This list of the tallest statues in the United States ranks free-standing statues located in the United States based on their height from base to top.
| Statue |
Location |
Height
m |
Height
ft |
Notes |
Completed |
Material |
Coordinates |
Photo |
Sculptor |
| Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) |
Liberty Island, New York |
46 m |
151 ft |
Stands upon a 47 m (154 ft) pedestal. 93 m (305 ft) total monument height.[1] |
1886 |
cast copper on metal armature |
40°41′21″N 74°02′40″W / 40.6892°N 74.0445°W / 40.6892; -74.0445 (Statue of Liberty (New York)) |
|
Frédéric Bartholdi |
| Our Lady of the Rockies |
Butte, Montana |
27 m |
88.6 ft |
|
1985 |
cast concrete |
46°0′1.7″N 112°26′46.58″W / 46.000472°N 112.4462722°W / 46.000472; -112.4462722 (Our Lady of the Rockies (Butte, Montana)) |
|
Laurien Eugene Riehl (designer) |
| National Monument to the Forefathers |
Plymouth, Massachusetts |
25 m |
81 ft |
[2] see article |
1907 |
solid granite |
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| Golden Driller |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
23 m |
75 ft |
[3] see article |
1953 |
cast concrete and plaster, |
36°08′01″N 95°55′52″W / 36.133638°N 95.931158°W / 36.133638; -95.931158 (Golden Driller (Tulsa, Oklahoma)) |
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| Dallas Zoo's giraffe statue |
Dallas, Texas |
20.5 m |
67.6 ft[4] |
[5] |
1997 |
bronze and plexiglass |
32°44′38″N 96°48′52″W / 32.74389°N 96.81444°W / 32.74389; -96.81444 (Dallas Zoo's giraffe statue (Dallas, Texas)) |
|
Bob Cassilly |
| "Tribute to Courage" (Sam Houston statue) |
Huntsville, Texas |
20.5 m |
67 ft |
with a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal [6] |
1994 |
cast concrete |
30°39′40″N 95°30′39″W / 30.66111°N 95.51083°W / 30.66111; -95.51083 (Tribute to Courage (Huntsville, Texas)) |
|
David Adickes |
| Christ of the Ozarks |
Eureka Springs, Arkansas |
20 m |
65.5 ft |
[7] see article |
1966 |
cast concrete |
36°24′24.87″N 93°43′23.41″W / 36.4069083°N 93.7231694°W / 36.4069083; -93.7231694 (Christ of the Ozarks (Eureka Springs, Arkansas)) |
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| Vulcan statue |
Birmingham, Alabama |
17.1 m |
56 ft |
from base to spear-tip,[8] see article |
1904 |
cast iron |
33°29′30.18″N 86°47′43.86″W / 33.4917167°N 86.7955167°W / 33.4917167; -86.7955167 (Vulcan statue (Birmingham, Alabama)) |
|
Giuseppe Moretti |
| Jolly Green Giant statue |
Blue Earth, Minnesota |
16.8 m |
55 ft |
see article |
1979 |
fiberglass |
43°39′02″N 94°5′46″W / 43.65056°N 94.09611°W / 43.65056; -94.09611 (Jolly Green Giant statue (Blue Earth, Minnesota)) |
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| Lux Mundi |
Monroe, Ohio |
15.8m |
52 ft |
see article |
2012 |
Polymer composite, steel |
39°27′13.78″N 84°19′35.37″W / 39.4538278°N 84.3264917°W / 39.4538278; -84.3264917 (Lux Mundi (Solid Rock Church, Monroe, Ohio)) |
|
Tom Tsuchiya |
| Black Hawk Statue |
Lowden State Park near Oregon, Illinois |
14.6 m |
48 ft |
see article |
1911 |
concrete |
42°2′03″N 89°19′59″W / 42.03417°N 89.33306°W / 42.03417; -89.33306 (Black Hawk Statue (Lowden State Park near Oregon, Illinois)) |
|
Lorado Taft |
| The Keeper of the Plains |
Wichita, Kansas |
13.4 m |
44 ft |
Stands upon a 30 ft rock promontory |
1974 |
Cor-Ten steel |
37°41′29″N 97°20′59″W / 37.69139°N 97.34972°W / 37.69139; -97.34972 (The Keeper of the Plains (Wichita, Kansas)) |
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Blackbear Bosin |
| Athena Parthenos |
Nashville, Tennessee |
12.8 m |
42 ft |
Tallest indoor statue in United States |
1990 |
composite of gypsum cement and fiberglass |
36°08′59″N 86°48′49″W / 36.14972°N 86.81361°W / 36.14972; -86.81361 (Athena_Parthenos (Nashville, Tennessee)) |
|
Alan LeQuire |
| Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace) |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
11.58 m |
38 ft |
|
1936 |
Mexican onyx |
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|
Carl Milles |
| Victory or "Miss Indiana" |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
11.58 m |
38 ft |
Restored in 2011 [9] see article |
1893 |
bronze |
39°46′6″N 86°9′29″W / 39.76833°N 86.15806°W / 39.76833; -86.15806 (Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Indiana)) |
|
George Brewster (sculptor) |
| William Penn |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
11.3 m |
37 ft |
|
1894 |
bronze |
|
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Alexander Milne Calder |
| Iron Man |
Chisholm, Minnesota |
11 m |
36 ft |
Stands upon a 14 m (45 ft) pedestal. 25 m (81 ft) total monument height.[10] see article |
1987 |
iron ore |
47°17′20″N 92°32′15″W / 47.28876°N 92.53762°W / 47.28876; -92.53762 (Iron Man (Chisholm Minnesota)) |
|
Jack E. Anderson |
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