The Top 10 Tallest Statues in the world

The Top 10 Tallest Statues in the world

1. Statue of Unity - 182 Meters Tall - India

• The statue is the world's tallest monument and it is dedicated to first deputy prime minister Sardar Vallabhbhai patel.
• The statue is located on the river island called Sadhu Bet facing Narmada Dam, Rajpipla in Gujarat State of India
• The monument occupies over 20K Square meters
• It is 182 Meters [ 597 Feet tall ]
• The statue was designed by Indian Sculptor Ram V. Sutar 

2. Spring Temple Buddha - 128 Meters Tall - China

• The Vairocana Buddha located in Zhoacun township of Lushan County, Henan province, China.
• The statue is 128 Meters [ 420 Feet tall ], including 25 Meters lotus throne
• It is the second tallest statue in the world
• The construction of this statue started from 1997 and ended in 2008
• The statue weighs 1000 tonnes

3. Laykyun Sekkya Buddha - 116 Meters Tall - Myanmar 

• The statue is one of the tallest in the world with 116 Meters [ 381 Feet tall ]
• The Gautama Buddha statue stands on a 13.5 Meter throne
• The statue located in the village of Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Myanmar.
• The statue construction began in 1996 and completed in 21st Feb, 2008
• It was commissioned by the Chief Abbot Ven Narada

4. Ushiku Daibustu - 110 Meters Tall - Japan

• The Amitabha Buddha statue located in Ushiku, Japan
• Stands total height of 120 meters [ 390 feet ] tall , including the 10m base and 10 m lotus platform
• It was the tallest statue in the world from 1993 to 2002
• It was build to commemorate the birth of Shinran - founder of shinshu or "True pure land school" of Buddishm
• There is an observation floor in 85m and elevator is used to take people up there.
• The statue weighs 4300 tonnes

5. Guanyin of Nanshan - 108 Meters Tall - China

• The statue is 108 Meter [ 354 Feet Tall ] sited in the south coast of China's island province Hainan near the Nanshan Temple of Sanya.
• The statue took six years to build and was enshrined on April 24th, 2005.
• During this 108 eminent monks participated from various buddisht groups in Taiwan, Hongkong, Macao and Mainland china. 
• The statue has three aspects , one side faces island and other two face the south china sea.

6. Statue of Emperors Yan and Huang - 106 Meters Tall - China

• The sculputre of Emperors Yan and Huang was craved from a mountain on the Yellow river in china
• These statues are located in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province in china.
• Overall height is 106 Meters [ 348 Feet tall ] , a 55 meter base and 51 meter on top. 
• The construction of these statues took 20 years and completed on 2007

7. Sendai Daikannon - 100 Meters Tall - Japan

• It is the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan which is located in Sendai, Japan.
• The statue is 100 Meters [ 330 Feet tall] 
• At the time of the completion in 1991, this was the tallest statue in the world
• Tourist can reach the top of the statue by using the elevator
• The statue depicts the Bodhisattva Kannon from Shingon Buddhism.

8. Guishan Guanyin - 99 Meters Tall - China

• The Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes statue is the fourth tallest in china
• The glided bronze statue stands 99 Meters [ 325 Feet tall ]
• The statue located in Weishan, Hunan province, china.
• The local govt invested 260 million yuan to complete its construction in 2009.

9. Peter the Great Statue - 98 Meter Tall - Russia

• It is a monument to Peter the Great and it was erected in 1997
• It is located at the Moskva River and the Vodootvodny canal in central Moscow, Russia
• The statue is designed by Georgian designer Zurab Tsereteli 
• The statue is erected to commemorate 300 years of Russian Navy, which Peter the Great established.
• It weighs around 1000 tons 

10. The Big Buddha - 92 Meters Tall - Thailand

• The Big Buddha also known as The Great Buddha of Thailand
• This is the tallest statue in Thailand
• The statue is 92 Meters [ 302 Feet tall ] and it is 63 Meters wide
• The statue locted in Wat Muang Monastery in Ang Thong Province, Thailand
• The statue is painted gold and made of concrete.

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