Facts about the Tallest Statues of the world

Top 2 Tallest Statues of the World

#Some Interesting facts about the tallest statues of the world:
1)The Statue Of Unity

#The Statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who was the Indian Statesman and Independence Activist symbolises the Unity of the country India is the Tallest Statue of the world at present.
#Patel was highly respected for his leadership in uniting 562 Princely states of India, he was called as "The Iron Man Of India".
#The Statue is located in the State of Gujarat, on Sadhu Island in the Narmada River in the Kevadiya Colony, facing Sardar Sarovar Dam 100kms southeast of the Vadodara city and 150kms from Surat.
#The Statue of Unity was built by Ram V.Sutar(Designer).
#The Height of this Statue is about 182 metres(597 ft).
#The Total Construction Cost was ₹2700 crores(₹27 Billion).
#The Construction of this Statue was started on 31 October 2013 and ended on 30 October 2018.
#It was inaugurated by The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October 2018, the 143rd anniversary of Sardar Patel's Birth.
#The Statue is Situated at a 3-storey strong base.
#The Materials used to build are Structural steel(5,700 tonnes), Iron(25,000 tonnes), Cement(90,000 tonnes) and Bronze(1,850 tonnes).
#The Statue would be able to withstand Earthquakes and wind spped upto around 100km per second.
#This statue has been awarded in Time's list of 100 greatest places in the world and it is considered as the "Pride Of Nation".

2)The Spring Temple Buddha

#This Statue of Buddha is the Second tallest Statue of the World and the Tallest of all the Statues of Buddha situated at different places.
#It is Located in the Zhaocun Township of Lushan Country at Henan in China.
#The Spring Temple Buddha derives its name from the nearby Tianrui Hot Spring, whose water is at 60 degrees celsius.
#The Material used to build is Copper cast(3,300 tonnes), Steel(15,000 tonnes), Gold(108 kg).
#The Height of this Statue is about 153 metres(502 ft).
#The Statue was built by Zurab Tsereteli.
#The Buddha stands at a Height of 420 feet.
#The Construction of this Statue was started from 1997 and ended on 1 September 2008.
#The Total Construction Cost was ₹407 crores($55 million).