Large and tall statues have been built since ancient times. For example, the Great Sphinx, built by the ancient Egyptians, was 20 meters high. However, over the past century, a number of statues have been built that are much higher in height than the ancient wonders of the world. In this list, I will list the 7 tallest statues in the world at the moment.
7. Sculpture Motherland in Kiev
This is a monument in honor of the Great Patriotic War, calling for patriotism. The creation of the sculpture was completed in 1981, the statue itself rises by 62 meters, and together with the general structure, the height is 102 meters. The weight of the statue is 560 tons. Interestingly, the sculpture Motherland Mother in Volgograd, on Mamayev Kurgan, is much more famous, but its height is 54 meters 
6. Sculpture of the emperors Yan and Huan
This sculpture was carved into the rock, which took over two decades. We finished its creation in 2007. the total height of the sculpture is 106 meters. For those who do not know, the sculpture is dedicated to the two very first emperors of China - Yan Di and Huan Di 
5. Statue of Kuan Yin in China
The 108-meter-high statue of the bodhisattva Huan Yin is located on the southern coast of Hainan Island in China. It took 6 years to create the statue, the work was completed in 2005 
4. Statue of Krishto Rei
This statue was inspired by the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro in 1959. It took 10 years to build, and the size of the statue is exactly the same as the statue in Rio. the total height of the monument is 110 meters 
3. Statue of Ushiku Daibutsu in Japan
The Ushiku Daibutsu statue is dedicated to Buddha Amitabha and is located in the city of Ushiku in Japan. It was built in 1995. This is the third tallest statue of the world, the total height of the monument is 120 meters. There is an elevator inside the statue, which takes you to the observation platform at the top of the statue. 
2. Laykyun Setkyar in Myanmar
This statue is the second tallest in the world. It is built on Kaung Hill in central Myanmar. At his feet is also the largest oblique Buddha statue in the world. The reclining Buddha was built in 1991 and the tall Laykyun Setkyar in 2008 
1. Spring Temple Buddha
It is the largest and tallest statue in the world. The total height of the entire monument is 153 meters. The construction of this sculpture began after terrorists blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan. The statue was completed in 2008 
The graph below clearly demonstrates the size of the Spring Buddha in relation to the Statue of Liberty, the Motherland in Volgograd and Christ the Redeemer. 
Large size is one of the parameters, possessing which you can become famous all over the world. Glorifying the great gods, great victories, great people, or just a loved one, modern sculptors create giant monuments, hoping that their brainchildren will live for centuries. Actually, maybe some of these giants will remain on Earth forever, and distant generations of people will study these buildings, as we studied the pyramids or some Colossus of Rhodes. In the article, we have listed the 15 tallest monuments in the world.
For a comparative analysis, we took monuments higher than 40 meters. The truth is that most of the giants are erected in China and Japan, and represent various forms of Buddha on earth. But if all the Big Buddhas of Asia are included in the top ten, then there will be no place for other statues at all.
Washington Monument 169 meters
This obelisk was erected in Washington, USA, as a monument to George Washington, the first president of the United States. At that time, and before the construction of the Eiffel Tower, it was considered the tallest structure on Earth.
Victory Monument 141.8 meters
The monument was opened on May 9, 1995 and is part of the whole Victory Memorial Complex in Moscow. Its height of 141.8 meters was not chosen by chance - 10 cm for each day of the war.
Spring Temple Buddha 128 meters
The tallest statue in the world depicting Buddha Vairochana. Moreover, 20 meters in height is occupied by a pedestal in the form of a lotus. It was erected not so long ago, in 2002. The Buddha towers over the village of Zhaocun in the Henan province of China.
Daibutsu Usiku 120 meters
The statue depicts Buddha Amitabha. And also, 20 meters of its height is taken away by a platform in the shape of a flower. The statue was created in 1995 and installed in Ushiku City, Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan.
Lezhong Sasaja 116 meters
This huge sculptural structure is located in the Sikain District of Myanmar. The official height of the standing Buddha does not include the 13.4 meter pedestal. Another Buddha lies at the foot of the standing one, he was erected almost 17 years earlier.
Guanyin Goddess Statue 108 meters
The statue is located near the Nanshan Temple in Sanya City, on the Hainan Island in China. The statue has three aspects: the face of one is directed towards the island, and the faces of the others are directed towards the sea. Construction took six years and was completed in 2005.
Cristo Rei (Christ the King) 103 meters
The statue of Jesus Christ is located in the city of Almada, Portugal. The portico base raises the statue 75 meters above the ground. The growth of Christ himself is 28 meters.
