The largest monuments in the world top 10. The largest monuments in the world. Big Buddha in Ushiku City, Japan
A statue is a sculpture that is a three-dimensional image of a human figure, an animal, and sometimes a fantastic one. Most of the tallest statues in the world are located in China, but Russia also has its own record holders.
Lenin monument
Place: Volgograd, Russia Total height of the monument: 57 meters Year: 1973
Monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin at the entrance to the Volga-Don shipping canal. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest monument erected to a real living person.
Worker and collective farmer
Place: Moscow, Russia Total height of the monument: 58 meters Year: 1937
"The ideal and symbol of the Soviet era." The famous sculptural group of two figures with a hammer and sickle raised above their heads
According to the sculptor, the boy and girl represent the owners of the Soviet land - the working class and the collective farm peasantry
“Worker and Collective Farm Woman” is a symbol of the Mosfilm film studio. (Photo by Andrey Ulyashev)
Independence Monument
Place: Kyiv, Ukraine Total height of the monument: 61 meters Year: 2000-2001
Monument dedicated to the independence of Ukraine. The monument is located in the center of Kyiv on Independence Square.
Statue Buddha Maitreya in Leshan
Place: Leshan, China Total height of the monument: 71 meters Year: 713
The Buddha statue was carved into the rock in Mount Lingyunshan at the confluence of three rivers in the Chinese province of Sichuan and for more than a millennium was the tallest piece of sculpture in the world.
Guanyin statue in China
Location: Foshan, China Total height of the monument: 77 meters
Buddha statue in Wuxi
Place: Wuxi, China Total height of the monument: 88 meters Year: 1996
Considered to be the largest bronze statue in the world
Buddha statue at Ang Thong
Location: Ang Thong, Thailand Total height of the monument: 92 meters Year: 2008
Statue of Liberty
Place: New York, USA Total height of the monument: 93 meters Year: 1886
She is one of the most famous sculptures in the USA and in the world. Since its discovery, the statue has served as a navigational landmark and has been used as a lighthouse.
The crown, accessed by a staircase of 365 steps, offers expansive views of New York Harbor
Monument to Peter I
Place: Moscow, Russia Total height of the monument: 98 meters Year: 1997
Work by Zurab Tsereteli, commissioned by the Moscow Government for artificial island, poured at the division of the Moscow River. (Photo by Yuri Dmitrienko)
Then the monument caused almost unanimous rejection in the circles of the public and architects due to its appearance and lack of value for the city.
Guanyin Statue with a Thousand Hands and Eyes
Place: Changsha, China Total height of the monument: 99 meters Year: 2009
Sendai Daikannon
Place: Sendai, Japan Total height of the monument: 100 meters Year: 1991
Statue of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.
There is an elevator inside the statue that takes you to the very top.
Motherland
Place: Kyiv, Ukraine Total height of the monument: 102 meters Year: 1981
The monument-sculpture “Motherland” is located on the high right bank of the Dnieper
In one hand the statue holds a 16-meter long sword weighing 9 tons. (Photo by Constantine Zuev):
The Motherland is calling!”
Place: Volgograd, Russia Total height of the monument: 102 meters Year: 1967
Monument to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on Mamayev Kurgan. The size of the sculpture can be estimated by the people nearby
It was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest sculpture-statue in the world at the time of construction. The length of the arm is 20 meters and the length of the sword is 33 meters. The weight of the sculpture is 8,000 tons, and the sword is 14 tons
Cristo Rey
Place: Almada, Portugal Total height of the monument: 103 meters Year: 1959
Statue of Christ in Almada, Portugal.
Portugal did not participate in World War II, so women donated money for the statue of Christ, since he saved their sons, husbands and fathers from death by preventing Portugal from participating in hostilities.
Emperors Yang and Huang
Place: Zhengzhou, China Total height of the monument: 106 meters Year: 2007
Depicts the first two emperors of China. Construction lasted 20 years and was completed in 2007
Large size is one of the parameters with which you can become famous throughout the world. Glorifying great gods, great victories, great people, or simply their loved ones, modern sculptors create giant monuments, hoping that their creations will live on for centuries. Actually, maybe some of these giants will remain on Earth forever, and distant generations of people will study these buildings, just as we studied the pyramids or some Colossus of Rhodes. In the article we have listed the 15 tallest monuments in the world.
