List of tallest statues explained

This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.

The definition of for this list is a free-standing sculpture (as opposed to a relief), representing one or more people or animals (real or mythical), in their entirety or partially (such as a bust). Heights stated are those of the statue itself and (separately) the total height of the monument that includes structures the statue is standing on or holding. Monuments that contain statues are included in this list only if the statue fulfills these and the height criteria.

Existing

Statue	Image	Depicts	Location	Country/Region	Completed	Height of statue meters (feet)	Total height meters (feet)	Notes	Coordinates
Statue of Unity		Vallabhbhai Patel	Sardar Sarovar Dam, Kevadiya, Narmada District, Gujarat	India	2018	^[1]		World's tallest statue, stands on a base. total monument height.^[2]	21.838°N 73.7191°W
Spring Temple Buddha		Buddha (Vairocana)	Lushan, Henan	China	2008	^[3]		World's tallest statue 2008–2018.Stands on a lotus throne, and other stacked base platforms of various height. total monument height.^[4] ^[5]	33.7751°N 112.4509°W
Laykyun Sekkya		Buddha (Gautama)	Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing Division	Myanmar	2008	^[6]		Stands on a lotus throne. total monument height.	22.0803°N 95.2893°W
Vishwas Swaroopam		Shiva	Nathdwara, Rajasthan	India	2020			With a feet base total monument height of . World's tallest Shiva statue.	24.919°N 73.8178°W
Ushiku Daibutsu		Buddha (Amitābha)	Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture	Japan	1993			World's tallest statue 1993–2008.Stands on a lotus throne and pedestal/building. total monument height.	35.9827°N 140.2203°W
Guishan Guanyin		Guanyin – Eleven-headed Thousand-armed Guanyin	Weishan, Changsha, Hunan	China	2009	^[7]		Gilded bronze statue^[8]	28.1849°N 111.9634°W
Mother of All Asia - Tower of Peace		Mary	Pagkilatan, Batangas City	Philippines	2021	^[9]		Tallest statue in the Philippines and the tallest statue of Virgin Mary in the world.^[10]	13.6423°N 121.0433°W
Great Buddha of Thailand		Buddha (Gautama)	Ang Thong	Thailand	2008	^[11]		Concrete statue painted gold	14.5932°N 100.3778°W
Sendai Daikannon		Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)	Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture	Japan	1991		^[12]	World's tallest statue 1991–1993; The monument itself is 302 feet (92 m) tall, while the pedestal brings its total height to 328 feet (100 m).	38.3005°N 140.8236°W
Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park			Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Byakue Kannon	Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō	Japan	1989	^[13]		World's tallest statue 1989–1991.^[14]	43.5282°N 142.1981°W
The Motherland Calls		Mother Motherland	Volgograd	Russia	1967	^[15]		Tallest statue in Europe.	48.7424°N 44.5371°W
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan		Buddha (Amitābha)	Wuxi, Jiangsu	China	1996			88 meters total height, including lotus pedestal.^[16]	31.4319°N 120.0914°W
Guanyin of Nanshan		Guanyin	Sanya, Hainan	China	2005			Total height is including the pedestal/building.^[17]	18.2927°N 109.2087°W
Statue of Gautama Buddha		Buddha (Gautama)	Kyaikhto, Mon State	Myanmar	2019		?	^[18]	17.3184°N 97.0281°W
(Dizang at Mount Jiuhua)		Ksitigarbha	Qingyang County	China	2012	{{Citation needed}}		Standing in total height	30.539°N 117.8042°W
Ruyilun Guanyin statue in Tsz Shan Monastery		Guanyin (Cintamanicakra)	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2012				22.4756°N 114.2063°W
Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue		Garuda ridden by Vishnu	Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Bali	Indonesia	2018	^[19]		The total height of the monument, including the 46-meter base pedestal is 122 m (400 ft).	-8.814°N 115.1669°W
Phra Buddha Chok		Buddha (Gautama)	Huay Pong, Lop Buri	Thailand	2018	^[20]		it is the second biggest Buddha statue of Thailand	14.5749°N 100.42°W
Kaga Kannon		Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)	Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture	Japan	1987			With a feet base total monument height of . World's tallest shiva statue.	24.9204°N 73.817°W
The Buddha Statue		Buddha (Gautama)	Son Tay, Hanoi	Vietnam	2020			This is the tallest statue in Southeast Asia.^[21] ^[22] ^[23]