Motherland 102 meters
This monument stands in Kiev on the right bank of the Dnieper. It is part of the complex "National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945." and was erected in 1981. The height of the sculpture from the pedestal to the tip of the sword is 62 m. The official height of the monument is calculated with the base.
Monument to Peter the Great 98 meters
Statue of Liberty 93 meters
It is often referred to as the symbol of the United States. This is a gift from French citizens for the 100th anniversary of the American Revolution. The height is calculated taking into account the base and the pedestal. The height of the statue itself is 46 meters.
Motherland calls! 85 meters
The statue is included in the set "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad", which is located on the Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd. At the time of its creation, the sculpture was the tallest in the world. The height of the female figure without a sword is 52 meters.
Maitreya Buddha statue 74 meters
The Buddha is carved right in the Lingyunshan Mountain, near the city of Leshan. Three rivers of the Chinese province of Sichuan flow here. They began to carve this giant back in 713, all construction lasted 90 years. Until the middle of the 17th century, the body of this Buddha was hidden up to the neck by a 13-storey temple called the Pavilion of the Great Image. But later the Temple burned down.
Genghis Khan statue 50 meters
The monument to the founder of the Mongol Empire is located, where? In Mongolia! In the city of Tsongzhin-Boldog. A huge horse with a rider is installed right on the building of the art gallery. There is an observation deck in the horse's head.
Monument to Yuri Gagarin 42.5 meters
The monument is located in Moscow and was erected in 1980. The stele and the statue were symbolically made of titanium, a metal used in the construction of spaceships.
Freedom Monument 42 meters
Among themselves, the inhabitants of the city of Riga call this monument Milda. It was erected in 1935 to commemorate the fighters for Latvian independence. The monument stands on Brivibas Boulevard, which translates as "Freedom Boulevard".
18 tallest statues of Christ
In Catholicism, the degree of faith is determined not only by the observance of rituals, but also by external symbols
South America, Asia and Catholic Europe are the regions where the largest statues of Christ are located. Its tallest monument is located in Bolivia - 34.2 meters. If we take into account the crown, then the tallest statue of Christ is in Poland, 36 meters.
For a long time, various countries of the world competed with each other in gigantomania - who will put up the largest statue of Jesus Christ, and, therefore, will win everyone else in the level of faith.
Cristo Rey - Mexico, height 20.5 meters
This statue stands in Cerro del Cubilet, Guanajuato state, at 2,700 meters above sea level. The statue was completed in 1944 and its style is defined as Art Deco. It is one of the most significant religious monuments in the country and it is located in the geographical center of Mexico:
Statue of Christ the Redeemer of Maratea - Italy, height 21.25 meters
This statue was made from white and gray-blue marble obtained from quarries near the city of Carrara. Unlike most other statues built with donations from the public, Cristo Redentore was erected at the expense of one man - businessman Stefano Rivetti:
Cristo de las Noas - Mexico, 21.78 meters
The project of the statue began in 1973 and lasted 17 years. At the foot there is a restaurant:
Christ of the Pacific - Peru, 22 meters, and a pedestal 15 meters high
This statue was a gift from the President of Peru, Fujimori, to his people. When the embezzler ruler was removed, they wanted to dismantle the statue as "the legacy of the reactionary regime." But the rallies of many thousands defended Christ:
Christ of the Sacred Heart - Mexico, 23 meters
The statue is made of fiberglass and stands near the town of Rosarito. A rare case of a colored statue of Christ:
Broken Christ - Mexico, 25 meters
The statue is located in the town of San Jose de Gracia, and annually attracts up to 100 thousand pilgrims:
Christ Roy de Ouche - France, 25 meters
Located in the town of Les Houches, Haute-Savoie. It was built a year - from 1933 to 1934:
Christ of Mercy - Nicaragua, 26 meters
Erected in the town of San Juan del Sur, the tallest statue in Central America:
Statue of Christ the King - Colombia, 26 meters
Located in the city of Cali, built in 1953. Located at an altitude of 1440 meters above sea level, weight 446 tons:
Christ Rei Delhi - East Timor, height 27 meters
This statue is a gift from the government of Indonesia (in 1996, when East Timor was still a province of this state, it gained independence in 2002). It is made of copper and consists of 27 sections.
