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7 Largest Statues in the World

By Touropia Editors · Last updated on November 4, 2024

Large statues have been constructed since ancient times. The Great Sphinx, built by the ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom, is 20 meter (66.34) high and is still one of the biggest statues in the world. Over the past 30 years the world has seen the construction of ever taller and bigger statues. This list features the current largest statues in the world.

7. Rodina Mat (102 meters)

Rodina MatRoads Less Traveled Photography / Flickr

Located in Kyiv, the Rodina Mat statue is modeled after a symbol made during World War II to mobilize the Soviet people. The stainless steel statue was finished in 1981 and stands 62 meter (203 ft) tall on top of a museum building with the overall structure measuring 102 m (335 ft) and weighing 560 tons.

6. Emperors Yan and Huang (105 meters)

Emperors Yan and Huang

The sculpture of Emperors Yan and Huang were carved into a mountain over a period of 20 years and was completed in 2007. The sculpture is 106 meter (345 ft) tall and depict two of the earliest Chinese emperors, Yan Di and Huang Di. China’s “Mount Rushmore” is located inside the Yellow River Scenic Area near Zhengzhou.

5. Guan Yin Statue (108 meters)

Guan Yin Statueyuan2003 / Flickr

The 108 meter (354 ft) tall statue of the bodhisattva Guan Yin is situated on the south coast of China’s Hainan island. The statue has three aspects with one side facing inland and the other two facing the South China Sea. The statue took 6 years to build and was finished in 2005.

4. Cristo-Rei (110 meters)

Cristo-ReiCatherine Murray / Flickr

Inspired by the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, the Cristo-Rei shrine was inaugurated in 1959 after a 10 year building period. The statue is about the same size as its famous model in Rio, 28 meter (92 ft) high, but it stands on a 82 (209 ft) meter tall structure in the form of a gate so the total height of the monument is 110 meters (361 ft). At the base of the statue is an observation deck providing panoramic views of the city of Lisbon.

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3. Ushiku Daibutsu (120 meters)

Ushiku Daibutsu

The Ushiku Daibutsu is located in the city of Ushiku in Japan. Finished in 1995, the figure is the 3rd largest statue in the world, standing a total of 120 meters (394 feet) high including the 10m (30 ft) base and a 10m (30 ft) high lotus platform. Visitors to the Buddha statue can take an elevator to a platform where an observation deck is situated. The bronze-plated figure depicts Amitabha Buddha, and is also known as Ushiku Arcadia.

2. Laykyun Setkyar (130 meters)

Laykyun Setkyar

The Laykyun Setkyar is the second tallest statue in the world at 130 meters including a 13.5 meter throne. It was built on top of Po Kaung Hills near the city of Monywa in central Myanmar. At its foot lies the largest reclining Buddha statue in the world. The Laykyun Setkyar was completed in 2008, the reclining Buddha in 1991.

1. Spring Temple Buddha (153 meters)

Spring Temple BuddhaWikipedia / Wikipedia

The Spring Temple Buddha is the largest statue in the world. The total height of the monument is 153 meter (502 ft) including a 20 meter (66 ft) lotus throne and a 25 meter (82 ft) building. Construction of the Spring Temple Buddha was planned soon after the Bamiyan Buddhas were blown up by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The statue was finished in 2008 and depicts Vairocana Buddha.

Tall Statues

The Spring Temple Buddha compared to the Statue of Liberty, The Motherland Calls and Christ the Redeemer.

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  1. Jovian Ace says

    October 30, 2018 at 10:07 pm

    UPDATE: ‘The Statue of Unity’ of Sardar Patel is with 183m meters the largest statue in the world and inaugurated in India on 31 Oct 2018. Indian Prime minister inaugurated it.

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  2. Sidian says

    June 19, 2018 at 8:39 am

    Crazy Horse, when completed will tower over these.

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  3. adam says

    June 9, 2017 at 8:54 am

    crazy horse, south Dakota. when it is completed.

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  4. naren says

    September 7, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    @Mahalakshmi, Thiruvalluvar statue is 133 feet(40 meters) not 133 meters . So it does not find a place in the list

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  5. A. Deena Mahalakshmi says

    August 4, 2014 at 6:29 am

    This article is cool with some really beautiful and marvelous statues. Would like to bring to notice that there is a statue in Tamil Nadu, India which is 133 ft tall, the statue is that of a Tamil poet, Thiruvalluvar built on a rock in the middle of the sea.
    For further reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiruvalluvar_Statue

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  6. sudharsan says

    December 16, 2013 at 10:22 pm

    where s thiruvalluvar statue in south india?? its stands 133 feet tall

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  7. chandan says

    October 31, 2013 at 12:29 am

    yes, Thiruvalluvar statue(133m) in Kanyakumari, INDIA is the 2nd largest statue of the world.

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  8. hariharan says

    June 28, 2013 at 2:52 am

    what about Thiruvalluvar statue on Kanyakumari, India. the height is 133m.

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  9. David Vessey says

    March 18, 2013 at 7:58 am

    I think the statue of Chinggis Khaan east of Ulaan Baatar in Mongolia would easily fit into this list.

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  10. Ditoroso says

    November 25, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    please find out the project of the will be the tallest statue (over 200 meter high) in Bali…
    GARUDA WISNU KENCANA…

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