Statues are erected to memorialize a person or place on this earth.
There are many such statues in different countries of the world that tourists flock to visit.
In today's episode, we will see the top 10 tallest statues in the world, which stand
tall with their heads under the open sky.
Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park is the 10th tallest statue in the world.
It was the tallest statue in the world when it opened in 1989 at 289 feet, holding the
world record until 1991.
Planning of the statue began in 1975 and construction happened through 1989.
The statue is in the Kita no Miyako park on the island of Hokkaido.
The statue contains over 20 floors with an elevator, with floors containing shrines and
places of worship.
The Great Buddha of Thailand is also known as The Big Buddha.
This statue is located in the Wat Muang temple in Ang Thong Province, Thailand.
The total height of this statue is 302 feet.
The statue was built following the order of Phra Kru Vibul Arjarakhun, the first abbot
of Wat Muang temple, in order to commemorate the King Bhumibol of Thailand.
The statue was built using the donated money from faithful Buddhists considering the act
of making merit.
Mother of All Asia is the 8th tallest statue in the world.
The Mother of All Asia Tower of Peace is a monument, sculpture, and shrine dedicated
to the Virgin Mary located in Batangas City, Philippines.
It is the world's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary at 96.
The statue was designed by sculptor Eduardo Castrillo and is made of concrete and steel
with a planned height of 315 feet.
Construction work for the statue began in 2014 and was completed by 2021.
Guishan Guanyin is the 7th tallest statue in the world.
It is located in Ningxiang, Hunan province, China.
The Ningshan County Government, with the help of local business and religious organizations,
invested 260 million Yuan to complete its construction in 2009.
The total height of this statue is 325 feet.
It is a gilded bronze monument depicting a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Guanyin known
as Shiyimian Qianshou Guanyin.
Sendai Daikannon is the 6th tallest statue in the world.
It is officially known as the Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon, which is a large statue
of Byakue Kannon bearing a gem in her hand located in Sendai, Japan.
At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world but has
since been surpassed for that title.
The total height of this statue is 330 feet.
Visitors take an elevator to the 12th level then walk down the stairs and ramps to the
ground.
Ushiku Daibutsu is the 5th tallest statue in the world.
It is a statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Completed in 1993, it stands a total of 330 feet tall, including the 33 feet base.
The statue held the record for the tallest statue from 1993 to 2008.
An elevator takes visitors up 279 feet to an observation floor.
The statue depicts Amitabha Buddha and is made of bronze.
It was built to commemorate the birth of Shinran, founder of the Jōdo Shinshū.
The Statue of Belief is the 4th tallest statue in the world.
It is the world's tallest Lord Shiva statue at a height of 351 feet.
It is completed by August 17, 2019.
It is constructed at Ganesh Tekri in Rajasthan, India.
With a 110 feet base, the statue has its shoulder at a height of 260 feet.
Lord Shiva's Trishul is 315 feet long.
About 2,200 tones of steel have used in the construction of the massive statue.
A garden has a built-in 300 square feet area around the statue.
Laykyun Sekkya is the 3rd tallest statue in the world.
The total height of this statue is 381 feet.
This statue of Gautama Buddha stands on a 44 feet throne located in the village of Khatakan
Taung, Myanmar.
Construction began in 1996 and it was completed on 21 February 2008.
It was commissioned by the Chief Abbot Ven Nãradã.
The Laykyun Sekkya statue depicts a standing Gautama Buddha next to a reclining statue
of Gautama Buddha, depicting the scene of Mahaparinirvana.
Spring Temple Buddha is the 2nd tallest statue in the world.
It is a colossal statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Henan province, China.
This statue was built from 1997 to 2008, and the total height of this statue is 420 feet.
The project as a whole was estimated to cost around $55 million.
It was originally estimated to consist of 1,100 pieces of the copper cast, with a total
weight of 1,000 tones.
The Statue of Unity is the number one tallest statue in the world.
The total height of this tallest statue is 597 feet, and it is located in the state of
Gujarat, India.
It depicts Indian statesman and independence activist Vallabhbhai Patel, who was the first
deputy prime minister and home minister of independent India and an adherent of Mahatma
Gandhi.
The project was first announced in 2010, and construction of the statue started in October
2013 with a total construction cost of 422 million US dollars.