Christ the King - Portugal, 28 meters
The erection of the statue began in Lisbon in 1940 and was completed in 1959. She is considered a symbol of peace, saving Portugal from the horrors of World War II:
Christ Ricusitado (Resurrected) - Mexico, 30 meters
The statue is located in the cemetery of the town of San Rafaele. Built in 1970 from pink granite:
Blessing of Christ - Indonesia, 30 meters
The statue is located in the city of Manado. It is made from 35 tons of stainless steel and 25 tons of steel strands. The local Catholic community raised money for the statue. The statue is unusual in that it tilts 20 degrees forward:
Christ. Located in Rio de Janeiro. Built in 1926-1931. In 2010, the fingers and eyebrows of the statue were damaged by a thunderstorm, after which lightning rods were installed in it:
Christ Vung Tau - Vietnam, 32 meters
The statue is located in the city of Vung Tau, its construction was started in 1974, completed in 1993. Metal beams in a halo are a lightning rod. The statue is made of concrete with granite inserts:
Christ the King - Poland, 33 meters + crown 3 meters
Together with the crown, it is the tallest statue in the world (36 meters). 33 meters - symbolizes the age of Christ. Made of concrete and fiberglass, weight 440 tons:
Christ of Peace - Bolivia, 34.2 meters
The statue also has a pedestal 6.2 meters high. Located in the city of Cochabamba at an altitude of 2840 meters above sea level. The heaviest statue of Christ in the world - 2220 tons. The stairs inside the statue (1399 steps) lead to the observation deck in the head.
Humanity has always strived for gigantism, and the tallest statue in the world was erected each time in different countries. However, each time the record was broken by even higher statues.
Tallest statue in the world - Spring Buddha
According to the Guinness Book of Records, this greatest statue is recognized as the tallest in the world, and is also the largest monument to the deity - Buddha. 
This sculpture was erected in the Heinan province (China), the cost of it amounted to 55 million dollars. The weight of the monument is about 1000 tons, the height together with the pedestal is 153 m.
As the Chinese told us, the Buddhists of this country were very angry when in 2001 militants blew up giant statues of Buddha in the Afghan province of Bamiyan and then in China they decided to erect this one.
Laukun Sectuar
Myanmar is a very poor country, but come on, you have built a grandiose monument in honor of Buddha, which became the second in the world. By the way, it was built on donations from the residents of Myanmar (see). 
Laukun Sectuar, (in other words - Lezhun-Sasaja) is located in the Sikain district and is said to have been built without the use of cranes. The construction of the monument began in 1996 and lasted for almost 12 years.
It is noteworthy that a temple is located in the lying part of the monument. The height of the vertical part is 129.24 m.
Monument to Buddha - Amitabha in Ushiku (Japan)
This statue is 120 m high, and each finger of Buddha is 7 m. The statue of Ushiku Daibutsu was erected in 1995 and became the third highest in the world.
It is located in the city of Ushiku, 50 kilometers from Tokyo (about Japanese cities -). There is an elevator inside that takes you to the observation deck.
Monument to the goddess Guanyin (Bodhisattva)
This 108-meter structure is the fourth tallest sculpture in the world. It is located on a small island off the southern coast of China's Hainan and was built relatively recently - it was opened in 2005. Unfortunately, I can't find time to write about my trip to this island this year ((.
It took 6 years to create the monument and now it is a place of pilgrimage for numerous tourists. Its architectural solution is also interesting - the statue is three-sided and symbolizes the unity of the past, present and future.
Ranked 5th in the World's Tallest Sculpture category, this majestic sculpture is unique in that it was carved into the rock. The work took 20 years and was completed in 2007. Its height is 106 m, and the grandiose monument itself is dedicated to the two very first emperors of China - Yan Di and Huan Di, whom the Chinese revered very much. 
Cristo Rey (Christ the King) statue in Portugal
This statue, which took sixth place, is located in the Portuguese city of Almada and outwardly resembles a copy of the Brazilian sculpture of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro. Its height is 103 m. 
The monument was built on public donations, since Portugal did not take part in the Second World War, women donated money for the statue of Christ, who saved their sons and husbands from death in the war.
Sculptures Motherland calls in Volgograd and Kiev
Both sculptures are almost the same height and occupy 7th and 8th places in the ranking of The tallest statue in the world, their height together with the pedestals is about 102 m. The Motherland was built of stone in Kiev, and the reinforced concrete "Motherland calls!" - in the hero city of Volgograd. Accordingly, one of them is the highest in Ukraine, and the other is in Russia. 
