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This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) 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.
Ushiku Daibutsu (牛久大仏) is a statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Completed in 1993, it stands a total of 120 metres (390 ft) tall, including the 10 m (33 ft) base and 10 m lotus platform. It held the record for the tallest statue from 1993 to 2008 and As of 2023, it is the fifth-tallest statue in the world. [1]
It is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the "Largest Bust Sculpture” in the world. [1] [2] Designed by Sadhguru, the founder and head of the Isha Foundation, the statue weighs around 500 tonnes (490 long tons; 550 short tons). [3] Adiyogi refers to Shiva as the first yogi. [4]
Burghausen Castle is the longest and third largest castle complex in the world (1051 m), confirmed by the Guinness World Record company. [54] Burghausen Castle: 27 Windsor Castle United Kingdom: Windsor: 54,835 square metres (590,239 sq ft) Castle which dates back to around 1070 and has 5455 acres of royal parkland.
World's tallest statue: 2018: Statue of Belief: Lord Shiva: Nathdwara, Rajasthan: Rajasthan: 112.4 369: World's tallest sitting statue: 2022: Statue of Equality: Ramanuja: Hyderabad, Telangana: Telangana: 65.8 216 India's second tallest sitting statue [1] 2022 Statue of Social Justice: B. R. Ambedkar: Vijaywada: Andhra Pradesh: 62.78 206.0 ...
The Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park (Japanese: 北海道大観音), also known as the Hokkaido Kannon, as well as the Byakue Kannon, is the third-tallest statue in Japan and is the tenth-tallest statue in the world, tied with the Grand Buddha at Ling Shan. It was the tallest statue in the world when it opened in 1989 at 88 metres (289 ft ...
Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue (also known as GWK statue) is a 121-meter-tall statue located in Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Bali, Indonesia. It was designed by Nyoman Nuarta and inaugurated in September 2018. The total height of the monument, including the 46-meter base pedestal is 121 m (397 ft).
Awaji Kannon was the dream of real estate magnate Toyokichi Okuuchi. Construction on the statue and its base started in 1977 and took five years to complete. [1] It sat on a 5-story pedestal building that was 20 metres (66 ft) tall. There was also a sixth-floor observation deck within the statue. Okuchi managed the building until his death in 1988.