Tallest statue in the world

With the unveiling of the Statue of Unity in India today, there is a new name topping the list of the tallest statues in the world. The new monument to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stands 597 feet (182 meters) tall, overtaking the previous record holder, the 420-foot (128-meter) Spring Temple Buddha, in China’s Lushan County. Using Wikipedia’s standard of measuring to “the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but excluding the height of any pedestal,” we present images below of the 15 tallest statues in the world as of today, plus five bonus photos of some more famous—if smaller—colossal monuments. The Statue of Unity, portraying Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of the founding fathers of India, during its inauguration in Kevadia, in the western state of Gujarat, India, on October 31, 2018. The monument, standing 597 feet (182 meters) tall, is now the tallest statue on Earth. Stairs lead up to the 420-foot (128-meter) Spring Temple Buddha statue, now the second tallest in the world. The statue stands near the town of Zhaocun, in Lushan County, Henan, China, and was completed in 2008. Laykyun Sekkya, in Khatakan Taung, Myanmar, a statue of Buddha standing 380 feet (115.8 meters) tall The Ushiku Great Buddha in Ibaraki, Japan, photographed on April 29, 2018. The 330-foot-tall (100-meter-tall) statue, completed in 1993, held the title of the world’s tallest statue for nine years, and now holds the fourth-place slot. The cityscape of Sendai, Japan, with the 330-foot-tall (10...

Garuda Wisnu Kencana is the tallest statue in Back in 1990, the Indonesian artist and sculptor Nyoman Nuarta came up with the design for a truly ambitious project: the construction of a gigantic statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu riding his eagle-like mount, Garuda, to be built in southern Bali. He quickly gained some influential backers, and by 1993 the president of Indonesia, General Suharto, was also on board. Opposition by the local Balinese was ignored. Locals were against the statue, as they felt such a huge object would cause a spiritual imbalance. Primarily, they worried that all the profits from the statue would not benefit Bali at all, but end up in Jakarta. Construction of the statue began in 1997. But financial crises and other setbacks resulted in years-long periods of limbo. It wasn’t until September 2018 that the finished statue was finally inaugurated, after a full 28 years from conception to completion and at a total cost of around $100 million. Upon its inauguration, Garuda Wisnu Kencana became the tallest statue in Indonesia and the tallest statue of a Hindu god in the world. And if you include the huge base on which the statue stands, its total height of 397 feet (121 meters) ranks it as the fourth tallest statue in the world. The statue alone is 246 feet (75 meters) tall, almost 100 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty. It represents Vishnu, one of the main deities of Hinduism, riding on the back of his faithful mount Garuda, a bird-like creature who p...

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This is a Map all coordinates using: Download coordinates as: This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 30m (98ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any The definition of statue for this list is a free-standing sculpture (as opposed to a Existing [ ] Rank Statue Image Depicts Location Country/Region Completed Height of statue meters (feet) Total height meters (feet) Notes Coordinates 1 India 2018 182m (597ft) 240m (790ft) World's Tallest Statue, stands on a 58m (190ft) base. 240m (787ft) total monument height. 21°50′16.8″N 73°43′08.7″E / 21.838000°N 73.719083°E / 21.838000; 73.719083 ( Statue of Unity) 2 China 2008 128m (420ft) 208m (682ft) World's tallest statue 2008–2018. Stands on a 19.3m (63ft) lotus throne, and other stacked base platforms of various height. 208m (682ft) total monument height. 33°46′30″N 112°27′03″E / 33.775082°N 112.450925°E / 33.775082; 112.450925 ( Spring Temple Buddha (Lushan, China)) 3 Buddha ( Khatakan Taung, near Myanmar 2008 115.8m (380ft) 129.2m (424ft) Stands on a 13.41m (44ft) lotus throne. 129.2m (424ft) total monument height. 22°04′49″N 95°17′21″E / 22.0803°N 95.2893°E / 22.0803; 95.2893 ( Laykyun Setkyar (Khatakan Taung, Myanmar)) # Puerto Rico 2016 110m (360ft) 110m (360ft) 18°29′24″N 66°37′36″W / 18.4901°N 66.6267°W / 18.4901; -66.6267 ( Birth of the New World) # India 2020 106m (348ft) 112m (367ft) With a 33m ...