For a comparative analysis, we took monuments higher than 40 meters. The truth is that most of the giants were erected in China and Japan, and represent various forms of Buddha on earth. But if all the Big Buddhas of Asia are included in the Big Ten, then there will be no room left for other statues at all.
Washington Monument 169 meters
This obelisk was erected in Washington, USA, as a monument to George Washington, the first president of the United States. At that time, and before construction Eiffel Tower, it was considered the tallest structure on Earth.
Victory Monument 141.8 meters
The monument was opened on May 9, 1995 and is part of the whole Memorial complex Victory in Moscow. Its height of 141.8 meters was not chosen by chance - 10 cm for each day of the war.
Spring Temple Buddha 128 meters
The tallest statue in the world depicting Buddha Vairochana. Moreover, 20 meters high is occupied by a pedestal in the shape of a lotus. It was erected not so long ago, in 2002. Buddha towers over the village of Zhaocun in Henan Province in China.
Daibutsu Ushiku 120 meters
The statue depicts Amitabha Buddha. And also, 20 meters of its height is taken away by a flower-shaped platform. The statue was created in 1995 and installed in the city of Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan.
Lezhong Sasazha 116 meters
This huge sculptural structure is located in Sikaing County in Myanmar. Official statue height standing buddha, does not take into account the pedestal of 13.4 meters. Another Buddha lies at the foot of the standing one; it was erected almost 17 years earlier.
Goddess Guanyin Statue 108 meters
The statue is located near the Nanshan Temple in the city of Sanya, on Hainan Island in China. The statue has three aspects: the face of one is directed towards the island, and the faces of the others are towards the sea. Construction took six years and was completed in 2005.
Cristo Rei (Christ the King) 103 meters
The statue of Jesus Christ is located in the city of Almada, Portugal. The portico base raises the statue 75 meters above the ground. The height of Christ himself is 28 meters.
Motherland 102 meters
This monument stands in Kyiv on the right bank of the Dnieper. It is part of the complex National Museum history of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945." and was erected in 1981. The height of the sculpture from the pedestal to the tip of the sword is 62 m. The official height of the monument is considered to be the base.
Monument to Peter the Great 98 meters
Statue of Liberty 93 meters
It is often called the symbol of the USA. This is a gift from French citizens for the 100th anniversary of the American Revolution. The height is calculated taking into account the base and pedestal. The height of the statue itself is 46 meters.
The Motherland is calling! 85 meters
The statue is included in the “Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad” set, which is located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd. At the time of its creation, the sculpture was the tallest in the world. The height of the female figure without a sword is 52 meters.
Maitreya Buddha statue 74 meters
The Buddha is carved directly into Mount Lingyunshan, near the city of Leshan. Three rivers of the Chinese province of Sichuan meet here. This giant began to be carved back in 713, and the entire construction lasted 90 years. Until the mid-17th century, the body of this Buddha was hidden up to the neck by a 13-story temple called the Pavilion of the Great Image. But later the Temple burned down.
Genghis Khan statue 50 meters
Where is the monument to the founder of the Mongol Empire? In Mongolia! In the city of Tsonzhin-Boldog. A huge horse and rider are mounted right on the building art gallery. There is an observation deck in the horse's head.
Monument to Yuri Gagarin 42.5 meters
The monument is located in Moscow and was installed in 1980. The stella and statue were symbolically made of titanium, a metal used in the construction of spaceships.
Freedom Monument 42 meters
Among themselves, residents of the city of Riga call this monument Milda. It was installed in 1935 in memory of the fighters for the independence of Latvia. The monument stands on Brivibas Boulevard, which translates as “Freedom Boulevard”.
18 Tallest Statues of Christ
In Catholicism, the degree of faith is determined not only by the observance of rituals, but also by external symbols
South America, Asia and Catholic Europe are the regions where the largest statues of Christ are located. His tallest monument is located in Bolivia - 34.2 meters. If we take into account the crown, then the tallest statue of Christ is in Poland, 36 meters.
For a long time, various countries of the world competed with each other in gigantomania - who would erect the largest statue of Jesus Christ, and, therefore, defeat everyone else in the level of faith.
