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The following is a list of statues by height.

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Existing

Over 40 meters

Statue Depicts Location Country Height Notes Completed Coordinates Photo
Spring Temple Buddha Buddha - Vairocana Buddha Lushan, Henan  China 128 m (420 ft) It includes a 22 m (72 ft) lotus throne. Placed on a 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building. 153 m (502 ft) total monument height.[1] 2002 33°46′31″N 112°27′04″E / 33.775150°N 112.451016°E / 33.775150; 112.451016 (Spring Temple Buddha (Lushan, China))
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Laykyun Setkyar Buddha - Standing Buddha Monywa, Sagaing Division  Myanmar 116 m (381 ft) Stands on a 13.5 m (44 ft) throne. 130 m (427 ft) total monument height.[2] 2008 22°04′49″N 95°17′21″E / 22.0803°N 95.2893°E / 22.0803; 95.2893 (Laykyun Setkyar (Khatakan Taung, Myanmar))
Ushiku Daibutsu Buddha - Amitabha Buddha Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture  Japan 110 m (361 ft) Includes the 10 m (33 ft) lotus throne. 10 m (33 ft) pedestal/building. 120 m (394 ft) total monument height.[3] 1995 35°58′58″N 140°13′13″E / 35.982716°N 140.220287°E / 35.982716; 140.220287 (Ushiku Daibutsu (Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan))
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Nanshan Haishang Guanyin Guanyin Sanya, Hainan  China 108 m (354 ft) [4] 2005 18°17′34″N 109°12′31″E / 18.292683°N 109.208736°E / 18.292683; 109.208736 (Guanyin Statue of Hainan (China))
Emperors Yan and Huang Yan and Huang, Emperors of China Zhengzhou, Henan  China 106 m (348 ft) [5] 2007 34°57′26″N 113°30′45″E / 34.957222°N 113.512373°E / 34.957222; 113.512373 (Emperors Yan and Huang)
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Sendai Daikannon Kannon Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture  Japan 100 m (328 ft) 1991 38°18′02″N 140°49′25″E / 38.300466°N 140.823559°E / 38.300466; 140.823559 (Sendai Daikannon)
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Qianshou Qianyan Guanyin of Weishan Guanyin Weishan, Changsha, Hunan province  China 99 m (324.5 ft) Gilded bronze statue.[6] 2009
Peter the Great Statue Peter I of Russia Moscow  Russia 96 m (315 ft) [7] 1997 55°44′19″N 37°36′30″E / 55.738606°N 37.60824°E / 55.738606; 37.60824 (Peter the Great Statue (Moscow, Russia))
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Great Buddha of Thailand Buddha - Sakayamuni Ang Thong  Thailand 92 m (300 ft) 2008 14°35′35.60″N 100°22′40.02″E / 14.5932222°N 100.3777833°E / 14.5932222; 100.3777833 (Great Buddha of Thailand (Ang Thong, Thailand))
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan Buddha - Gautama Buddha Wuxi, Jiangsu Province  China 88 m (289 ft) [8] 1996 31°25′55″N 120°5′29″E / 31.43194°N 120.09139°E / 31.43194; 120.09139 (Grand Buddha at Ling Shan (Wuxi, China))
Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park Kannon - Byakue Kannon Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō  Japan 88 m (289 ft) [9] 1989 43°31′41.44″N 142°11′53.14″E / 43.5281778°N 142.1980944°E / 43.5281778; 142.1980944
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Rodina-Mat' Zovyot! (The Motherland Calls) Mother Russia (Soviet Union) Mamayev Kurgan; Volgograd  Russia 85 m (279 ft) 1967 48°44′32.5″N 44°32′13″E / 48.742361°N 44.53694°E / 48.742361; 44.53694
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Awaji Kannon Kannon Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture  Japan 80 m (262 ft) Stands on a 20 m pedestal/building. 100 m (328 ft) total height 34°30′11″N 134°58′36″E / 34.502949°N 134.976676°E / 34.502949; 134.976676
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Kaga Kannon Kannon Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture  Japan 73 m (240 ft) 1987 36°19′33″N 136°20′56″E / 36.325706°N 136.348851°E / 36.325706; 136.348851
Great Standing Maitreya Buddha Buddha - Maitreya Buddha Emei Township, Hsinchu County  Taiwan, ROC 72 m (236 ft) 24°40′52″N 120°59′08″E / 24.681045°N 120.985651°E / 24.681045; 120.985651
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Leshan Giant Buddha Buddha - Maitreya Buddha Leshan  China 71 m (233 ft) Construction started in 713. 803 29°32′50″N 103°46′09″E / 29.547222°N 103.769167°E / 29.547222; 103.769167
