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Friday, December 07, 2018

Top 10 Tallest Statues in the World

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Name of Statue
Description
1. Statue of Unity
Dedicated to: Vallabhbhai Patel
Location: Sadhu bet, Near Sardar Sarovar Dam, Narmada district, Gujarat (India)
Height in meter (ft.): 182 metres (597 ft)- Stands on a 58 m (190 ft) base. 240 m (787 ft) total monument height.
2. Spring Temple Buddha
Dedicated to: Vairocana Buddha
Location: Lushan, Henan (China)
Height in meter (ft.): 128 metres (420 ft)- Stands on a 19.3 m (63 ft) lotus throne. Placed on a 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building. 153 m (502 ft) total monument height
3. Laykyun Setkyar
Dedicated to: Buddha (Gautama)
Location: Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing Division (Myanmar)
Height in meter (ft.): 115.8 metres (380 ft)- Stands on a 13.41 m (44 ft) lotus throne. 129.2 m (424 ft) total monument height
4. Ushiku Daibutsu
Dedicated to: Buddha (Amitābha)
Location: Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture ( Japan)
Height in meter (ft.): 100 metres (330 ft)- lotus throne and 10 m (33 ft) pedestal/building. 120 m (394 ft) total monument height.
5. Sendai Daikannon
Dedicated to: Kannon (Guanyin)
Location: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (Japan)
Height in meter (ft.): 100 metres (330 ft)
6. Qianshou Qianyan Guanyin of Weishan
Dedicated to: Guanyin
Location: Weishan, Changsha, Hunan province (China)
Height in meter (ft.): 99 metres (325 ft)
Made up of: Gilded bronze statue
7. Great Buddha of Thailand
Dedicated to: Buddha (Gautama)
Location: Ang Thong (Thailand)
Height in meter (ft.): 92 metres (302 ft)
Made up of: Concrete statue painted gold
8. Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park
Dedicated to: Kannon (Guanyin) – Byakue Kannon
Location: Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō (Japan)
Height in meter (ft.): 88 metres (289 ft)
9. Rodina-Mat' Zovyot (The Motherland Calls)
Dedicated to: Woman representing the Motherland
Location: Mamayev Kurgan; Volgograd (Russia)
Height in meter (ft.): 85 metres (279 ft)
10. Awaji Kannon (fr)
Dedicated to: Kannon (Guanyin)
Location: Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture (Japan)
Height in meter (ft.): 80 metres (260 ft)- Stands on a 20 m (66 ft) pedestal/building, 100 m (330 ft) total height



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