo sculpture

BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan — This town now holds the Guinness World Record for the tallest supported bamboo sculpture after it unveiled the 50.23meter statue of St Vincent Ferrer at the Saint Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park in Barangay Bani last Friday.

Adjudicator Swapnil Dangarikar announced at 10 pm Friday that Bayambang is now the holder of tallest bamboo sculpture (supported) in Guinness World of Records.

The giant statue is situated at the center of the prayer park, and is made of steel and engineered bamboo and is touted to be taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York.

Mary Clare Judith Phyllis Jose-Quiambao, wife of Bayambang Mayor Cesar Quiambao, was said to have conceptualized the construction of a shrine for the town’s patron in time for the celebration of the 400th year of the establishment of Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish in Bayambang, and the 600th death anniversary of the saint on April 5, 2019.

At least million went into developing the park in a 67-hectare land.

Architect Gerry Suratos, the project manager, said the prayer park where the statue was constructed measures 21,000 square meters (2.1 hectares).

Based on the master plan, it has five meters wide pathways for persons with disability (PWDs) that will pass through the 15 Stations of the Cross. It will have a chapel, three events place, and a parking space that can accommodate 120 cars.

“We employed 3D (three-dimensional) scan and 3D image making use of polygon. All of the locations of the image or statue are polygons, so we don’t need a sculptor. If a sculptor would do the statue, it will take three to five years,” Suratos said.