Tallest Statues in The World

 Tallest Statues in The World (2022)

Here is the list of existing 15 tallest statues in the world

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1. Statue of Unity

• The Statue of Unity depicts Vallabhbhai Patel who was also known as Iron Man of India. It is located near Sardar Sarovar Dam, Kevadiya, Narmada District, Gujarat, India. The Statue of Unity was built in 2018. The height of this statue is 182 m, which stands on a 58 m base with total of 240 m monument height.

Read in detail about the Statue of Unity: A tribute to VALLABHBHAI PATEL

2. Spring Temple Buddha

• The Spring Temple of Buddha depicts Gautama Buddha. It is located in Lushan, Henan of China. It was built in the year 2008. The height of the Spring Temple Buddha is 128 m. It was world's tallest statue from 2008 to 2018. It stands on a 19.3 m lotus throne with a total monumental height of 208 m.

3. Laykyun Sekkya

• The Laykyun Sekkya is a statue of Gautama Buddha. It is located at Khatakan Taung, near Monywa Sagaing Division of Myanmar. It was built in the year 2008. The height of laykyun Sekkya is 115.8 m. It stands on a 13.41 m lotus throne with a monumental height of 129.2 m.

4. Statue of Belief

• The Statue of Belief depicts Shiva (The Hindu God). It is located in Nathdwara, Rajasthan in India. It was built in the year 2020. the height of the Statue of Belief is 107 m. With a 33 m base, it is world's tallest shiva statue.

5. Ushiku Daibutsu

• The Ushiku Daibutsu is a statue of Buddha. It is located in the Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the year 1993. The height of Ushiku Daibutsu is 100 m. It was the world's tallest statue from year 1993 to 2008. It stands on a 10 m lotus throne and 10 m pedestal with a total monumental height of 120 m.

6. Sendai Daikannon

• The Sendai Daikannon is the sixth largest statue which depicts Kannon (a buddhist Bodhisattva). It is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The Sendai Daikannon was built in the year 1991. The height of this statue is 100 m. It was world's largest statue from 1991 to 1993.

7. Guishan Guanyin

• The Statue of Guishan Guanyin depicts Guanyin - A eleven headed and thousand armed Guanyin. It is located in Weishan, Changsha, Hunan of China. the Guishan Guanyin was built in the year 2009. It was built in the year 2009. The height of this statue is 99 m. It is a gilded bronze statue.

8. Great Buddha of Thailand

• The Statue of The Great Buddha of Thailand depicts the the image if Gautama Buddha. It is located at Wat Muang, Wiset Chai chan, Ang Thong, Thailand. The Great Buddha of Thailand was built in the year 2008. The height of Great Buddha of Thailand is 92 m. This statue is made of concrete which is painted gold.

9. Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park

• The Dai Kannon of Kita Miyako park depicts a Bodhisattva Kannon (Byakue Kannon). It is also known as Hokkaido Kannon and Byakue Kannon. It is located in Ashibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. The Dai kannon of Kita no Miyako park was built in the year 1989. The height of this statue is 88 m. It was the world's tallest statue from 1989 to 1991.

10 Mother of All Asia - Tower of Peace

• The Mother of All Asia - Tower of Peace is a monument, sculpture and shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is located in Montemaria, Barangay, Pagkilatan, Batangas City, Philippines. this Tower of Peace was built in the year 2021. The height of Mother of All Asia - Tower of Peace 88 m. It is the tallest statue in the Philippines and the tallest statue of Virgin Mary in the world.

11. The Motherland Calls

• The Motherland Calls is the compositional centre of the monument-ensemble 'Heros of the Battle of Stalingrad' on Mamayev Kurgan. It is located in Volgograd Russia. The Motherland Calls of Russia was built in the year 1967. The height of this statue is 85 m. It is the tallest statue in the Europe and the tallest statue of a woman in the world.

12. Awaji Kannon

• The statue of Awaji Kannon depicts the Buddhist Bodhisattva Kannon. It is located in Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The Awaji Kannon was built in the year 1982. The height of this statue is 80 m. It stands on a 20 m pedestal with a total height of 100 m. The statue is scheduled to be demolished by the end of 2022 as on wikipedia.

13. Grand Buddha at Ling Shan

• The statue of Grand Buddha depicts the Buddha (Amitabha). It is located on the north shore of Lake Tai, near Wuxi, Jangsu in China. It was built in the year 1996. The height of Grand Buddha at Ling Shan is 79 m. The total height of this statue is 88 including 9 m lotus pedestal.

14. Guanyin of Nanshan

• The statue of Guanyin of Nanshan depicts the the Buddhist Bodhisattva Guanyin. It is located on the south coast of China's island province Hainan near the Nanshan Temple of Sanya. It was built in the year 2005. The height of Guanyin of Nanshan is 78 m. The total height of this statue is 108 m including the pedestal.

15. Statue of Gautam Buddha of Myanmar

• The statue of Gautama Buddha depicts as the name says Gautama Buddha. It is located in Kyaikto, a town in the Mon State of South east Myanmar. It was built in the year 2019. The height of the Statue of Buddha of Myanmar is 77.9 m. It is the 'Biggest sitting image of Buddha' in the world but it is not as tall as the statue of Great Buddha of Thailand.

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