Cristo Rey - Mexico, height 20.5 meters
This statue stands in Cerro del Cubilete, Guanajuato, at an altitude of 2,700 meters above sea level. The statue was completed in 1944 and its style is described as Art Deco. It is one of the most significant religious monuments in the country and is located in the geographical center of Mexico:
Statue of Christ the Redeemer Maratea - Italy, height 21.25 meters
This statue was made of white and blue-gray marble obtained from quarries near the city of Carrara. Unlike most other statues, built with donations from the public, the Cristo Redentore was built at the expense of one man - businessman Stefano Rivetti:
Cristo de las Noas - Mexico, 21.78 meters
The statue project began in 1973 and lasted 17 years. At the foot there is a restaurant:
Christ Pacific Ocean- Peru, 22 meters, as well as a pedestal 15 meters high
This statue was a gift from Peruvian President Fujimori to his people. When the embezzler ruler was removed, they wanted to dismantle the statue as “a legacy of the reactionary regime.” But thousands of people at the rally defended Christ:
Christ of the Sacred Heart - Mexico, 23 meters
The statue is made of fiberglass and stands near the town of Rosarito. Rare case of a colored statue of Christ:
Broken Christ - Mexico, 25 meters
The statue is located in the town of San Jose de Gracia, and annually attracts up to 100 thousand pilgrims:
Christ Roy de Houches - France, 25 meters
Located in the town of Le Houches, Haute-Savoie. It was built during the year - from 1933 to 1934:
Christ of Mercy - Nicaragua, 26 meters
Erected in the town of San Juan del Sur, the tallest statue in Central America:
Statue of Christ the King - Colombia, 26 meters
Located in the city of Cali, built in 1953. Located at an altitude of 1440 meters above sea level, weight 446 tons:
Christ Rhea Delhi - East Timor, height 27 meters
This statue is a gift from the Indonesian government (in 1996, when East Timor was still a province of this state - it gained independence in 2002). Made of copper, consists of 27 sections.
Christ the King - Portugal, 28 meters
Construction of the statue began in Lisbon in 1940 and was completed in 1959. It is considered a symbol of peace, saving Portugal from the horrors of World War II:
Christ Ricusitado (Risen One) - Mexico, 30 meters
The statue is located in the cemetery of the town of San Rafael. Built in 1970 from pink granite:
Blessing of Christ - Indonesia, 30 meters
The statue is located in the city of Manado. It is made of 35 tons of stainless steel and 25 tons of steel threads. The local Catholic community raised money for the statue. The statue is unusual in that it is tilted 20 degrees forward:
Christ. Located in Rio de Janeiro. Built in 1926-1931. In 2010, the fingers and eyebrows of the statue were damaged by a thunderstorm, after which lightning rods were installed in it:
Christ of Vung Tau - Vietnam, 32 meters
The statue is located in the city of Vung Tau; its construction began in 1974 and was completed in 1993. The metal rays in the halo are a lightning rod. The statue is made of concrete with granite inserts:
Christ the King - Poland, 33 meters + crown 3 meters
Together with the crown, it is the tallest statue in the world (36 meters). 33 meters - symbolizes the age of Christ. Made of concrete and fiberglass, weight 440 tons:
Christ of Peace - Bolivia, 34.2 meters
The statue also has a pedestal 6.2 meters high. Located in the city of Cochabamba at an altitude of 2840 meters above sea level. The heaviest statue of Christ in the world - 2220 tons. The staircase inside the statue (1399 steps) leads to the observation deck located in the head.
A statue is a sculpture that is a three-dimensional representation of a human figure, an animal, or sometimes a fictional character.
Most of The tallest statues in the world are concentrated in China, but Russia also has its own giants.
1. Monument to Lenin.
Place: Volgograd, Russia
Total height of the monument: 57 meters
Year: 1973
The monument is located at the entrance to the Volga-Don Canal. The Guinness Book of Records lists it as the world's largest monument erected to a real person.
2. Worker and collective farmer.
Place: Moscow, Russia
Total height of the monument: 58 meters
Year: 1937
The statue of a young man and a girl represents the image of the Soviet land - the working class and the collective farm peasantry. This monument is also a symbol of the Mosfilm film studio.
3. Independence Monument.
Place: Kyiv, Ukraine
Total height of the monument: 61 meters
Year: 2000—2001
The monument is dedicated to the independence of Ukraine. It is located in the center of Kyiv on Maidan Nezalezhnosti.
4. Maitreya Buddha statue in Leshan.
Location: Leshan, China
Total height of the monument: 71 meters
Year: 713
The tallest statue in the world, carved out of rock in Mount Lingyunshan.