Mother Motherland Mother Russia (Soviet Union) Kiev  Ukraine 62 m (203 ft) Stands on a 40 m pedestal. 102 m (335 ft) total monument height 1981 50°25′35″N 30°33′47″E / 50.426497°N 30.563171°E / 50.426497; 30.563171
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Guze Jibo Daikannon of the Narita-san temple Kannon - Jibo Kannon Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture  Japan 62 m (203 ft) [10] 1983 33°17′08″N 130°32′05″E / 33.285445°N 130.534852°E / 33.285445; 130.534852
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Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao Guanyin Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong  China 62 m (203 ft) Stands on a 15 m pedestal. 77 m (252 ft) total height. 22°55′59″N 112°58′18″E / 22.933101°N 112.971725°E / 22.933101; 112.971725
Guan Yu of Yuncheng Guan Yu Yuncheng, Shanxi  China 61 m (200 ft) Stands on a 19 m pedestal. 80 m (262 ft) total height.[11] 2010
Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon Kannon - Jibo Kannon Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima  Japan 57 m (187 ft) 1987 37°33′03″N 139°57′04″E / 37.550906°N 139.951229°E / 37.550906; 139.951229
Tokyo Wan Kannon Kannon Futtsu, Chiba  Japan 56 m (183.7 ft) Commemorates the World War II dead 1961 35°15′49″N 139°51′45″E / 35.263544°N 139.862437°E / 35.263544; 139.862437
Usami Dai-Kannon Kannon Izu Peninsula, Itō, Shizuoka  Japan 50 m (164 ft) The largest sitting Kannon in Japan 1982
Sodoshima Dai-Kannon Kannon Shōdoshima, Shōzu District, Kagawa  Japan 50 m (164 ft) A tooth of the historical Buddha is said to be enshrined inside of it 1994 34°18′15″N 134°07′29″E / 34.304285°N 134.124733°E / 34.304285; 134.124733 (Sodoshima Kannon (Shōdoshima, Japan))
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African Renaissance Monument People of Africa Dakar  Senegal 49 m (161 ft) 2010
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Buddha in Aluthgama Buddha - Gautama Buddha Aluthgama  Sri Lanka 48.8 m (160 ft) The tallest Buddha statue in South Asia 2007 6°26′56″N 80°00′00″E / 6.4490°N 80.0001°E / 6.4490; 80.0001
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Dai Kannon of Kamaishi Kannon - Gyoran Kannon Kamaishi, Iwate  Japan 48.5 m (159 ft) Symbolizes maritime safety and good fishing 1970 39°15′24″N 141°54′03″E / 39.256532°N 141.900895°E / 39.256532; 141.900895
Ten Directions Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Buddha - Samantabhadra Mount Emei, Sichuan province  China 48 m (157 ft) 29°31′32″N 103°20′12″E / 29.52567°N 103.336802°E / 29.52567; 103.336802
Virgen de la Paz (Virgin of Peace) Mary Trujillo, Trujillo  Venezuela 46.7 m (153 ft) Work of the sculptor, Manuel de la Fuente. Image of the Virgin Mary highest in the world. 1983 9°20′52″N 70°27′46″W / 9.34778°N 70.46278°W / 9.34778; -70.46278 (Virgen de la Paz)
Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) Lady Liberty Liberty Island, New York  United States 46 m (151 ft) Stands upon a 47 m pedestal. 93 m (305 ft) total monument height.[12] 1886 40°41′21″N 74°02′40″W / 40.6892°N 74.0445°W / 40.6892; -74.0445
Phuket Big Buddha Buddha - Sakayamuni Phuket  Thailand 45 m (150 ft) [13] 2008 7°49′40″N 98°18′49″E / 7.82784°N 98.313727°E / 7.82784; 98.313727 (Phuket Big Buddha (Phuket, Thailand))
Kailashnath Mahadev Shiva Kathmandu    Nepal 43.5 m (143 ft) The tallest Shiva statue in the world. 2010
Murugan statue Murugan Batu Caves, Gombak  Malaysia 39.5 m (123 ft) 2006 3°14′15″N 101°41′02″E / 3.237483°N 101.683976°E / 3.237483; 101.683976
Santa Rita de Cássia Rita of Cascia Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte  Brazil 42 m (137.7 ft) Stands over a 6 m pedestal and wears a 8 m crown. 56 m (183.7 ft) total monument height. 2010
Grand Byakue Kannon Kannon Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture  Japan 41.8 m (137 ft) [14] 1936 36°18′40″N 138°58′50″E / 36.311105°N 138.980677°E / 36.311105; 138.980677
Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami Hanuman Paritala, Andhra Pradesh  India 41 m (135 ft) World's tallest Hanuman 2003 17°13′47″N 82°07′21″E / 17.229682°N 82.12263°E / 17.229682; 82.12263 (Anjaneya Hanuman Swami (Paritala, India))
Guanyin of Lianhuashan Guanyin Lianhuashan, Guangzhou, Guangdong  China 40.8 m (134 ft) While the statue was completed in 1994. The gold plating was refinished in 2000[15] 1994 22°59′27.33″N 113°30′1.49″E / 22.9909250°N 113.5004139°E / 22.9909250; 113.5004139 (Guanyin of Lianhuashan (Guangzhou, China))