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This is a Map all coordinates using: Download coordinates as: This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 30m (98ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any The definition of statue for this list is a free-standing sculpture (as opposed to a Existing [ ] Rank Statue Image Depicts Location Country/Region Completed Height of statue meters (feet) Total height meters (feet) Notes Coordinates 1 India 2018 182m (597ft) 240m (790ft) World's Tallest Statue, stands on a 58m (190ft) base. 240m (787ft) total monument height. 21°50′16.8″N 73°43′08.7″E / 21.838000°N 73.719083°E / 21.838000; 73.719083 ( Statue of Unity) 2 China 2008 128m (420ft) 208m (682ft) World's tallest statue 2008–2018. Stands on a 19.3m (63ft) lotus throne, and other stacked base platforms of various height. 208m (682ft) total monument height. 33°46′30″N 112°27′03″E / 33.775082°N 112.450925°E / 33.775082; 112.450925 ( Spring Temple Buddha (Lushan, China)) 3 Buddha ( Khatakan Taung, near Myanmar 2008 115.8m (380ft) 129.2m (424ft) Stands on a 13.41m (44ft) lotus throne. 129.2m (424ft) total monument height. 22°04′49″N 95°17′21″E / 22.0803°N 95.2893°E / 22.0803; 95.2893 ( Laykyun Setkyar (Khatakan Taung, Myanmar)) # Puerto Rico 2016 110m (360ft) 110m (360ft) 18°29′24″N 66°37′36″W / 18.4901°N 66.6267°W / 18.4901; -66.6267 ( Birth of the New World) # India 2020 106m (348ft) 112m (367ft) With a 33m ...

Garuda Wisnu Kencana is the tallest statue in Back in 1990, the Indonesian artist and sculptor Nyoman Nuarta came up with the design for a truly ambitious project: the construction of a gigantic statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu riding his eagle-like mount, Garuda, to be built in southern Bali. He quickly gained some influential backers, and by 1993 the president of Indonesia, General Suharto, was also on board. Opposition by the local Balinese was ignored. Locals were against the statue, as they felt such a huge object would cause a spiritual imbalance. Primarily, they worried that all the profits from the statue would not benefit Bali at all, but end up in Jakarta. Construction of the statue began in 1997. But financial crises and other setbacks resulted in years-long periods of limbo. It wasn’t until September 2018 that the finished statue was finally inaugurated, after a full 28 years from conception to completion and at a total cost of around $100 million. Upon its inauguration, Garuda Wisnu Kencana became the tallest statue in Indonesia and the tallest statue of a Hindu god in the world. And if you include the huge base on which the statue stands, its total height of 397 feet (121 meters) ranks it as the fourth tallest statue in the world. The statue alone is 246 feet (75 meters) tall, almost 100 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty. It represents Vishnu, one of the main deities of Hinduism, riding on the back of his faithful mount Garuda, a bird-like creature who p...

With the unveiling of the Statue of Unity in India today, there is a new name topping the list of the tallest statues in the world. The new monument to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stands 597 feet (182 meters) tall, overtaking the previous record holder, the 420-foot (128-meter) Spring Temple Buddha, in China’s Lushan County. Using Wikipedia’s standard of measuring to “the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but excluding the height of any pedestal,” we present images below of the 15 tallest statues in the world as of today, plus five bonus photos of some more famous—if smaller—colossal monuments. The Statue of Unity, portraying Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of the founding fathers of India, during its inauguration in Kevadia, in the western state of Gujarat, India, on October 31, 2018. The monument, standing 597 feet (182 meters) tall, is now the tallest statue on Earth. Stairs lead up to the 420-foot (128-meter) Spring Temple Buddha statue, now the second tallest in the world. The statue stands near the town of Zhaocun, in Lushan County, Henan, China, and was completed in 2008. Laykyun Sekkya, in Khatakan Taung, Myanmar, a statue of Buddha standing 380 feet (115.8 meters) tall The Ushiku Great Buddha in Ibaraki, Japan, photographed on April 29, 2018. The 330-foot-tall (100-meter-tall) statue, completed in 1993, held the title of the world’s tallest statue for nine years, and now holds the fourth-place slot. The cityscape of Sendai, Japan, with the 330-foot-tall (10...