List of tallest statues
The list of tallest statues includes statues (still images) with a height of at least 30 meters. The plinths and substructures are not included; however, their amount is indicated (where known). The list includes free-standing three-dimensional still or seated images that depict a whole person or animal, as well as groups of such figures.
Some very well-known monumental statues do not reach the height of 30 meters, for example the Great Sphinx of Giza (20 m) or the Hermannsdenkmal (26.6 m).
Lists
A city is usually mentioned as the location , occasionally a mountain or a province. The icon leads to different maps. The total height corresponds to the sum of the height of the statue and the height of the base . The figures are partially rounded. The year column indicates the year of completion.
Existing statues
Planned and under construction statues (> 30 m)
Surname | motive | Location | status | Height statue |
Height of base |
Total height |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crazy Horse Memorial | Crazy Horse | Black Hills , South Dakota State | under construction,
1948–? |
172 m | - | 172 m |
Virgin Mary statue from Montemaria | Mary (mother of Jesus) | Bay of Batangas City , Batangas Province | under construction,
2007-17 |
96 m | 21 m | 117 m |
Shivaji statue (Mumbai) | Shivaji | Mumbai , Maharashtra state | under construction,
2008-19 |
48.5 m | 45.7 m | 94.2 m |
Noah statue | Noah | Tapanuli Tengah | under construction,
2007– |
80 m | - | - |
Jesus of Huila | Jesus Christ | Palermo , Departamento del Huila | planned
2017– |
80 m | - | - |
Maitreya statue | Buddha ( Maitreya ) | Kushinagar , Uttar Pradesh state | under construction
2013– |
- | - | 152 m |
Maitreya statue | Buddha ( Maitreya ) | Bodhgaya , Bihar State | in planning | - | - | 46 m |
Statues that no longer exist (> 30 m)
Surname | motive | Location | status | Height statue |
Height of base |
Total height |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colossus of Rhodes | Helios | Rhodes | 227/226 BC Destroyed by earthquake ,
Remains no longer exist since approx. 654 |
> 30 m | - | - |
Colossus of Nero | Nero | Rome | destroyed
(Time unknown) |
approx. 35 m | - | - |
Web links
- Upwardly Immobile: 15 Sky High Statues From 15 Countries (English)
- The tallest statues in the world - South China Morning Post special feature
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