Up to 40 metres

Statue Depicts Location Country Height Notes Completed Coordinates Photo
José María Morelos statue José María Morelos Janitzio island, Michoacán  Mexico 40 m (132 ft) Made of pink stone 1934 19°34′25″N 101°39′07″W / 19.573611°N 101.651944°W / 19.573611; -101.651944
Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue Genghis Khan Tsonjin Boldog, Tuv Province  Mongolia 40 m (132 ft) 2007 47°48′29″N 107°32′13″E / 47.807927°N 107.536899°E / 47.807927; 107.536899 (Genghis Khan equestrian statue (Mongolia))
Standing Amitabha Buddha of Fo Guang Shan Buddha Amitabha Kaohsiung  Taiwan, ROC 40 m (132 ft) [16] 22°44′57″N 120°26′45″E / 22.749050°N 120.445900°E / 22.749050; 120.445900 (Fo Guang Shan Buddha)
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Atatürk Mask Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Buca in the Izmir province  Turkey 40 m (132 ft) Work of the sculptor Harun Atalayman[17] 2009 38°24′22″N 27°08′46″E / 38.406046°N 27.145991°E / 38.406046; 27.145991 (Atatürk Mask (Buca, Turkey))
Hongguang Shan Giant Buddha Buddha - Gautama Buddha Urumqi, Xinjiang  China 38.8 m (127 ft) [18] 43°52′52″N 87°36′49″E / 43.881145°N 87.613478°E / 43.881145; 87.613478 (Hongguang Shan Dafo(Urumqi, China))
Laozi of Laojunshan Mountain Laozi Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan province  China 38 m (124.5 ft) Gilded bronze statue.[19] 2010
Statue of Padmasambhava in Rewalsar Guru Rinpoche Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh  India 37.5 m (123 ft)
Shiva of Murudeshwara Shiva Murudeshwara, district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka  India 37 m (122 ft) [20] 2006 14°05′37″N 74°29′01″E / 14.093645°N 74.483689°E / 14.093645; 74.483689
Rong Xian Buddha Buddha Rong Xian, Sichuan province  China 37 m (121 ft) [21]
The Merlion of Sentosa A merlion Sentosa  Singapore 37 m (121 ft) 1996 1°15′13″N 103°49′08″E / 1.2535°N 103.818794°E / 1.2535; 103.818794
Christ the King Jesus Świebodzin  Poland 36 m (120 ft). It includes a 3 m tall metal crown[22] Stands on top of a 16 m stone bank. 52 m total monument height. The tallest Christ statue in the world. (2011)[22] 2010 52°14′12″N 15°32′47″E / 52.236667°N 15.546389°E / 52.236667; 15.546389
Guanyin of Chongyuan Temple Guanyin Suzhou, Jiangsu province  China 36 m (118 ft) 88-ton indoor statue made of gilded bronze.[23]
Statue of Padmasambhava in Namchi Guru Rinpoche Namchi, Sikkim  India 36 m (118 ft) 27°10′46″N 88°22′48″E / 27.179514°N 88.380021°E / 27.179514; 88.380021
Alyosha monument World War II Russian soldier Murmansk  Russia 35.5 m (116.5 ft) Stands upon a 7 m pedestal. 42,5 m (140 ft) total monument height 68°59′34″N 33°04′16″E / 68.992902°N 33.071208°E / 68.992902; 33.071208 (Alyosha Monument (Murmansk, Russia))
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Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara of Tazawako Avalokitesvara Tazawako, Akita prefecture  Japan 35 m (115 ft) 39°44′21″N 140°43′23″E / 39.739192°N 140.723013°E / 39.739192; 140.723013
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Birth of the New Man Christopher Columbus Sevilla  Spain 35 m (115 ft) 1995 37°25′39″N 5°59′34″W / 37.427575°N 5.992813°W / 37.427575; -5.992813
Cristo de la Concordia Jesus Cochabamba  Bolivia 34.2 m (112 ft) Stands upon a 6.2 m pedestal. 40.4 m (132.5 ft) total monument height. 1994 17°23′04″S 66°08′04″W / 17.384522°S 66.13452°W / -17.384522; -66.13452
Tian Tan Buddha Buddha - Gautama Ngong Ping, Lantau Island  Hong Kong 34 m (112 ft) 1993 22°15′14″N 113°54′17″E / 22.253889°N 113.904722°E / 22.253889; 113.904722
Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) Mary Le Mas-Rillier in Miribel, Ain  France 33 m (108 ft) Over a 20 m building/pedestal. 53 m (174 ft) total height.[24] 1941 45°49′44″N 4°57′01″E / 45.828919°N 4.950349°E / 45.828919; 4.950349
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Golden Maitreya Buddha of Beopjusa Buddha - Maitreya Buddha Naesongni-myeon, Chungcheongbuk-do province  South Korea 33 m (108 ft)
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Laozi statue in Mount Mao Laozi near Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province  China 33 m (108 ft) 31°47′48.38″N 119°18′39.77″E / 31.7967722°N 119.3110472°E / 31.7967722; 119.3110472 (Laozi statue in Mount Mao (Jiangsu, China))
Mangal Mahadev Shiva Ganga Talao lake  Mauritius 33 m (108 ft) 2007 20°24′59″S 57°29′33″E / 20.4164°S 57.4924°E / -20.4164; 57.4924 (Mangal Mahadev)
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Hanuman Murti in Shimla Hanuman Shimla, Himachal Pradesh  India 33 m (108 ft) Located at 8,500 ft(2,591 mt) above sea level 2010
Mindroling Monastery Buddha statue Buddha Dehradun, Uttarakhand state  India 32.6 m (107 ft)
Standing Buddha in the Wat Intharawihan Buddha Bangkok  Thailand 32.5 m (106 ft)
Hanuman in Nandura Hanuman Maharashtra  India 32 m (105 ft)
Statue of Mao in Juzizhou Mao Zedong Yuelu District, Changsha  China 32 m (105 ft) 2009
Bhaisajyaguru of the Nihon-ji Temple Buddha - Bhaisajyaguru Kyonan, Awa District, Chiba  Japan 31 m (102 ft) Largest pre-modern Japan sculpture 1790 (approximate date) 35°09′28″N 139°50′05″E / 35.157732°N 139.834757°E / 35.157732; 139.834757 (Bhaisajyaguru of the Nihon-Ji Temple (Kyonan, Awa District, Japan))
Jalesveva Jayamahe Navy Officer Surabaya  Indonesia 30.6 m Standing 30 meters concrete building.Total height 60.6 m 1996 7°11′46.74″S 112°44′23.16″E / 7.1963167°S 112.7397667°E / -7.1963167; 112.7397667
Shiva of the Har-ki-Pauri Shiva Haridwar, Uttarakhand  India 30.5 m (100 ft) [25]
São Francisco de Canindé Francis of Assisi Canindé, Ceará  Brazil 30.5 m (100 ft) 2005 4°22′03″S 39°18′19″W / 4.367486°S 39.305166°W / -4.367486; -39.305166

