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Statue of Unity, the world's largest, unveiled in India The statue is 182 mts tall and also the fastest to be completed in just 34 months.
Do you know other tallest statues in the world and what do they stand for?
Here's the list of top 10 tallest statues in the world in the rising order of their height!
1. Awaji Kannon (en) – By some measures, it was the largest statue in the world when it was completed (in 1982), and it is still one of the largest statues anywhere on earth.
Country: Japan – Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture (Japan)
Depicts: It depicts Kannon – the popular Buddhist goddess known in Chinese as Guanyin
Height: 80 meters
2. Rodina-Mat 'Zovyot (The Motherland Calls)
It is the tallest statue in Europe, the tallest statue (excluding any pedestal) of a woman in the world and the second tallest freestanding non-religious statue in the world.
Country: Russia
Depicts: Woman representing the Motherland
Height: 85 meters
3. Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park
It was considered the tallest statue in the world when it opened in 1989 at 88 meters (289 ft), holding the world record until 1991.
Country: Japan
Depicts: Japan
Height: 88 meters
4. Great Buddha of Thailand
The Great Buddha of Thailand, also known as The Big Buddha, The Big Buddha of Thailand, Phra Buddha Maha Nawamin, and Mahaminh Sakayamunee Visejchaicharn, is the tallest statue in Thailand, the second-tallest statue in Southeast Asia, and the seventh-tallest in the world.
Country: Thailand
Depicts: Buddha
Height: 92 m
5. Qianshou Qianyan Guanyin of Weishan – It is the gilded bronze monument
Country: China
Depicts: Avalokitesvara
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6. Sendai Daikannon – Daikannon is the representation of the Japanese Buddhist Bodhisattva. … Standing tall at 100 meters (330 feet tall), the Daikannon stands firmly on a hill overlooking the city and an adjacent golf course ..
Country: Japan
Height: 99 meters
7. Ushiku Daibutsu – The statue held the record for the tallest statue from 1993-2002. It was built to commemorate the birth of Shinran, founder of the J? Do Shinsh?
Country: Japan
Depicts: Amitabha Buddha
Height: 100 meters
8. Laykyun Setkyar – This statue of Gautama Buddha stands on a 13.5-meter (44 ft) throne located in the village of Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Myanmar. Construction began in 1996 and was completed on 21 February 2008. It was commissioned by the Chief Abbot Fri. Nãradã.
Country: Myamar
Depicts: Buddha (Gautama)
Height: 115.8 meters
9. Spring Buddha Temple – The Spring Temple Buddha derives its name from the nearby Tianrui hot spring water, at 60 ° C (140 ° F), is renowned in the area for its curative properties.
Country: China
Depicts: Vairocana Buddha
Height: 128 meters
10. Statue of Unity – The Statue of Unity is a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875-1950) in the Narmada District of Gujarat, India. It was designed by Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar,[4][5] Narendra Modi on 31 October 2018, the 143rd anniversary of Patel's birth.
Country: India
Depicts: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Height: 182 mts
Also read: National Unity Day Observed in Honor of Sardar Patel's Birth Anniversary: 12 facts about the man who united India
Also read: World's tallest statue, twice the size of Statue of Liberty, to be unveiled in India
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