		Confucius	Nishan (Mount Ni), Qufu, Shandong	China	2016			Mount Ni is, according to mythology, the place where Confucius was born and forsaken for a period by his mother, to be taken care of by a tiger and an eagle.	35.4955°N 117.2053°W
Leshan Giant Buddha		Buddha (Maitreya)	Leshan	China	803			Construction started in 713. With two more than carving statues of Lokapala	29.5472°N 103.7692°W
Chao Mae Kuan Im		Guanyin	Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province	Thailand	2016			Located in Wat Huay Pla Kang^[24]	19.9498°N 99.8064°W
Phra Buddha Dhammakaya Dhepmongkol		Buddha (Gautama)	Phasi Charoen, Bangkok	Thailand	2022				13.7212°N 100.4711°W
Buddha		Buddha (Gautama)	Yiyang County, Jiangxi	China	2004–05			The world's largest reclining stone statue, which signifies the Buddha Shakyamuni's departure into final nirvana. It is high and long.^[25]
		Quan Âm (Guanyin)	Da Nang, Vietnam	Vietnam	2010			^[26]	16.0996°N 108.2769°W
Taihu Guanyin Temple		Guanyin	Xishan Island	China	2017			^[27]	31.106°N 120.239°W
Yang'asha of Guizhou		Yang'asha (Miao goddess of beauty)	Guizhou	China	2017			Stainless steel statue is 88 meters including the pedestal.^[28]	26.737°N 108.4574°W
Mother Ukraine		The Motherland	Kyiv	Ukraine	1981			Stands on a pedestal, total monument height	50.4265°N 30.5632°W
Guze Jibo Daikannon of the Naritasan Kurume Bunin temple		Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Jibo Kannon	Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture	Japan	1983			^[29]	33.2854°N 130.5349°W
Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao		Guanyin	Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong	China	1998			Stands on a pedestal, total height	22.9331°N 112.9717°W
Guan Yu of Yuncheng		Guan Yu	Yuncheng, Shanxi	China	2010			Stands on a pedestal, total height^[30]	34.917°N 110.964°W
Phra Chao Yai Kaew Mukda Sri Trairat		Buddha (Gautama)	Mukdahan, Thailand	Thailand	2018				16.4981°N 104.7277°W
Luangpho Yai		Buddha (Gautama)	Roi Et, Thailand	Thailand	1979^[31]			Stands on an base with small museum, total height	16.0621°N 103.6585°W
Lung Por Tuad Wat Kao		Lung Por Tuad	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Thailand	2018				14.3436°N 101.2548°W
God of the Red Mountain (Chinese: 赤山神, )		Chishanshen or Luminous God of the Red Mountain (Chinese: 赤山明神, ), local variation of the Sea God (Chinese: 海神, )	Chishan (Red Mountain), Rongcheng, Weihai, Shandong	China	2010s			Bronze statue of Chishanshen, a localised manifestation of the Haishen (Sea God) in coastal Shandong. The statue, dominating over Rongcheng, is part of a temple complex known as the "Daming Holy Land" and faces the Yellow Sea.^[32]	36.8999°N 122.3989°W
Phra Kakusunto		Buddha (Gautama)	Suphan Buri, Thailand	Thailand					14.1626°N 100.1612°W
Statue of Guan Yu		Guan Yu (God of War)	Jingzhou, Hubei	China	2016			Central focus of a temple complex, the statue is designed by Han Meilin.^[33]	30.3413°N 112.2079°W
Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon		Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Jibo Kannon	Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima	Japan	1987				37.5509°N 139.9512°W
Great Standing Maitreya Buddha		Buddha (Maitreya)	Emei Township, Hsinchu County	Taiwan	2011				24.681°N 120.9857°W
		Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)	Futtsu, Chiba	Japan	1961			Commemorates the World War II dead	35.2635°N 139.8624°W
The Victor		John Gokongwei or the "Global Filipino"	Bridgetowne, Pasig, Metro Manila	Philippines	2023	^[34]		Stands on a pedestal.	14.5934°N 121.0833°W
Emperors Yan and Huang		Yan and Huang, Emperors of China	Zhengzhou, Henan	China	2007			106 meters from base of mountain to top of monument.^[35]	34.9572°N 113.5124°W
Usami Dai-Kannon		Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)	Izu Peninsula, Itō, Shizuoka	Japan	1982			The largest sitting Kannon in Japan	35.0236°N 139.0641°W
		Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)	Shōdoshima, Shōzu District, Kagawa	Japan	1994			A tooth of the historical Buddha is said to be enshrined inside of it	34.5119°N 134.2132°W
Guerrero Chimalli (Chīmalli Warrior)^[36]		Chīmalli Warrior	Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico	Mexico	2014
Statue of Zheng Chenggong		Koxinga	Chiayi County	Taiwan	1995			With statues of (include seat) of two generals completed in 2013^[37]	23.6042°N 120.3747°W
African Renaissance Monument		Family	Ouakam suburb, Dakar	Senegal	2008-2010			Tallest African statues
Vierge du Mas Rillier		Mary with Jesus	Miribel	France	1941			Tallest French Statue	45.8288°N 4.9501°W