Up to 30 meters

Statue Depicts Location Country Height Notes Completed Coordinates Photo
Christ Blessing (Kristus kase Berkat) Jesus Manado  Indonesia 30 m (98.5 ft) Stands on a 20 m pedestal. 50 m (158.3 ft) total monument height 2007
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Cristo Resucitado (Christ Resurrected) Jesus Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico State  Mexico 30 m (98.5 ft) Stands on a 10 m tall pedestal. 40 m (132 ft) total height. 19°33′43″N 99°11′04″W / 19.562014°N 99.184463°W / 19.562014; -99.184463
Virgen de El Panecillo (Virgin in The Panecillo) Woman of the Apocalypse Quito  Ecuador 30 m (98.5 ft) Stands on a 11 m pedestal. 41 m (134 ft) total 1976 0°13′43″S 78°31′7″W / 0.22861°S 78.51861°W / -0.22861; -78.51861
Cristo Redentor do Corcovado (Christ the Redeemer) Jesus Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 30 m (98.5 ft) Stands on a 9.5 m pedestal. 39.6 m (130 ft) total monument height 1931 22°57′06″S 43°12′39″W / 22.951667°S 43.210833°W / -22.951667; -43.210833
Bronze Guan Yin of Kek Lok Si Temple Guanyin Air Itam, Penang island  Malaysia 30 m (98.5 ft) It's sheltered inside a 60.9m tall pavilion, the tallest in the world[26] 1999 5°23′52″N 100°16′21″E / 5.39778°N 100.27250°E / 5.39778; 100.27250 (Kek Lok Si Guan Yin (Malaysia))
Cristo del Otero Jesus Palencia  Spain 30 m (98.5 ft) 1931 42.02789°N -4.52932°E / 42.02789°N 4.52932°W / 42.02789; -4.52932 (Cristo del Otero (Palencia, Spain)) Coordinates: longitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag
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Thiruvalluvar Statue Tiruvalluvar Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu  India 29 m (95 ft) Stands on a 11.5-m pedestal. 40.5 m (133 ft) total monument height 2000 8°04′40″N 77°33′14″E / 8.0777°N 77.5539°E / 8.0777; 77.5539 (Thiruvalluvar Statue (Kanyakumari, India))
Erawan Museum Airavata Samut Prakan  Thailand 28.9 m (95 ft) Stands over a 15 m tall building. 43.8 m (144 ft) total monument height 13°37′42″N 100°35′20″E / 13.628231°N 100.588991°E / 13.628231; 100.588991 (Erawan Museum (Samut Prakan, Thailand))
White marble Guan Yin of Yinxian Guanyin Yinxian, Zhejiang  China 29 m (95 ft) 22°58′41″N 114°01′06″E / 22.978158°N 114.018454°E / 22.978158; 114.018454 (White marble Guan Yin (Yinxian, China))
Monumental Virgen de Guadalupe Mary Xicotepec de Juarez, Puebla  Mexico 28 m (92 ft) 2008 20°17′10″N 97°57′14″W / 20.28611°N 97.95389°W / 20.28611; -97.95389 (Virgen de Guadalupe (Xicotepec de Juarez, Puebla, Mexico))
Cristo-Rei (Christ the King) Jesus Almada  Portugal 28 m (92 ft) Stands on a 82 m pedestal. 103 m (338 ft) total 1959 38°40′43″N 9°10′17″W / 38.67861°N 9.17139°W / 38.67861; -9.17139 (Cristo-Rei (Almada, Portugal))
Christ of Vung Tau Jesus Vung Tau, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province  Vietnam 28 m (92 ft) Stands on a 10 m platform. 38 m (126.5 ft) total monument height 10°19′35″N 107°05′05″E / 10.326303°N 107.084641°E / 10.326303; 107.084641 (Christ of Vung Tau (Vung Tau, Vietnam))
Qianshou Guanyin of Donglin Temple Guanyin Jinshan District, Shanghai  China 27 m (90 ft) Indoor statue. It stands over a 2 m lotus base. 29 m total height[27] 2007 30°53′48″N 121°09′38″E / 30.896553°N 121.160639°E / 30.896553; 121.160639 (Qianshou Guanyin (Shanghai, China))
Lenin statue Vladimir Lenin Volgograd  Russia 27 m (88.6 ft) Stands on a 30 m pedestal. The tallest Lenin statue in the world.[28] 1973 48°31′39″N 44°33′31″E / 48.52750°N 44.55861°E / 48.52750; 44.55861 (Lenin statue (Volgograd))
Bingling Temple Maitreya Buddha Buddha - Maitreya Jishi Hill, near Lanzhou, Gansu province  China 27 m (88.6 ft) Its cover has fallen off, possibly the Buddha was made of straw and stucco over an inner wooden frame 420 (approximated date) 35°52′06″N 103°10′03″E / 35.86833°N 103.16750°E / 35.86833; 103.16750
Tochigi Heiwa-Kannon Kannon's embodiment as the goddess of Peace Near Utsunomiya; Tochigi Prefecture  Japan 27 m (88.6 ft) Work of sculptor Asajiro Hida[29] 1954 36°35′46″N 139°49′11″E / 36.595996°N 139.8196°E / 36.595996; 139.8196 (Tochigi Kannon (Ooya Machi, Japan))
Cristo Rei of Dili (Christ the King) Jesus Dili  East Timor 27 m (88.6 ft) Gift from the Indonesian government to the East Timorese people 1995 -8.520815°N 125.608508°E / 8.520815°S 125.608508°E / -8.520815; 125.608508 (Cristo Rei of Dili (Dili, Timor-Leste)) Coordinates: latitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag
