Here is all you need to know about the tallest statues of the world

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Here is all you need to know about the tallest statues of the world

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.