Statue of UnitySardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 'Statue of Unity' was inaugurated today and is the world's tallest statue.Height: 182 metres, to match the number of Assembly constituencies in GujaratCost of construction: Rs 2,989 croreLocation: Sadhu bet, Near Sardar Sarovar Dam, Narmada district, GujaratIt is twice the height of the Statues of Liberty in New York
Spring Temple BuddhaLocation: Lushan County, Henan, ChinaHeight: 128 metresCost of construction: nearly $18 million (1.8cr)It depicts the Vairocana Buddha. Completed in 2008, it is the tallest Buddha statue in the world
Laykyun SekkyaLocation: Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, MyanmarHeight: 116 metresConstruction began in 1996 and it was completed on February 21, 2008. The statue depicts Gautam Buddha.
Ushiku DaibutsuLocation: Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, JapanHeight: 110 metresIt held the record for the tallest statue from 1993-2002There's a 4 storey building inside the statue. The statue depicts Amitabha Buddha
Statue of LibertyLocation: New York, United States of AmericaHeight: 93 metresAmerica's iconic Statue of Liberty was inaugurated on October 18, 1886The statue was built by French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel . It depicts the Roman goddess Liberty.
The Great BuddhaLocation: Wiset Chai Chan, Ang Thong, ThailandHeight: 92 metresThe statue is also known as the Big Buddha of Thailand and took 18 years to construct. It depicts Gautam Buddha, the sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
The Motherland CallsLocation: Volgograd, RussiaHeight: 85 metresThe statue was built in the memory of the Battle of Stalingrad. The memorial was designed by Yevgeny Vuchetich and Nikolai Nikitin and the statue features a serious expression of a call by the mother to her sons to stand up and fight for the motherland.