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Our Lady of the Rockies Mary Butte, Montana  United States 27 m (88.6 ft) Design of Laurien Eugene Riehl 1985 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, United States))
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Smiling Buddha of the Bao Jue Temple Buddha - Maitreya Buddha Taichung  Taiwan, ROC 26.8 m (88 ft) 24°9′33.96″N 120°41′18.53″E / 24.1594333°N 120.6884806°E / 24.1594333; 120.6884806
Samadhi Buddha in Kurunegala Buddha - Gautama Buddha Kurunegala  Sri Lanka 26.8 m (88 ft) Built by the Hsthisailapura Buduruwa Sangwardhana Society 2003 7°29′6.53″N 80°22′11.15″E / 7.4851472°N 80.3697639°E / 7.4851472; 80.3697639 (Statue of Gautama Buddha in Kurunegala)
Hermannsdenkmal Chief Arminius North Rhine Westphalia  Germany 26.57 m (87 ft) Stands at the top of a 27 m (88.5 ft) monument 1875 51°54′42″N 08°50′22″E / 51.91167°N 8.83944°E / 51.91167; 8.83944 (Hermannsdenkmal (Germany))
Carved Sitting Byakue Kannon - Byakue Kannon Soma city, Fukushima prefecture  Japan 26.4 m (87 ft) 1930 (construction started)
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Migjid Janraisig in the Gandantegchinlen Khiid Monastery Avalokitesvara Ulan Bator  Mongolia 26.4 m (87 ft) 1913 47°55′23″N 106°53′42″E / 47.923144°N 106.895009°E / 47.923144; 106.895009
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Chinmaya Ganadhish Ganesha Kolhapur, Maharashtra state  India 26 m (85 ft) Idol at Chinmaya Sandeepany Ashram 2001 16°47′51″N 74°17′24″E / 16.797557°N 74.290023°E / 16.797557; 74.290023
Hanuman of Carapichaima Hanuman Carapichaima  Trinidad and Tobago 26 m (85 ft)
Adinath, Bawangaja Adinath[disambiguation needed] Barwani, Madhya Pradesh  India 26 m (84 ft) This is one of the older tallest statues in India
Christ the King of Cali Jesus Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department  Colombia 26 m (85 ft) 1953 3.436262°N -76.565083°E / 3.436262°N 76.565083°W / 3.436262; -76.565083 (Cristo Rey de Cali) Coordinates: longitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag
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Jesus of the Mercy Jesus San Juan del Sur, Rivas Department  Nicaragua 26 m (85 ft) 2009 11°15′N 85°52′W / 11.250°N 85.867°W / 11.250; -85.867 (Jesús de la Misericordia)
The Broken Christ Jesus San José de Gracia, Aguascalientes  Mexico 25 m (82 ft) Stands over 3 m tall pedestal. 28 m (92 ft) total height. 2006 22.139185°N -102.431594°E / 22.139185°N 102.431594°W / 22.139185; -102.431594 Coordinates: longitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag
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Christ Roi des Houches Jesus Les Houches, Haute-Savoie  France 25 m (82 ft) 1934
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Great Buddha in the coiled Nāga Buddha inside the Xieng Khuan, Vientiane  Laos 25 m (82 ft)
Ōfuna Kannon Kannon Kamakura, Kanagawa  Japan 25 m (82 ft) The complex it belongs contains stones from ground zero at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as this temple commemorates the souls of those who died in the atomic bomb attacks 1961 35°21′12″N 139°31′43″E / 35.353435°N 139.52870°E / 35.353435; 139.52870
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Hanuman of the Ram Tirath temple Hanuman Amritsar, Punjab state  India 24.5 m (80 ft)
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman Proletarian workers Moscow  Russia 24 m (77 ft) Reinstated on December 4, 2009 with a 34.5 m pedestal for a new total height of 60 m 1937 55°49′42″N 37°38′44″E / 55.82833°N 37.64556°E / 55.82833; 37.64556 (Worker and Kolkhoz Woman (Russia))
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Jiangang Jing She Temple Buddha Buddha Tambun, Perak state  Malaysia 24 m (77 ft) [30]
Heiwa Kannon of Funaoka Park Kannon's embodiment as the goddess of Peace near Funaoka station, Miyagi Prefecture  Japan 24 m (77 m)
Kannon of the Ryozen Historical Memorial Kannon Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture  Japan 24 m (77 ft) Commemorates the soldiers who died in World War II 1955
The White Buddha statue of Long Son Pagoda Buddha - Gautama Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province  Vietnam 24 m (77 ft) [31] 12°15′07″N 109°10′51″E / 12.251994°N 109.18086°E / 12.251994; 109.18086
Il Sancarlone Saint Charles Borromeo Arona, province of Novara  Italy 23.5 m (77 ft) Standing on a 11.5 m pedestal, 35 m (115 ft) total height 1698 45°46′12.93″N 8°32′36.10″E / 45.7702583°N 8.5433611°E / 45.7702583; 8.5433611 (Il Sancarlone)
Cristo Rey de los Álamos Jesus Tijuana, Baja California state  Mexico 23.3 m (76 ft) [32] 1999
