Extraordinarily Tall Statues From Around the World
by Louie Jerome on 14/01/09 at 4:55 am
When we think of tall, free standing statues, the first one that comes to mind is the Statue of Liberty but there are a number of much taller statues in different parts of the world. There’s the Motherland statue in Russia and the Indian Rope Trick in Sweden, for example.
There is nothing quite as awesome as a huge free-standing statue. The thought that someone has actually designed and modelled it on such a large scale is very inspirational. The statues in the list below are the tallest free-standing statues in the world.
Crazy Horse Memorial
The Crazy Horse Memorial at Thunderhead Mountain, South Dakota, US, Was started in 1948 by a Polis immigrant sculptor named Korczak Ziolkowski. He didn’t complete it before his death in 1982 and the work was continued by his widow and eight children. The huge equestrian statue is 195 metres high but it is not yet complete.
Ushika Amida Buddha
The Ushika Amida Buddha is situated in the Joodo Teien Garden, in Japan. This was a combined Japanese and Taiwanese project which was unveiled in 1993. It weighs 1000 tonnes and took seven years to complete. The statue is 120 metres high. It includes a 10 metres high platform and a 10 metres high lotus platform. There is an elevator that takes visitors up to the observation platform, 85 metres above the ground.
Indian Rope Trick
This amazing sculpture weighs 144 tonnes and stands in an open air museum in Jonkoping, Sweden. It is a long piece of rope which is held up by an Indian fakir. There is another figure climbing up it.
It was sculpted by Calle Ornemark is 103 metres tall and the rope itself is 25cms thick (9inches).
Motherland
This is a concrete statue of a woman who holds a sword in the air was built in 1967. It was designed by Yevgeniy Vuchetich and is on display at Volgograd, Russia. It was made to commemorate the Soviet Victory at the Battle of Stalingrad. The statue stands at 82 metres high.
Kannon
The 56 metre high statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, was first unveiled in 1961 and it was erected in memory of those who died during World War II. It stands in Tokyo Bay, Japan.
Statue of Liberty
The 46 metre high statue was designed by Auguste Bartholdi and it was given to the USA by the French people and shipped over to the States in sections to Liberty Island where it was assembled. The statue was unveiled in October 1886.
Christ The Redeemer
This 38 metre statue looks over Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It was sculpted by Paul Landowski and an engineer named Heitor da Silva Costa. It was unveiled in 1931.
Tian Tan
The Temple of Heaven Buddha at the Po Lin Monastery, Lantau Island, Hong Kong took 20 years to build and was finally finished on December 29th 1993.
Quantum Cloud
This is huge steel human figure which is surrounded by a matrix of steel and it was created in 1999 by Anthony Gormley who sculpted the famous Angel of the North at Gateshead, England.
The Quantum Cloud is at Greenwich, London and is 29 metres tall. It was completed to coincide with the opening of the Millennium Dome.
There are, of course, a nmuber of equally beautiful statues in countries across the world, but these are some of the tallest.
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43 Comments
denus
Jan 14th, 2009
Really great work.
interesting read.
keep it up.
cheers,
denus
Tel Asiado
Jan 14th, 2009
Great choice of info, Louie.
Tel
geri
Jan 14th, 2009
really interesting Thanx
Glynis Smy
Jan 14th, 2009
Great article, that crazy horse guy is a bit scary!
Holly J. Yarrington
Jan 14th, 2009
Well done. Thank you.
Juhls
Jan 14th, 2009
Cool article — some I’ve visited, but other’s offer inspiration for my next vacation : ). Thanks for posting this.
Jules @ Lovely Las Vegas
http://www.lovelylasvegas.blogspot.com
Betty Carew
Jan 14th, 2009
Wow louie wonderful article I love it, the pics are awesome
Bren Parks
Jan 14th, 2009
Absolutely fabulous! I love this kind of stuff. Great writng and wonderful pics. Only wish it were possible to include the statue of Rhodes though it no longer exists….sigh
CA Johnson
Jan 14th, 2009
Great article. I didn’t even know some of these statues existed.
Ricky John
Jan 14th, 2009
I would like to have the time and money to see all of them. Nicely done.
