
Top 10 Tallest Statues in the World
Human has a history of constructing memorials and statues, as ways of recognizing and preserving political memories. Statue is a carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger. It is built on commission to commemorate a historical event, or the life of an influential person.
Top 10 Tallest Statues in the World
10. Awaji Kannon (fr)
Dedicated to: Kannon (Guanyin)
Location: Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture (Japan)
Height in meter (ft.): 80 metres (260 ft)- Stands on a 20 m (66 ft) pedestal/building, 100 m (330 ft) total height
9. Rodina-Mat' Zovyot (The Motherland Calls)
Dedicated to: Woman representing the Motherland
Location: Mamayev Kurgan; Volgograd (Russia)
Height in meter (ft.): 85 metres (279 ft)
8. Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park
Dedicated to: Kannon (Guanyin) – Byakue Kannon
Location: Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō (Japan)
Height in meter (ft.): 88 metres (289 ft)
7. Great Buddha of Thailand
Dedicated to: Buddha (Gautama)
Location: Ang Thong (Thailand)
Height in meter (ft.): 92 metres (302 ft)
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