Mother Armenia (Mayr Hayastan) Mother Armenia Yerevan  Armenia 23 m (75 ft) Stands on a 50 m pedestal. 73 m (240 ft) total monument height 1950 40°11′42.90″N 44°31′29.34″E / 40.1952500°N 44.5248167°E / 40.1952500; 44.5248167 (Mother Armenia)
Christ the King in Saint Apollonia mount Jesus Pachuca, Hidalgo  Mexico 23 m (75 ft) Stands on a 10 m tall pedestal. 33 m (108 ft) total height. 1996 20°07′49″N 98°43′18″W / 20.130261°N 98.721771°W / 20.130261; -98.721771 (Christ the King in Saint Apollonia)
Torii Kannon Kannon Hannou city, Saitama prefecture  Japan 23 m (75 ft) Stands on a 12 m pedestal. 35 m (115 ft) total height[33] 1971
Cristo Rey del Tupungato Jesus Tupungato Valley, Mendoza Province  Argentina 23 m (75 ft) Over a 5 m pedestal. 28 m (91.8 ft) total monument height
Christ of the Sacred Heart (Christ of the Sacred Heart) Jesus near Rosarito, Baja California state  Mexico 23 m (75 ft)
Vishnu statue Vishnu Garuda Wisnu Kencana park in the Bukit Peninsula  Indonesia 23 m (75 ft) Original project was to construct a 140 m sculpture, currently on hiatus.[34]
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Hanuman Vatika Hanuman Rourkela, Orissa state  India 23 m (75 ft)
Golden Buddha in the Likir Monastery Buddha - Maitreya Buddha Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir  India 23 m (75 ft) There is a small museum which houses collections of thankas, old religious and domestic costumes 1999 34°17′36″N 77°12′54″E / 34.293238°N 77.215122°E / 34.293238; 77.215122 (Buddha, Likir Monastery (Ladakh, India))
Golden Driller Oilman Tulsa, Oklahoma  United States 23 m (75 ft) 1953 36°08′01″N 95°55′52″W / 36.133638°N 95.931158°W / 36.133638; -95.931158
Golden Buddha in Ulan Bator Buddha Ulan Bator  Mongolia 23 m (75 ft) 2005 47°53′10″N 106°54′44″E / 47.885989°N 106.91224°E / 47.885989; 106.91224 (Golden Buddha (Ulan Bator, Mongolia))
Monument to the Discoverer Faith (es:) Christopher Columbus Huelva  Spain 22.5 m (74 ft) Stands on a 14.5 m pedestal. 37 m (121 ft) total monument height. 1929 37°12′44″N 6°56′26″W / 37.21222°N 6.94056°W / 37.21222; -6.94056
Guan Yin Guanyin Zhongzheng Park, Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area  Taiwan, ROC 22.4 m (73 ft) 25°08′0.46″N 121°45′1.27″E / 25.1334611°N 121.7503528°E / 25.1334611; 121.7503528 (Zhongzheng Park Guan Yin)
Cristo del Pacífico Jesus Lima, Lima Province  Peru 22 m Stands on a 15 m pedestal, 37 m total height. 2011
Cristo de La Caldera Jesus Salta Province  Argentina 22 m (72 ft) 26 m (86.3 ft) total monument height 1969
Monument to the Battle of Sakarya Turkish Soldier Polatlı, Ankara  Turkey 22 m Stands on a 9 m pedestal, 31 m total height. 2008
Cristo Redentore Jesus Maratea, province of Potenza  Italy 22 m (72 ft) [35] 1965
Aumisme Buddha Maitreya in Mandarom Buddha - Maitreya Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence  France 22 m (72 ft) [36] 1981
Changhua Great Buddha Buddha Changhua City  Taiwan 22 m (72 ft) Is on top of Bagua Mountain, contains a Buddhist museum inside of the Buddha. 24°04′43″N 120°32′57″E / 24.0785361111°N 120.54922629°E / 24.0785361111; 120.54922629
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Cristo de las Noas Jesus Torreón, Coahuila  Mexico 21.8 m (71.5 ft)
Dainichi Nyorai of the Seiryū-ji Temple Buddha - Vairocana Aomori city, Aomori prefecture  Japan 21.3 m (70 ft) 1984
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Buddha of the Longxing Monastery Buddha near Zhengding, Hebei province  China 21.3 (70 ft)
Cosmic Christ Jesus Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence  France 21 m (69 ft) 1987
Cristo de El Cubilete (Christ King of the Mountain of El Cubilete) Jesus Silao, Guanajuato  Mexico 20.5 m (67 ft) with a 12.5 m pedestal. 33 m (108 ft) total height 21°0′42.5″N 101°22′8.1″W / 21.011806°N 101.368917°W / 21.011806; -101.368917 (Cerro del Cubilete (Silao, Mexico))
Tribute to Courage Sam Houston Huntsville, Texas  United States 20.5 m (67 ft) with a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal 1994 30°39′40″N 95°30′39″W / 30.66111°N 95.51083°W / 30.66111; -95.51083 (Tribute to Courage (Huntsville, Texas, United States))
Dallas Zoo's giraffe statue Giraffe Dallas, Texas  United States 20.5 m (67 ft) 1997 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))
Great Sphinx of Giza Sphinx Giza, near Cairo  Egypt 20.22 m (66 ft) [37] 2532 BC approx. 29°58′31″N 31°08′16″E / 29.97528°N 31.13778°E / 29.97528; 31.13778 (Great Sphinx of Giza (Egypt))
Confucius of Zichuan Confucius Zichuan, Zibo City, Shandong province  China 20.09 m A bronze statue.[38] 2010

