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The Biggest Statues In The World – Updated List

Biggest Statues

Statues are not only big monuments, they carry a lot of things, mainly the power of symbolism and by having a statue in the public, everyone is expected to show respect to the person that’s being represented by the statue.

But the thing is, statues come in many sizes and lately, there’s been a competition across the globe on which country can make the biggest statue. 

If you’re trying to find the biggest statue in the world right now, you came to the right place because in this blog we are going to list down the biggest statues that there are in the world right now. 

50 The Tallest Statues In The World

Here is a list of the biggest statues in the world right now:

Statue Depicts Location Country Height Completed
Statue of Unity Vallabhbhai Patel Sardar Sarovar Dam, Kevadiya, Narmada District, Gujarat India 182 m (597 ft) 2018
Spring Temple Buddha Buddha (Vairocana) Lushan, Henan China 128 m (420 ft) 2008
Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue Vishnu riding Garuda Bali,11.1 km (6.9 mi) from Ngurah Rai International Airport Indonesia 122 m (400 ft) 2018
Laykyun Sekkya Buddha (Gautama) Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing Division Myanmar 115.8 m (380 ft) 2008
Statue of Belief Shiva Nathdwara, Rajasthan India 107 m (351 ft) 2020
Ushiku Daibutsu Buddha (Amitābha) Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture Japan 100 m (330 ft) 1993
Sendai Daikannon Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture Japan 100 m (330 ft) 1991
Guishan Guanyin Guanyin – Eleven-headed Thousand-armed Guanyin Weishan, Changsha, Hunan China 99 m (325 ft) 2009
Great Buddha of Thailand Buddha (Gautama) Ang Thong Thailand 92 m (302 ft) 2008
Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Byakue Kannon Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō Japan 88 m (289 ft)[12] 1989
Mother of All Asia – Tower of peace Mary, mother of Jesus Pagkilatan, Batangas City Philippines 88m (289ft)[14] 2021
The Motherland Calls Mother Motherland Volgograd Russia 85 m (279 ft) 1967
Awaji Kannon Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture Japan 80 m (260 ft) 1982
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan Buddha (Amitābha) Wuxi, Jiangsu China 79 m (259 ft) 1996
Guanyin of Nanshan Guanyin Sanya, Hainan China 78 m (256 ft) 2005
Statue of Gautama Buddha [my] Buddha (Gautama) Kyaikhto, Mon State Myanmar 77.9 m (256 ft) 2019
Bronze statue of Dizang at Mount Jiuhua Ksitigarbha Qingyang County China 76 m (249 ft) 2012
Ruyilun Guanyin statue in Tsz Shan Monastery Guanyin (Cintamanicakra) Hong Kong China 76 m (249 ft) 2012
Kaga Kannon Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture Japan 73 m (240 ft) 1987
Confucius of Mount Ni Confucius Nishan (Mount Ni), Qufu, Shandong China 72 m (236 ft) 2016
Leshan Giant Buddha Buddha (Maitreya) Leshan China 71 m (233 ft) 803
Chao Mae Kuan Im Guanyin Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province Thailand 69 m (226 ft) 2016
Buddha Gautama Buddha Yiyang County, Jiangxi China 68 m (223 ft) 2004–05
Son Tra Quan Am [vi] Quan Âm (Guanyin) Da Nang, Vietnam Vietnam 67 m (220 ft) 2010
Taihu Guanyin Temple Guanyin Xishan Island China 67 m (220 ft) 2017
Yang’asha of Guizhou Yang’asha (Miao goddess of beauty) Guizhou China 66 m (217 ft) 2017
Statue of Equality Ramanuja Hyderabad India 65.8 m (216 ft) 2018
Motherland Monument The Motherland Kyiv Ukraine 62 m (203 ft) 1981
Guze Jibo Daikannon of the Naritasan Kurume Bunin temple Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Jibo Kannon Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture Japan 62 m (203 ft) 1983
Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao Guanyin Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong China 62 m (203 ft) 1998
Guan Yu of Yuncheng Guan Yu Yuncheng, Shanxi China 61 m (200 ft) 2010
Luangpho Yai Buddha (Gautama) Roi Et, Thailand Thailand 59.2 m (194 ft) 1979
God of the Red Mountain (赤山神, Chìshānshén) Chishanshen or Luminous God of the Red Mountain (赤山明神, Chìshān Míngshén), local variation of the Sea God (海神, Hǎishén) Chishan (Red Mountain), Rongcheng, Weihai, Shandong China 58.8 m (193 ft) 2010s
Statue of Guan Yu Guan Yu (God of War) Jingzhou, Hubei China 58 m (190 ft) 2016
Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Jibo Kannon Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Japan 57 m (187 ft) 1987
Great Standing Maitreya Buddha Buddha (Maitreya) Emei Township, Hsinchu County Taiwan 56.7 m (186 ft) 2011
Tokyo Bay Kannon [ja] Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) Futtsu, Chiba Japan 56 m (184 ft) 1961
Statue of Zheng Chenggong Koxinga Chiayi County Taiwan 53.4 m (175 ft) 1995
The Motherland Calls Woman representing the Motherland Mamayev Kurgan; Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast Russia 52 m (171 ft)[33] 1967
Emperors Yan and Huang Yan and Huang, Emperors of China Zhengzhou, Henan China 51 m (167 ft) 2007
Usami Dai-Kannon Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) Izu Peninsula, Itō, Shizuoka Japan 50 m (160 ft) 1982
Sodoshima Dai-Kannon [ja] Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) Shōdoshima, Shōzu District, Kagawa Japan 50 m (160 ft) 1994
Guerrero Chimalli (Chīmalli Warrior) Chīmalli Warrior Chimalhuacán, Mexico State Mexico 50 m (160 ft) 2014
African Renaissance Monument People of Africa Dakar Senegal 49 m (161 ft) 2010
Buddha in Kande Viharaya, Aluthgama Buddha (Gautama) Aluthgama Sri Lanka 48.8 m (160 ft) 2007
Dai Kannon of Kamaishi [ja] Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Gyoran Kannon Kamaishi, Iwate Japan 48.5 m (159 ft) 1970
Donglin Dafo Buddha (Amitābha) Lushan District, Jiangxi China 48 m (157 ft) 2013
Jinding Dafo Buddha (Gautama) Dunhua China 48 m (157 ft) 2011
Ten Directions Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Buddha (Samantabhadra) Mount Emei, Sichuan China 48 m (157 ft) 2005
Fo Guang Big Buddha at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum Buddha (Gautama) Kaohsiung Taiwan 48 m (157 ft) 2011

Do you think we missed out on a statue in the list that we made above? Let us know which statue we missed out by leaving a comment in the comments section below so we can update this article right away!  

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