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(#1) Statue Of Unity, Narmada District, India
Completed in 2018, the Statue of Unity depicts Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, a founder of modern India. At 597 feet tall, it is the tallest statue in the world. It is located in the Narmada Valley in Gujarat.
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(#2) Christ the Redeemer Church
The statue of Christ the Redeemer was completed in 1931 and stands 98 feet tall on the summit of Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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(#3) Spring Temple Buddha
At 502 feet tall, the Spring Temple Buddha is the second-tallest statue in the world. Completed in 2008, it looms over the Fodushan Scenic Area in Henan Province.
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(#4) Statue of Liberty
- Neoclassical architecture
Completed in 1886, the Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It is 151 feet tall and stands atop an 89-foot pedestal.
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(#5) Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Protected Site
This monumental portrait of four US Presidents - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln - is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Each of the heads is about 60 feet tall.
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(#6) The Motherland Calls
Completed in 1967, this statue - the tallest in the world of a woman - was built to commemorate the Soviet victory over Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad. It stands atop Mamayev Kurgan, a hill overlooking the city, which is now named Volgograd.
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(#7) Great Buddha, Wat Muang, Thailand
Completed in 2008, this concrete, gold-painted statue is 302 feet tall, making it the tallest statue in Thailand. It's located near the Wat Muang monastery and temple.
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(#8) The Kelpies, Falkirk, Scotland
These twin horses' heads stand 98 feet (30m) tall and are the largest equine sculptures in the world. Designed by Scottish sculptor Andy Scott, they are the centerpiece of The Helix parkland, which opened in 2013.
A kelpie is a shape-shifting water spirit of Celtic legend, capable of taking the form of a horse.
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(#9) Laykyun Sekkya Buddha, Khatakan Taung, Myanmar
Near the city of Monywa, in Myanmar, this statue - the third-tallest in the world - was completed in 2008 and stands 381 feet tall.
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(#10) Great Buddha, Kamakura, Japan
At a mere 43 feet tall, this seated Buddha statue (called the Kamakura Daibutsu) is small compared to many of its modern counterparts. But it's also much older, having been completed in 1252 C.E. A popular tourist attraction, it's located at the Buddhist monastery of Kotoku-in, in the city of Kamakura, southwest of Tokyo.
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(#11) Crazy Horse Memorial
- Tourist attraction
Begun in 1948, this monumental sculpture commemorates the Oglala chief Crazy Horse, who defeated Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. If completed, it would be the second-tallest statue in the world, but its construction has been intermittent because of financial and other difficulties. It's being carved out of Thunderhead Mountain in South Dakota.
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(#12) African Renaissance Monument, Dakar, Senegal
At 160 feet, the African Renaissance Monument is the tallest statue in Africa. It was dedicated in 2010 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Senegal's independence. The statue overlooks the Atlantic in the Ouakam suburb of Dakar.
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(#13) Jesus Buntu Barake, Makale, Indonesia
Completed in 2015, the Jesus Bunto Barake stands 130 feet tall and is located in South Sulawesi.
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(#14) Guan Yu Statue, Jingzhou, China
This 190-foot-tall statue commemorates Guan Yu, a semi-mythical military hero from the Three Kingdoms period in the 3rd century AD. Completed in 2016, the statue stands atop a large pedestal in the shape of a warship. It's located in the city of Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China.
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(#15) Emperors Yan and Huang, Zhengzhou, China
Carved out of a mountain on the Yellow River, these two monumental busts reach a height of 348 feet when combined with the base platform. They depict Yan Di and Huangdi, legendary emperors of predynastic China believed to have lived over 4,000 years ago.
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(#16) Guishan Guanyin, Ningxiang, China
The fourth-tallest statue in the world depicts Avalokiteśvara, a Buddhist figure embodying compassion. It is 325 feet tall and stands in Weishan Township, in Hunan Province. The statue was completed in 2009.
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