Top 10 Tallest Statues In The World

The statues around the world stand for honoring great personalities and important events in the history. 

Followings are 10 tallest statues in the world.

1. Statue of Unity.

The statue of unity is built across the Sardar Sarovar dam near the city of Vadodara. 

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first home affairs minister and deputy prime minister after independence.

It's a 600-foot monument,costs around $200 million. 

Height of 182 meters,serves the first position in the list of tallest statues in the world.

2. Spring Temple Buddha.

The Spring Temple Buddha located in Lushan in the Chinese province of Henan, which is a place of Buddhist pilgrimage.

Second tallest statue in the world with a height of 128 meters (420 feet).

The statue is built in steel, copper, and gold.

3. Laykyun Setkyar.

The third tallest statue in the world has a height of 116 meters.

Situated in Monywa, Myanmar.

The construction of Laykyun Setkyar started in 1996 and completed in 2008.

The statue actually stands on 13.5 meter throne.

There is also an elevator inside the statue for visitors to reach the top for enjoying the panoramic view of the city and can also see 89 meter lying Buddha next to Laykyun Setkyar statue.

4. Ushiku Daibutsu.

Located in Ushiku city of Japan.

The statue has a height of 110 meters without measuring 10 meters tall base.

Completely made of Bronze.

Ushiku Daibutsu meant for ‘Great Buddha in Ushiku'

There are four different levels within the statue, visitors can reach the top by using the elevator.

                    - At first level visitors can hear beautiful music, the 2nd level completely dedicated for scriptural studies, the third level filled with 30000 Buddha statues.From the top level, visitors can watch the beautiful gardens within the surroundings of the statue.

5.Guan Yin of the South Sea of Sanya.

The statue has a height of 108 meters, became the fourth tallest statue in the world.

The statue of Guan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of compassion, sited in Hainan province of China.

This statue has three different faces:- 

            The first face looks towards the inland and other two faces point towards the sea.

It took almost 6 years for the completion of this giant statue.

6. Emperors Yan and Huang.

These sculptures are built to commemorate Chinese emperors Yan and Huang.

These statues have height of 106 meter.

Located in Henan province of China.

The construction of these statues started in 1987 and took over 20 years for its completion.

Government spent $22.5 million for the construction of these statues.

The eyes of these statues are 3 meters wide and nose have a length of 6 meters.

7. Sendai Daikannon.

Sendai Daikannan is a 100 meters tall statue.

Located in Sendai, Japan.

The statue represents the Japanese Buddhist Bodhisattva.

This statue stands at the top of a hill in Sendai.

Sendai Daikannon holds a jewel in her right hand to grant wishes and a water flask in her left hand to pour the water of wisdom.

8. Peter the Great statue. Russia, 96 meter

This statue was built in the memory of Russian emperor Peter I, who ruled the country for 43 years,in Russia.

The 98 meters tall Peter the Great statue facing Moskva river in Moscow city.

The statue was designed by the Georgian designer Zurab Tsereteli.

Used 600 tons of stainless steel and Bronze.

Peter the great statue weighs 100 tons and it unveiled in the year 1997.

9. Great Buddha of Thailand.

Great Buddha of Thailand is the tallest statue in the country, measuring a height of 92 meters.

The construction of this statue started in 1990 and completed in 2008.

The entire statue made of cement and covered with golden paint.

The statue was constructed by the principles of Theravada Buddhism.

10. Grand Buddha at Lingshan.

It is one of the largest statues of Buddha in China, located in Longshan mountain.

The statue has a height of 88 meters.

Completely made of bronze.

Weighs 700 tons.