Up to 20 meters

Statue Depicts Location Country Height Notes Completed Coordinates Photo
Statue of Mao in the Chongqing Medical University Mao Zedong Chongqing  China 20 m Stands over a 17.5 m pedestal. 37.4 m (122.8 ft) total monument height 2008
Kartlis Deda (Mother Georgia) Mother Georgia Tbilisi  Georgia 20 m (65.5 ft) 1958 41°41′17″N 44°48′17″E / 41.68806°N 44.80472°E / 41.68806; 44.80472
Guan Yin of the South Sea Guanyin Putuo Shan island, Shanghai  China 20 m (65.5 ft) upon a 13 m pedestal. 33 m (108 ft) total height 29°58′35.03″N 122°23′22.13″E / 29.9763972°N 122.3894806°E / 29.9763972; 122.3894806 (Guan Yin of the South Sea (Putuo Shan, China))
Christ Statue Jesus El Picacho city park; Tegucigalpa  Honduras 20 m (65.5 ft) over a 12 m pedestal 1987
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Kun Iam statue Avalokitesvara  Macau 20 m (65.5 ft) with a 7 m pedestal, 27 m (88 ft) final height 2002 22°11′08″N 113°33′07″E / 22.185686°N 113.551880°E / 22.185686; 113.551880 (Kun Iam statue (Macau))
Mevlana Statue Rumi Izmir, Turkey  Turkey 20 m (65.5 ft) With its fundament it's 25 meters high. There is a cafe below the statue. Work of the sculptor Eray Okkan 2003 38°23′30.45″N 27°10′36.43″E / 38.3917917°N 27.1767861°E / 38.3917917; 27.1767861 (Mevlana (Izmir, Turkey))
Christ of Havana Jesus La Habana  Cuba 20 m (65.5 ft) with a 3 m pedestal. 23 m (75 ft) total height 1958
Hanuman in New Delhi Hanuman New Delhi  India 20 m (65.5 ft) 28°38′42″N 77°11′53″E / 28.64496°N 77.197924°E / 28.64496; 77.197924
Angel of the North Angel Gateshead, England  United Kingdom 20 m (65.5 ft) Work of Antony Gormley 1998 54°54′51″N 1°35′22″W / 54.91417°N 1.58944°W / 54.91417; -1.58944 (Angel of the North (Gateshead, United Kingdom))
Dream, by Jaume Plensa Girl’s head with eyes closed St Helens, Merseyside, England  United Kingdom 20 m (65.5 ft) 2009
Immortal Statue of Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung Pyongyang  North Korea 20 m (65.5 ft) 1972 39°1′55.26″N 125°45′10.89″E / 39.0320167°N 125.7530250°E / 39.0320167; 125.7530250 (Kim Il Sung statue in Pyongyang (Pyongyang, North Korea))
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Cristo de Las Mesas Jesus San Ignacio, Sinaloa  Mexico 20 m (65.5 ft) 2005 23°56′31″N 106°25′34″W / 23.941845°N 106.42603°W / 23.941845; -106.42603 (Cristo de "Las Mesas" (San Ignacio, Sinaloa, Mexico))
Goddess A-Ma Mazu Coloane  Macau 20 m (65.5 ft) 1998 22°07′26″N 113°33′51″E / 22.123810°N 113.564240°E / 22.123810; 113.564240 (A-Ma (Macau))
Christ of the Ozarks Jesus Eureka Springs, Arkansas  United States 20 m (65.5 ft) 1966 36°24′24.87″N 93°43′23.41″W / 36.4069083°N 93.7231694°W / 36.4069083; -93.7231694 (Christ of the Ozarks)
Shiva at Kemp Fort Shiva Bangalore  India 20 m (65.5 ft)
Lapu-Lapu shrine Lapu-Lapu Mactan Island, Cebu  Philippines 20 m (65.5 ft)
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The Sanjuanote John the Baptist San Juan de los Morros  Venezuela 19.8 m (62.3 ft) 1935 9°54′45″N 67°21′18″W / 9.91250°N 67.35500°W / 9.91250; -67.35500 (Monumento a San Juan Bautista)
File:Monumento a san juan.jpg
Wat Phanan Choeng Buddha Buddha - Sakayamuni Ayutthaya  Thailand 19 m [39] 1334
The Great Buddha of Shurakuen Buddha Shurakuen  Japan 18.8 m (61.68 ft) Built of reinforced concrete by a businessman from Nagoya, Mr. Saikichi Yamada. It commemorates the marriage of Emperor Showa. 1927
Bavaria Patron saint of the Bavarian homeland Theresienwiese, Munich  Germany 18.52 m (60.9 ft) 27.44 m (90 ft) total monument height (with 8.92 m pedestal) 1850 48°7′49″N 11°32′45″E / 48.13028°N 11.54583°E / 48.13028; 11.54583 (Bavaria statue)
Faro della Vittoria (Victory Lighthouse) Winged Victory Parco della Rimembranza (Remembrance Park of World War I), Turin  Italy 18.5 m (60.7 ft) 26.5 m (86.94 ft) total monument height (with 8 m pedestal); It's a lighthouse, working regularly, on the top of Maddalena Hill 1928
Mount Rushmore Monument George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln Mount Rushmore, South Dakota  United States 18.3 m (60 ft) The height is of each one's head. 1941 43°52′44.21″N 103°27′35.37″W / 43.8789472°N 103.4598250°W / 43.8789472; -103.4598250 (Mount Rushmore)
Praying Hands Praying Hands Tulsa, Oklahoma  United States 18.2 m (60 ft) Oral Roberts University 1980
Buddha Buddha Lake Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad  India 18 m (59 ft) Found on Lake Hussain Sagar in the city of Hyderabad 1972 17°24′56″N 78°28′30″E / 17.4155°N 78.475°E / 17.4155; 78.475
Hanuman Hanuman Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh  India 18 m (59 ft) Found on top of the Vidya Giri Hill overlooking the Sri Sathya Sai International Hillview Stadium.[40] 1985
Gomateswara Bahubali Sravanabelagola, Karnataka  India 18 m (59 ft) It's the tallest free–standing monolithic statue in the world.[40] 983 This statue symbolizes the Jain ideal of detachment and non-violence
Monument of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá Mary (mother of Jesus) Maracaibo  Venezuela 18 m (59 ft) 2004 10°38′33″N 71°36′43″W / 10.64250°N 71.61194°W / 10.64250; -71.61194 (Monumento a Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá)
Vulcan statue Vulcan (mythology) Birmingham, Alabama  United States 17.1 m (56 ft) On Red Mountain, source of Birmingham's iron ore. World's largest cast iron statue. 1904 33°29′30.18″N 86°47′43.86″W / 33.4917167°N 86.7955167°W / 33.4917167; -86.7955167 (Vulcan statue (Birmingham, Alabama))
Jolly Green Giant Jolly Green Giant Blue Earth, Minnesota  United States 16.764 m (55 ft) 1979 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))