By country/region

Rank	Country/region	Number of statues
1	China	16
2	Japan	9
3	Thailand	8
4	India, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam	2
9	Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, France, Senegal	1
(Total)		47

Destroyed

Statue	Photo	Depicts	Location	Country	Height m (ft)	Completed	Destroyed	Cause of destruction	Notes	Ref
Colossus of Rhodes		Helios	Rhodes island, Dodecanese region	Greece	30m (100feet)	280 BC	226 BC	226 BC Rhodes earthquake	Tallest statue of the ancient world	^[38]
Colossus of Nero		Nero	Rome	Italy	36m (118feet)	75	Unknown^[39]		Later renamed as Colossus Solis	^[40]
Kyoto Daibutsu		Buddha	Kyoto	Japan	19m (62feet)	1595	1798	lightning fire		^[41]
Statue of Gargantua at Mirapolis amusement park		Gargantua	Courdimanche, Val-d'Oise	France	33.5 m(110 feet)	1987	1995		The statue was destroyed with dynamite following the closure of the park in 1993.	^[42] ^[43]
Great Buddha of Bamiyan		Buddha	Bamiyan Province	Afghanistan	55m (180feet)	554	2001	destroyed in March 2001 by the Taliban due to Islamic religious iconoclasm.		^[44]
Minor Buddha of Bamiyan		Buddha	Bamiyan province	Afghanistan	37m (121feet)	507	2001
The Cosmoplanetary Messiah		Gilbert Bourdin	near Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	France	33m (108feet)	1990	2001	Demolished	Built without permit by Aumists, and demolished by authorities	^[45]
Statue of Humanity			Kars, Kars Province	Turkey	30m (100feet)	2009	2011	Dismantled		^[46]
Gilded Statue of Mao Zedong sitting in a chair		Mao Zedong	Tongxu County, Henan	China	36m (118feet)		2016	Dismantled	Dismantled before completion	^[47]
Sentosa Merlion		Merlion	Sentosa	Singapore	37 m(121 ft)	1995	2019	Demolished		^[48] ^[49]
Awaji Kannon		Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)	Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture	Japan		1982	2023	Demolished		^[50] ^[51]	Country	note	Statue	Location	NaNfeet	completed	destroyed	Cause	ref -->

Proposed or under construction

Statue	Depicts	Location	Country	Height m (ft)	Notes	Planned completion date	Coordinates	Ref
Statue of Rama	Rama	Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh	India		Total structure height to be 251m (823feet), including an overhead umbrella and the statue's pedestal.^[52]	2023		^[53]
Crazy Horse Memorial	Crazy Horse	Black Hills, South Dakota	United States		Construction began in 1948. The project is far from completion .	after 2037^[54]		^[55]
New Colossus of Rhodes	Helios	Rhodes	Greece		Planned to be five times taller than the original. Permanently shelved in the wake of the Greek economic crisis.	2035	disputed	^[56]
Statue of Equality (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial)	B. R. Ambedkar	Indu Mill compound, Mumbai, Maharashtra	India			May 2026^[57]	19.0228°N 72.8329°W	^[58]
Laozi Statue	Laozi	Wudang Mountains in Hubei Province	China
The Monument of King Naresuan The Great	Naresuan	Pa Mok, Ang Thong	Thailand		Statue of King Naresuan standing and pouring water on the ground.		14.5249°N 100.4856°W
Bodhisattva Manjusri statue	Manjushri	Jiangbei District, Chongqing	China
Padmasambhava statue	Padmasambhava	Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan	China					^[59]
Maitreya Buddha statue	Maitreya Buddha	Nanchong	China		Carving	2020		^[60]
Emperor Yao	Emperor Yao	Gaoyou	China		Bronze statue			^[61]
Statue of Buddha	Buddha	Preah Monivong National Park, Kampot Province	Cambodia		Stands on a pedestal. in total.	2026		^[62] ^[63]
Wufang Dafo	Five Dhyani Buddhas	Qinhuangdao	China		Carving
Sita Mata Statue	Mata Sita	Sitamadhi, Bihar	India					^[64]
Shiv Smarak	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj	Off the coast of Mumbai, Maharashtra	India		total height from base of pedestal to tip of sword; statue of horse and rider.^[65] ^[66]		18.9274°N 72.791°W	^[67] ^[68] ^[69]
Sitting Buddha at Bodhi Tahtaung		Maha Bodhi Tahtaung, Monywa, Sagaing Division	Myanmar		Under construction ^[70]		22.0754°N 95.2871°W	^[71]
Yangshan Dafo	Buddha	Urad Rear Banner, Inner Mongolia	China					^[72]
Bodhidharma statue	Bodhidharma	Nanjing	China					^[73]
Hanuman Statue	Hanuman	Kishkinda (Hampi)	India					^[74]
Shree Adhbhutnath Mahadev	Shiva	Delhi	India		In progress by Indian Artist Murtikar Chandulal Verma
Grand Maitreya Project West	Maitreya Bodhisattva	Ulaanbaatar	Mongolia		Phase 1 completed	Project stalled in 2015.^[75]		^[76]
Jiangtaishan Dafo	Maitreya Buddha, sitting	Hangzhou	China		Carving			^[77]

See also

• List of statues
• List of tallest bridges
• List of tallest buildings
• List of tallest structures
• List of the tallest statues in the United States
• List of the tallest statues in India
• List of tallest Hindu statues
• List of colossal sculpture in situ
• List of largest monoliths
• New 7 Wonders of the World

External links

• Top 10 highest monuments – Architecture Portal News
• Top highest monuments in the World
• 中國13尊大佛
• The tallest statues in the world – Video By Top 10 Hindi

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