5. Guanyin statue in China.
Place: Foshan, China
Total height of the monument: 77 meters
6. Buddha statue in Wuxi.
Location: Wuxi, China
Total height of the monument: 88 meters
Year: 1996
The largest bronze statue in the world.
7. Buddha statue at Ang Thong.
Location: Ang Thong, Thailand
Total height of the monument: 92 meters
Year: 2008
8. Statue of Liberty.
Place: New York, USA
Total height of the monument: 93 meters
Year: 1886
The most famous american statue It is not only a landmark, but also serves as a navigational landmark and is used as a lighthouse.
9. Monument to Peter I.
Place: Moscow, Russia
Total height of the monument: 98 meters
Year: 1997
The statue is installed on an artificial island created at the division of the Moscow River. Commissioned by the Moscow government by sculptor Zurab Tsereteli.
10. Statue of Guanyin with a thousand hands and eyes.
Place: Changsha, China
Total height of the monument: 99 meters
Year: 2009
11. Sendai Daikannon.
Place: Sendai, Japan
Total height of the monument: 100 meters
Year: 1991
There is an elevator installed inside the statue, thanks to which you can climb to the very top.
12. Motherland.
Place: Kyiv, Ukraine
Year: 1981
The monument is located on the highest right bank of the Dnieper. In the hand of the statue is a 16-meter sword weighing 9 tons.
13. “The Motherland is calling!”
Place: Volgograd, Russia
Total height of the monument: 102 meters
Year: 1967
The monument was erected in honor of the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on Mamayev Kurgan. The length of the statue’s arm is 20 meters, the sword is 33 meters. The weight of the sculpture is 8,000 tons, and the sword - 14 tons.
14. Kristo Rey.
Location: Almada, Portugal
Total height of the monument: 103 meters
Year: 1959
Since Portugal was not a participant in World War II, women donated money for the statue of Christ, who saved their sons, fathers and husbands from death in hostilities.
15. Emperors Yang and Huang.
Place: Zhengzhou, China
Total height of the monument: 106 meters
Year: 2007
The monument is dedicated to the first two emperors of China. Construction took 20 years and was completed in 2007.
16. Guanyin statue in Sanya.
Place: Sanya, China
Total height of the monument: 108 meters
Year: 2005
Statue of Bodhisattva Guanyin. Its construction lasted 6 years.
17. Amitabha Buddha statue.
Location: Ushiku, Japan
Total height of the monument: 120 meters
Year: 1995
Both palms of the statue face the observer, and the index and thumbs are joined at the tips, signifying the transmission of the teachings of the drachma.
18. Statue of Buddha Shakyamuni.
Place: Myanmar
Total height of the monument: 130 meters
Year: 2008
Construction of the religious monument began in 1996 and lasted 12 years.
19. Victory Monument.
Place: Moscow, Russia
Total height of the monument: 142 meters
Year: 1995
Depicts the goddess of victory Nike.
20. Buddha of the Spring Temple.
Location: Leshan, China
Total height of the monument: 153 meters
Year: 2002
This is the most big statue in the world.
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The majestic statue of the three-faced goddess is located on an artificially created island. The statue has three aspects, with one facing inland and the other two facing the South China Sea to represent the blessing and protection of Guanyin from China and the world. One aspect depicts Guanyin holding a sutra in her left hand and gesturing mudra with her right; the second - from palm to leg, holding a rosary; and the third is in the lotus position. The statue is the personification of peace, wisdom and mercy, and the name of the goddess means “watcher of the suffering of the world.”
The number 108 is sacred in Buddhism, so the total height of the statue - 108 meters - is not unexpected. The number of beads in the rosary is also 108. The opening at the end of six years of construction was attended by 108 chief monks from various Buddhist groups in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, as well as tens of thousands of pilgrims.
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“The Motherland is calling!” - the compositional center of the monument-ensemble “To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad” on Mamayev Kurgan. One of the tallest statues in the world, the tallest statue in Russia and Europe (without a pedestal - the tallest statue in the world at the time of construction for 22 years). The statue is an allegorical image of the Motherland calling its sons to fight the enemy.
The sculpture is the central part of a triptych, which includes the “Rear to Front” monument in Magnitogorsk, in which the Worker gives the Warrior a sword forged in the Urals; this monument, symbolizing that this striking sword was raised in Stalingrad, and the “Warrior-Liberator” monument in Berlin, in which the sword of war was lowered by the Soldier.
