The 23 Most Impressive Colossal Statues in the World

Scale is only part of the story here: ancient cliff carvings share the field with Soviet war memorials and gilded deities finished this century. Size up which giant actually earns the awe.

1. 1
   Christ the King, Świebodzin

   Statue of Jesus in Świebodzin, Poland, 33 metres tall plus a 3-metre crown, completed in 2010.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Statue of Unity

   182-metre statue of Indian statesman Vallabhbhai Patel near Kevadia, Gujarat, completed in 2018 and the tallest statue in the world.
   952pts
3. 3
   Spring Temple Buddha

   128-metre copper-clad statue of Vairocana Buddha in Lushan County, Henan, China, completed in 2008.
   898pts
4. 4
   Great Sphinx of Giza

   Limestone sphinx about 20 metres high and 73 metres long carved on the Giza plateau in Egypt, generally dated to the reign of Khafre around 2500 BCE.
   857pts
5. 5
   Guanyin of Nanshan

   108-metre three-faced statue of Guanyin standing offshore at Sanya, Hainan, China, completed in 2005.
   735pts
6. 6
   Laykyun Sekkya

   Standing Buddha about 116 metres tall near Monywa, Myanmar, completed in 2008.
   571pts
7. 7
   Murugan Statue, Batu Caves

   42.7-metre gilded statue of the Hindu god Murugan at the entrance to the Batu Caves in Malaysia, unveiled in 2006.
   571pts
8. 8
   Ushiku Daibutsu

   Bronze standing Amitabha Buddha in Ushiku, Japan, 100 metres tall (120 metres with its base), completed in 1993.
   571pts
9. 9
   Tian Tan Buddha

   34-metre seated bronze Buddha at Ngong Ping on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, completed in 1993.
   571pts
10. 10
    Leshan Giant Buddha

    71-metre seated Maitreya Buddha carved into a cliff at the confluence of three rivers in Sichuan, China, between 713 and 803.
    571pts
11. 11
    African Renaissance Monument

    Bronze statue of a man, woman and child about 49 metres tall on a hill outside Dakar, Senegal, inaugurated in 2010.
    571pts
12. 12
    Garuda Wisnu Kencana

    Statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding the bird Garuda in Bali, Indonesia, 75 metres tall and about 121 metres with its pedestal, unveiled in 2018.
    571pts
13. 13
    Motherland Monument, Kyiv

    Stainless-steel statue in Kyiv, Ukraine, 62 metres tall and 102 metres with its base, opened in 1981.
    467pts
14. 14
    Gommateshwara Statue

    Monolithic granite statue of the Jain figure Bahubali, about 17 metres tall, carved around 983 CE at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India.
    467pts
15. 15
    Sendai Daikannon

    White statue of the bodhisattva Kannon in Sendai, Japan, 100 metres tall with its base, completed in 1991.
    467pts
16. 16
    The Motherland Calls

    Concrete figure on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia, 85 metres tall including her raised sword, unveiled in 1967 to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad.
    467pts
17. 17
    Peter the Great Statue

    Zurab Tsereteli's 98-metre monument to Peter the Great on the Moskva River in Moscow, erected in 1997.
    343pts
18. 18
    Mother Armenia

    Copper female figure holding a sword in Yerevan's Victory Park, 22 metres tall on a 29-metre pedestal, installed in 1967.
    343pts
19. 19
    Statue of Liberty

    Copper statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi on Liberty Island, 46 metres from base to torch and 93 metres with its pedestal, dedicated in 1886.
    343pts
20. 20
    Great Buddha of Thailand

    Seated concrete Buddha more than 90 metres tall at Wat Muang in Ang Thong province, Thailand, completed in 2008.
    343pts
21. 21
    Great Buddha of Kamakura

    Bronze seated Amida Buddha about 13 metres tall including its base at Kōtoku-in in Kamakura, Japan, cast in the 13th century.
    0pts
22. 22
    Statue of Belief

    Statue of the Hindu god Shiva in Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India, 106 metres tall and inaugurated in 2022.
    0pts
23. 23
    Christ the Redeemer

    Art Deco statue of Jesus on Corcovado mountain above Rio de Janeiro, 30 metres tall on an 8-metre pedestal, completed in 1931.
    0pts

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