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Ushiku Amida Buddha.
Japan. Height 120 meters tall. Created in 1995.
The Ushiku Daibutsu located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is the world’s tallest freestanding bronze statue. Completed in 1995, it stands a total of 120m above the ground, including the 10m high base and 10m high lotus platform. An elevator takes visitors up to 85m off the ground, where an observation floor is located.
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Yellow Chinese emperors Huangdi and Yandi.
China. Height 103 meters tall.
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Homeland-Mother.
Kyiv, Ukraine. Height 102 meters tall.
Kiev’s statue of the Motherland, a memorial of the Great Patriotic War (World War II). The statue itself is 62 meters tall, the overall height is 102 meters.
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Peter I.
Moscow, Russia. Height 96 meters tall.
Sstatue of Peter I on the bank of the Moskva River is one of the tallest outdoor sculptures in the world.
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USA. Height 93 meters tall.
Liberty Enlightening the World, known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is a colossal statue given to the United States by France in 1886, standing at Liberty Island, New York in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans.
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Homeland-Mother.
Volgograd, Russia. Height 82 meters tall. Created in 1967.
“The Motherland” is a monumental statue by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad and dedicated in 1967. The significant structural engineering challenges of the 84 meter tall, 7900 ton sculpture were handled by Nikolai Nikitin. Measured from the tip of her sword to the top of the plinth, the distance is 85 meters. It is located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd.
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Buddha.
Lanshan, China. Height 71 meters tall. Created from 713 till 803.
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Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor).
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Height 38 meters tall. Created in 1931.
Christ the Redeemer is a large Art Deco-style statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 32 m tall, weighs 1000 tons and is located at the peak of the 710-m Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park, overlooking the city.
As well as being a potent symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of the city.
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Ushiku Amida Buddha.
Japan. Height 120 meters tall. Created in 1995.
The Ushiku Daibutsu located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is the world’s tallest freestanding bronze statue. Completed in 1995, it stands a total of 120m above the ground, including the 10m high base and 10m high lotus platform. An elevator takes visitors up to 85m off the ground, where an observation floor is located.
http://oursurprisingworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/highest_statues_of_the_world_02.jpg
Yellow Chinese emperors Huangdi and Yandi.
China. Height 103 meters tall.
http://oursurprisingworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/highest_statues_of_the_world_03.jpg
Homeland-Mother.
Kyiv, Ukraine. Height 102 meters tall.
Kiev’s statue of the Motherland, a memorial of the Great Patriotic War (World War II). The statue itself is 62 meters tall, the overall height is 102 meters.
http://oursurprisingworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/highest_statues_of_the_world_04.jpg
Peter I.
Moscow, Russia. Height 96 meters tall.
Sstatue of Peter I on the bank of the Moskva River is one of the tallest outdoor sculptures in the world.
http://oursurprisingworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/highest_statues_of_the_world_05.jpg
USA. Height 93 meters tall.
Liberty Enlightening the World, known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is a colossal statue given to the United States by France in 1886, standing at Liberty Island, New York in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans.
http://oursurprisingworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/highest_statues_of_the_world_06.jpg
Homeland-Mother.
Volgograd, Russia. Height 82 meters tall. Created in 1967.
“The Motherland” is a monumental statue by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad and dedicated in 1967. The significant structural engineering challenges of the 84 meter tall, 7900 ton sculpture were handled by Nikolai Nikitin. Measured from the tip of her sword to the top of the plinth, the distance is 85 meters. It is located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd.
http://oursurprisingworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/highest_statues_of_the_world_07.jpg
Buddha.
Lanshan, China. Height 71 meters tall. Created from 713 till 803.
http://oursurprisingworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/highest_statues_of_the_world_08.jpg
Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor).
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Height 38 meters tall. Created in 1931.
Christ the Redeemer is a large Art Deco-style statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 32 m tall, weighs 1000 tons and is located at the peak of the 710-m Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park, overlooking the city.
As well as being a potent symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of the city.
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