India unveils world’s tallest statue

Designed to be a tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a hero in India’s independence struggle, the gargantuan “Statue of Unity” stands 182 metres high, nearly twice as tall as New York’s Statue of Liberty

Gujarat state
INDIA 
100km 60 miles

STATUE OF UNITY 
Height. Statue: 182m
Including base: 240m 

Construction
Began 2013. Cost: $430m

Material: Steel framing, reinforced concrete, bronze cladding

Viewing gallery: Located at chest level, serviced by two fast elevators

STATUES COMPARED
Overall monument height including pedestal

Spring Temple Buddha  Henan, China 153m

Statue of Liberty New York, U.S.  93m

The Motherland Calls Volgograd, Russia 87m

Christ the Redeemer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 39.6m

Human to scale

Patel’s memorial includes three- star hotel, museum and research centre


Source: Statueofunity.in
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