C Jordan
Jan 14th, 2009
Interesting article Louie
Judy Sheldon
Jan 14th, 2009
These are amazing. Thanks for sharing, Louie!
valli
Jan 14th, 2009
Extraordinary statues.
Abdul Sabour Ayoubi
Jan 14th, 2009
Well researched and very informative article. Thanks for sharing.
Alexa Anderson
Jan 14th, 2009
Those are amazing. Good read.
Maria Blazz
Jan 14th, 2009
Good research and pics!
Robbie H
Jan 14th, 2009
Interesting article. Thanks
Liane Schmidt
Jan 14th, 2009
Wonderful collection – nice work!
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
PR Mace
Jan 15th, 2009
Interesting read. Good collection.
RJ Chamberlain
Jan 15th, 2009
Only ever seen the Statue of Liberty with my own eyes. Always wanted to visit Christ the Reedemer. Nice work Louie.
Yovita Siswati
Jan 15th, 2009
Really great pic. Very interesting! The Quantum is so weird.
cardy
Jan 15th, 2009
great stuff liked it lots.
Anne Lyken Garner
Jan 15th, 2009
Totally impressive indeed, Louie. Of course I’m biased to South America, and loved the Christ the Redeemer one.
This is not important, but you may want to edit: ‘Inspiration’ in second paragraph to, ‘inspirational.’
CHAN LEE PENG
Jan 15th, 2009
I agree too, this is impressive and interesting! Great work!
Louie Jerome
Jan 15th, 2009
Thanks Anne, I have asked for a fix. I do like to get it right!!
Ronald Marbles
Jan 15th, 2009
Interesting read and very informative.
R.B. Parsley
Jan 15th, 2009
Louie,
Your article and photos are really great! My favorite are the Statue of Liberty, The Crazy Horse Memorial and the last one Quantum Cloud. the last one is very unusual. Of all of them, this one stood out the most… Very interesting in fact. Liked this article a lot.
Randy
Debra.
Jan 16th, 2009
Fascinating stuff, Louie!I enjoy your work!
God bless.
Inna Tysoe
Jan 16th, 2009
Great article and pictures.
Inna
Stev Joe
Jan 16th, 2009
good.. nice article..
Rask Balavoine
Jan 16th, 2009
Crazy, Louie, but great stuff! Thanx
Maria Blazz
Jan 16th, 2009
Nice job, thanks.
R J Evans
Jan 17th, 2009
Some unusual statues – I only live a few miles from Greenwich and have never seen the last one!
Hope you don’t mind – I have blogged this super article! It can be found here…
http://www.webphemera.com/2009/01/extraordinarily-tall-statues-from.html
Juancav
Jan 18th, 2009
Nice listed,giant statues.
Rana Sinha
Jan 20th, 2009
Great. Thanks. Haven’t seen the Japanese statues yet. Now have to dash to Japan.
Two more giant statues are coming. The 500 foot giant Maitreya Buddha in Bodhgaya in India and the 9 ft taller version the Chinese are building in Anhui province.
Sharon Hurley Hall
Jan 20th, 2009
Great post. Some of these are new to me. I’ll be on the lookout for an update when the new ones are up.
eddiego65
Jan 21st, 2009
Excellent post! Great pics as well. Thanks, I really enjoyed the article.
Majic
Jan 30th, 2009
Whoa?! There are actually taller ones than Miss Liberty? I must have been living in a cave!
Brian Daniel Stankich
Jan 30th, 2009
wow, impressive
Nathan
Aug 4th, 2009
You forgot Mt. Rushmore!
Louie Jerome
Aug 4th, 2009
Don’t think Mt. Rushmore qualifies as a statue. It’s more of a collection of carvings in rock. Apart from that these are my favourites from across the world!
Nathan
Aug 4th, 2009
True. But to be critical, so is Crazyhorse.
Wesselin Karaatanassov
Oct 18th, 2009
The Mamaeyv Kurgan monument is missed. It is ca. 82 m from the feet to the tip of the 27 meter sword.
Called “Mother-land”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamayev_Kurgan
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