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This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) 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 pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
The Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue, with a height of 182 metres (597 feet), [3] near Kevadia in the state of Gujarat, India. It depicts Indian politician and independence activist Sardar Patel (1875–1950), who was the first deputy prime minister and home minister of independent India and an adherent of Mahatma Gandhi.
Standing 85 metres (279 ft) tall from the base of its pedestal to its peak, the statue was the tallest in the world upon its completion in 1967, and is the tallest statue in Europe if excluding the pedestal.
This 71-meter (233-foot) statue, carved in the Lingyun Mountain, is the biggest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world (only the modern Great Buddha of Thailand, made of concrete, is taller). Leshan Giant Buddha’s hair is composed of 1,021 spiraled curls embedded in his head that measures 14.7 meters (48 feet) in height and 10 meters ...
The overall statue is 369 feet (112 m) tall; the pedestal is 110 feet (34 m) tall. [6] The statue can be seen from as far as 20 kilometres (12 mi) away. [7] The interior of the statue contains an exhibition hall as well as public viewing galleries accessible by elevator at 20 feet (6.1 m), 110 feet (34 m), and 270 feet (82 m).
The total height of the monument is now said to be 208 m (682 ft). [4] [5] ... World's tallest statue 2008–2018 Succeeded by. Statue of Unity 182 m (597 ft)
The Mother of All Asia's hands and face was designed by sculptor Eduardo Castrillo [6] and is made of concrete and steel. [7] With a height of 98.15 m (322.0 ft), [2] the Marian statue surpassed the Virgin of Peace statue in Venezuela to become the tallest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world.
The statue is 125 feet tall and stands on a 50 feet high plinth, thus its total height is 175 feet. [2] [3] After the Statue of Social Justice in Vijayawada, this is the tallest statue of B. R. Ambedkar in the world. It is the fifth tallest, and third tallest standing statue in India. [4]