Construction of the monument began in May 1959 and was completed on October 15, 1967. At the time of its creation, the sculpture was the tallest sculpture in the world. Restoration work on the Main monument of the monument-ensemble was carried out twice: in 1972 and 1986; in particular, the sword was replaced in 1972.
The sculpture is made of prestressed concrete - 5,500 tons of concrete and 2,400 tons of metal structures (excluding the base on which it stands). It is the tallest non-religious statue in the world.
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Near the city of Ashibetsu there is one of the statues of the goddess of mercy Kannon, 88 meters tall. But it was opened in 1989, and one of the features of this structure is the presence of a statue on top observation deck, from where a truly amazing view opens up.
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The bronze Buddha statue depicting Shakyamuni Buddha is located on Lingshan Hill, near the city of Wuxi (Jiangsu Province, China) and has a height of 8 meters. Considered to be the largest bronze statue in the world. The first stone was laid on April 20, 1994, and the opening took place three and a half years later - on November 15, 1997. The weight of the statue is about 800 tons.
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This statue is known throughout the world as the "Great Buddha". You can find it near the city of Ang Thong. The seated figure occupies an area 63 meters wide and has a height of 92 meters. It took 18 years to create and is made of cement coated with gold paint.
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Goddess Guanyin is a feminine and maternal deity in Chinese, Korean and Japanese mythology (Goddess Kannon). She is revered as a helper, patroness and intercessor, rewarding mothers and children with special care.
Behind the image of the goddess captured in this sculpture lies ancient legend. Guanyin was so kind and sympathetic that she wanted to help every living creature on earth. The supreme deities heard her and gave her a thousand hands to help and a thousand eyes to see who needed it. This is where the popular name for the statue came from – “Thousand Hands and Eyes of Guanyin.”
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The goddess of mercy Kannon is an important figure in the mythology and modern culture of Japan. The world-famous company Canon, by the way, is named after her. A statue of the merciful goddess stands on the temple grounds where services are held in honor of the goddess. Inside the monument there are stairs and an elevator. Those interested can go through the gate in the form of a dragon's mouth, go up to the 12th floor and enjoy the view of the city of Sendai and its surroundings from this height.
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Ushiku Daibutsu is a statue of Amitabha Buddha in the Japanese city of Ushiku. This is the third largest Buddha statue in the world. Its height is 100 meters, and with a lotus-shaped base and platform - 120 meters. It is located in the middle of Usiku Arcadia Park. “Arcadia” in English spelling in this case means an anagram of the sutra “Amida's Radiance and Compassion Actually Developing and Illuminating Area.” In the past, this area was called Yodo Teien and was a place of self-awareness on the path of the bodhisattva Dharmakara, who, after a long period of self-contemplation, achieved enlightenment here and became the Buddha Amitabha.
The inside of the Ushiku Daibutsu consists of more than 6,000 bronze plates. The weight of the statue is 4000 tons. The length of the left arm is 18 meters. The length of the ear is 10 meters, the length of the face is 20 meters. The length of the mouth is 4 meters, the eyes are 2.5 meters, the nose is 1.2 meters.
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The Spring Temple Buddha depicts Vairocana Buddha, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas in Vajrayana Buddhism. The idea of building a shrine arose after the Taliban blew up two huge Buddha statues in Afghanistan. The Chinese reacted very sharply to this event. Then they decided to erect a majestic statue in Henan province that would fully convey the respectful attitude of the Chinese towards the Buddhist heritage. Construction ended quite soon - in 2002. In 2010, the hill on which the statue was erected was transformed into two large stone steps, so the height of the entire structure from the top to the very base is 208 meters.
33 tons of copper, 108 kilograms of gold and 15 thousand tons of special steel were used to make the statue itself. It was created from separate parts, which were then assembled into one whole; in total there were approximately 1,100 such pieces. The cost of the Spring Buddha is about $18 million, and the cost of the entire project is $55 million.
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The first place is occupied by the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni - Lezhong-Sasazha. Construction of this monument began in 1996 and lasted for 12 long years; its official opening took place in February 2008. Such a long construction time, among other things, can be explained by the remarkable fact that the statue was built solely on donations local residents. It is also of interest that the statue of Lezhong Sasazha has a rather complex structure: the standing statue of Buddha has 27 floors and a special elevator, and the reclining statue houses a temple.