Up to 16 meters

Statue Depicts Location Country Height Notes Completed Coordinates Photo
Monument of the Holy Mother of God Mary Haskovo, Haskovo Province  Bulgaria 16 m (52.48 ft) Stands on a 17 m tall pedestal. 33 m (108.24 ft) total height.[41] 2003 41°55′42.33″N 25°33′16.02″E / 41.9284250°N 25.5544500°E / 41.9284250; 25.5544500 (Virgin Mary Memorial)
Phutthamonthon Buddha Buddha - Sakayamuni Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom Province  Thailand 15.875 m [42] 1981
Buddha of Linh Son Temple Buddha Santa Fe, Texas  United States 15.24 m ? ?
Kamay ni Hesus Jesus Christ Lucban, Quezon  Philippines 15.24 m (50 ft)
Divine Mercy Shrine Christ the Divine Mercy El Salvador, Misamis Oriental  Philippines 15.24 m (50 ft) 2008?
Birushana Nyorai Buddha of Tōdai-ji Buddha - Vairocana Nara city  Japan 15 m The body of the statue was reconstructed in 1185, and the head rebuilt in 1692 752
Lenin statue Vladimir Lenin Dubna  Russia 15 m (49.2 ft) Stands on a 10 m pedestal. Second tallest Lenin statue in the world 1937 56°44′0″N 37°09′0″E / 56.73333°N 37.15000°E / 56.73333; 37.15000
Trees of Mystery Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan Klamath, California  United States 14.9 m (49.2 ft) 1961 41°35′01″N 124°05′10″W / 41.58361°N 124.08611°W / 41.58361; -124.08611
San Cristobal Hill Virgin Mary Santiago  Chile 14 m (46 ft) Stands upon a 8 m pedestal. 22.30 m (73.16 ft) total monument height 1908 33°25′30.5″S 70°37′58.46″W / 33.425139°S 70.6329056°W / -33.425139; -70.6329056
Great Matzu in Fujian Mazu Meizhou Island, Fujian  China 14 m (46 ft) 25°05′22″N 119°08′30″E / 25.089486°N 119.14175°E / 25.089486; 119.14175
Liberty Statue in Budapest Lady Liberty Gellért Hill, Budapest  Hungary 14 m (46 ft) Stands on a 26 m (85 ft) pedestal, total height 40 m (131 ft). 1947 47°29′11″N 19°02′53″E / 47.486389°N 19.048056°E / 47.486389; 19.048056
Gifu Great Buddha Buddha Gifu  Japan 13.7 m (44.9 ft) 1832
Kamakura Daibutsu Buddha - Amitabha Kamakura, Kanagawa  Japan 13.5 m Second largest bronze Buddha statue in Japan[43] 1252 35°19′0.59″N 139°32′8.48″E / 35.3168306°N 139.5356889°E / 35.3168306; 139.5356889
liberty statue of mytilene lady liberty mytilene  Greece 15  m (47 ft) created by sculptor Γρηγόριος Ζευγώλης. The statue is located near the port of the city. Is the bigest statue of the Lesbos island.
Athena Parthenos Athena Nashville, Tennessee  United States 12.75 m (40.83 ft) Created by sculptor Alan LeQuire. Housed in Nashville's full-scale replica of the Parthenon. The largest indoor sculpture in the Western world.[44] unveiled in 1990, gilded in 2002 36°08′59″N 86°48′49″W / 36.14972°N 86.81361°W / 36.14972; -86.81361
Statue of Mao in Chengdu Mao Zedong Chengdu, China  China 12.26 m (40.2 ft) Total monument height: 30 m (98.4 ft) (1966–1976) 30°39′40.05″N 104°3′48.21″E / 30.6611250°N 104.0633917°E / 30.6611250; 104.0633917 (Statue of Mao in Chengdu (Sichuan, China))
Borba Gato Statue Manuel de Borba Gato São Paulo  Brazil 12.3 m (40 ft) 1963
Warrior on a Horse statue Unknown warrior. Many people regard it as Alexander the Great. Skopje  Macedonia 12 m (40 ft) Stands on top of a 10 m base. 22 m total monument height[45] 2011 41°35′41″N 21°25′54″E / 41.594604°N 21.431698°E / 41.594604; 21.431698 (Alexander The Great (Skopje, Macedonia))
Our Lady of Peace Shrine Mary (mother of Jesus) Pine Bluffs, Wyoming  United States 12 m (40 ft) Stands on a base of 3 m (10 ft)[46] 1998 41°10′56″N 104°3′13″W / 41.18222°N 104.05361°W / 41.18222; -104.05361
Burning Man The Man Black Rock City, Nevada  United States 12 m (40 ft) Base heights vary resulting in total heights from 12 m (40 ft) to 32 m (104 ft) 1989 40°46′9″N 119°13′12″W / 40.76917°N 119.22000°W / 40.76917; -119.22000
Willow Man Bridgwater, Somerset  United Kingdom 12 m
Vision of Peace Native American City Hall, St Paul, Minnesota  United States 11.6 m (38 ft) 1936
Monument Statue Aerospace (Patung Monumen Dirgantara) Spaceman Pancoran, Jakarta  Indonesia 11 m Standing 27 meters tall pedestal. Total height 38 m 1965
Victory on Slavín Bratislava, Bratislava District  Slovakia 11 m[47] 1960 48°09′14″N 17°05′59″E / 48.15389°N 17.09972°E / 48.15389; 17.09972
Iron Man Iron Miner Chisholm, Minnesota  United States 10.9 m (36 ft) Stands on a base that raises the statue up to 26 m (85 ft)[48] see article 1987 47°17′20″N 92°32′15″W / 47.28876°N 92.53762°W / 47.28876; -92.53762 (Iron Man (Chisholm Minnesota))
Mazinger Z Mazinger Z El Pla de Santa Maria, Tarragona  Spain 10 m (33 ft) 1976 41°22′58″N 1°19′44″E / 41.38278°N 1.32889°E / 41.38278; 1.32889
Christ the Redeemer Christ the Redeemer Klin, Námestovo District  Slovakia 9.5 m[49] 2008[50] 49°27′12″N 19°28′59″E / 49.45333°N 19.48306°E / 49.45333; 19.48306
Statue of Mary Mary Rome, Region of Lazio  Italy 9.5 m (30 ft) [51] 2010
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Martin Luther King Jr. Washington, District of Columbia  United States 9.5 m (30 ft) [52] 2011
Kuan Yin statue Kuan Yin Seremban, Negeri Sembilan  Malaysia 9.1 m[53] 2011
Muse of Missouri Kansas City, Missouri  United States 9.1 m 1961 39°06′14″N 94°34′59″W / 39.10389°N 94.58306°W / 39.10389; -94.58306
Jan Žižka Statue Jan Žižka on horse Praha, Praha District  Czech 9 m[54] 1950 50°05′18″N 14°26′56″E / 50.08833°N 14.44889°E / 50.08833; 14.44889
Fisher Girl Statue near Zhuhai, Province of Guangdong  China 8.7 m (28.5 ft) [55]
El Cristo Redentor Christ the Redeemer La Cumbre Pass  Argentina/ Chile 8 m (26.3 ft) [56] 1904
Map the Miner Kapunda, South Australia  Australia 7 m (23 ft) 2007
Standing Buddha in Gal Vihara Buddha Polonnaruwa, North Central Province  Sri Lanka 7 m (23 ft) [57]
Statue of Avalokitesvara in Xiangguo Temple Avalokitesvara Kaifeng, Province of Henan  China 7 m (23 ft) [58]
Statue of Shirdi Sai in Nemli Shirdi Sai Nemli, Andhra Pradesh  India 7 m (23 ft) [59] 2011
Rocky and Bullwinkle Statue Los Angeles, California  United States 6 m (20 ft) [60] 1961
Statue of Dying Buddha Buddha Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh  India 6 m (20 ft) [61]
Statue of Freedom Freedom Washington, District of Columbia  United States 6 m (19.5 ft) [62] 1863
Statue of David David Florence, Tuscany  Italy 5.17 m (17 ft) 1504
Statue of Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Seattle, Washington  United States 5 m (16.4 ft) 1988
File:Lenin-statue-in-Fremont.jpg
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial Theodore Roosevelt Washington, District of Columbia  United States 5 m (16.4 ft) 1967

Destroyed

The Great Buddha of Bamiyan.

Planned

File:Maitreya project.jpg
Maitreya Project

Canceled projects and hiatus

Vision

  • United States Statue of Arts & Entertainment; Los Angeles, California, United States. 335.3 m (1100 ft)

See also

References

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