The Russian monument was erected on the Mamayev Kurgan and is part of the military-historical memorial "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad." Here - read about the ancient Russian city of Tarusa. 
Sculpture of the goddess Kannon (Sendai Daikannon)
This 100-meter-high statue was built in the Japanese province of Tohoku and ranks 9th. The monument is dedicated to the goddess of mercy Kannon - one of the most important heroines of Japanese mythology and in the modern culture of this country. Few people know that the famous company Canon bears the name of this deity. 
An elevator installed inside the monument takes tourists straight to the dragon's mouth. There is an observation deck with a view of Sendai city and its surroundings.
Monument to Peter I in the Russian capital
The tenth place in the category The tallest statue in the world was taken by the monument to Peter I - a monument of bronze and steel with a height of 96 m. It was erected on a specially erected artificial island on the Moskva River. At first, the author of the sculpture, Zurab Tsereteli, received a lot of criticism for the monument, but now everyone is used to it. 
And below there are other rather big sculptures known to the world. This is the famous Statue of Liberty in New York (93 m), and the statue of Buddha (92 m) in Ang Thong (Thailand), and the same height is the statue of the goddess Guanyin in the Chinese city of Changsha.
Since ancient times, mankind has striven to create gigantic structures, including sculptures. So the height of the legendary Colossus of Rhodes, erected by the ancient Greeks in the harbor of the city of Rhodes, was 36 meters (the height of a 12-storey building) and amazed people who lived in the old days. But the famous statue is far from modern sculptures, the dimensions of which are several times larger.
Which statue is the tallest on Earth, and which sculptures are included in the list of the tallest statues in the world? You will find the answers in this article. It should be noted that the list includes monuments representing the object in full growth, in this regard, the list is missing, for example, a bust of the emperors Yang and Huang with a height of 106 meters.
Top 10 tallest statues in the world
- In the Guinness Book of Records, the sculpture "Spring Buddha", located in the Chinese province of Henan, is included as the tallest statue in the world and as the largest statue of a deity - Buddha. The height of the huge sculpture together with the pedestal is 153 meters, the size of the Buddha figure is 128 meters. In the future, there are plans to increase the height of the largest statue in the world at the expense of a pedestal. The cost of the project was $ 55 million. The weight of the Buddha is about 1000 tons, and 1100 copper parts were used to create it.
- The second place is also taken by the statue of Buddha. The 130-meter statue of Laukun Sectuar is located in Myanmar in Sikain District. Surprisingly, the structure was erected without the help of cranes.
- In third place is also the statue of Buddha - Amitabha, located in the Japanese city of Ushiku. The total height of the majestic building is 120 meters. Inside the structure, there is an elevator that lifts up to the observation platform. The impressive size of the statue is evidenced by the fact that each finger of the Buddha is 7 meters long!
- The fourth position is a 108-meter sculpture of the Bodhisattva goddess, located in China in the Guanyin province. An interesting artistic solution to the sculpture: the three-sided statue symbolizes the presence of the deity in the past, present and future, in fact, manifesting the immortality of the Buddha.
- The Portuguese statue of Cristo Rey (Christ the King), which is 103 meters high, fully corresponds to the sculptural image of Christ in. But the largest statue of Jesus Christ is officially considered the sculptural figure of the King of Christ in Poland. Although the height of the sculpture is 52 meters, it is located on a small pedestal, in contrast to the Portuguese sculpture. The span of the God-man's arms is mesmerizing - the distance between the hands is 25 meters!
- The sixth-seventh places were shared by patriotic sculptures: the stone Motherland in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, and the reinforced concrete Motherland Calls! In Volgograd. The dimensions of the majestic figures are colossal: the height of each is 102 meters. The Volgograd statue is the tallest statue in Russia, and the Kiev one - in Ukraine. Both female figures are located in memorable places: the Ukrainian one near the Republican Museum of the Great Patriotic War, and the Russian one - in the historical ensemble "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" on the Mamayev Kurgan.
- The height of Sendai Daikannon - sculptures of the goddess Kannon in Japan, in the Tohoku region, is almost 100 meters.
- In the honorable ninth place is the monument to Peter I in Moscow. The bronze-steel monument, 96 meters high, was erected on an artificial peninsula within the Moskva River.
- The world famous American 93-meter tall completes the top of the tallest sculptural statues. "Lady Liberty" is a gift from France to the United States for the centenary of the American Revolution. The crown, which can be reached by stairs, offers a wide view of the harbor. The pedestal is equipped with a museum of the history of the building, to which an elevator rises.
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