Big size- one of the parameters, having which you can become famous all over the world. Glorifying the great gods, great victories, great people, or just yourself, the sculptors of our time create gigantic monuments, hoping that their offspring will live for centuries. Actually, maybe some of these giants will remain on Earth forever, and distant generations of people will study these buildings, as we studied the pyramids or some Colossus of Rhodes. In the article, we have listed the 15 tallest monuments in the world.
For comparative analysis, we took monuments above 40 meters. The truth is that most of the giants were erected in China and Japan, and represent the various manifestations of the Buddha on earth. But if we include all the Big Buddhas of Asia in the top ten, then there will be no place for other statues at all.
Washington Monument 169 meters
This obelisk was erected in Washington, USA, as a memorial to George Washington, the first President of the USA. At that time, and before construction eiffel tower, he was considered the most tall building on the ground.
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 the Vairochana Buddha. Moreover, 20 meters in height is occupied by a pedestal in the form of a lotus. It was erected not so long ago, in 2002. The Buddha towers over the Zhaotsun village in the Henan province of China.
Daibutsu Ushiku 120 meters
The statue depicts the Buddha Amitabha. And also, 20 meters of its height is taken away by a platform in the shape of a flower. 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 the Sikain district in Myanmar. The official height of the standing Buddha statue does not include the 13.4 meter plinth. Another Buddha lies at the foot of the standing one; it was erected almost 17 years earlier.
Statue of the Goddess Guanyin 108 meters
The statue is located near the Nanshan Temple in the city of Sanya, on the island of Hainan 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 base portico raises the statue 75 meters above the ground. The growth of Christ himself is 28 meters.
Motherland 102 meters
This monument stands in Kiev on the right bank of the Dnieper. It is included in the complex National Museum history of the Great Patriotic War 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 United States. This is a gift from French citizens on the 100th anniversary of the American Revolution. The height is calculated taking into account the base and the pedestal. The height of the statue itself is 46 meters.
Motherland is calling! 85 meters
The statue is included in the "Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" set, which is located on Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd. At the time of its creation, the sculpture was the tallest in the world. The growth of a female figure without a sword is 52 meters.
Maitreya Buddha statue 74 meters
The Buddha is carved right in Lingyunshan Mountain, near the city of Leshan. Three rivers of the Chinese province of Sichuan flow here. This giant began to be carved back in 713, all construction continued for 90 years. Until the middle of the 17th century, the body of this Buddha up to the neck was hidden by a 13-story temple called the Pavilion of the Great Image. But later the Temple burned down.
Statue of Genghis Khan 50 meters
Where is the monument to the founder of the Mongol Empire located? In Mongolia! In the city of Tsongzhin-Boldog. A huge horse with a rider is installed right on the building of the 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 erected in 1980. The stella and the statue were symbolically made of titanium, a metal used in the construction of spaceships.
Freedom Monument 42 meters
Among themselves, the inhabitants 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 highest monument is located in Bolivia - 34.2 meters. If we take into account the crown, then the highest statue of Christ is in Poland, 36 meters.
For a long time, various countries of the world competed with each other in megalomania - who will put up the largest statue of Jesus Christ, and, therefore, will defeat everyone else in the level of faith.
Cristo Rey - Mexico, height 20.5 meters
This statue stands in Cerro del Cubilet, Guanajuato, at an altitude of 2700 meters above sea level. The statue was completed in 1944 and is described as Art Deco in style. 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 from white and blue-gray marble obtained from quarries near the city of Carrara. Unlike most other statues built with donations from the public, Cristo Redentore was erected at the expense of one person - businessman Stefano Rivetti:
Cristo de las Noas - Mexico, 21.78 meters
The statue project began in 1973 and lasted 17 years. At the bottom is a restaurant:
Christ Pacific Ocean- Peru, 22 meters, as well as a pedestal 15 meters high
This statue was a gift from President Fujimori of Peru to his people. When the embezzling ruler was removed, they wanted to dismantle the statue as a "legacy of the reactionary regime." But thousands of rallies defended Christ:
Christ of the Sacred Heart - Mexico, 23 meters
The statue is made of fiberglass, stands near the town of Rosarito. A 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-Ouch - France, 25 meters
Located in Les Houches, Haute-Savoie. A year was erected - 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 Rei Delhi - East Timor, height 27 meters
This statue is a gift from the government of Indonesia (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
The statue began to be erected in Lisbon in 1940, completed in 1959. It is considered a symbol of peace, saving Portugal from the horrors of World War II:
Christ Ricusitado (Resurrected) - Mexico, 30 meters
The statue is located in the cemetery of the town of San Rafaele. Erected 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 money for the statue was raised by the local Catholic community. The statue is unusual in that it tilts 20 degrees forward:
Christ. Located in Rio de Janeiro. Built in 1926-1931. In 2010, the statue's fingers and eyebrows were damaged by a thunderstorm, after which lightning rods were installed in it:
Christ Vung Tau - Vietnam, 32 meters
The statue is located in the city of Vung Tau, its construction was started in 1974, completed in 1993. Metal beams in a 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 stairs inside the statue (1399 steps) can be reached to the observation deck located in the head.
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The majestic statue of the three-faced goddess is located on an artificially created island. The statue has three aspects: the face of one is directed towards the interior of the island, and the faces of the other two towards the South China Sea, to represent the blessing and protection from Guanyin from China and around the world. One aspect depicts Guanyin holding a sutra in her left hand and making a mudra gesture with her right; the second - from the palm to the leg, holding the 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 "looking at the suffering of the world."
The number 108 is sacred in Buddhism, so the total height of the statue - 108 meters - is not surprising. The number of beads in the rosary is also 108. The opening, after 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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"Motherland is calling!" - the compositional center of the monument-ensemble "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" on Mamaev Kurgan. One of the highest statues in the world, the highest statue in Russia and Europe (without a pedestal - the highest 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 battle with the enemy.
sculpture is central part a triptych, which includes the monument "Rear to the Front" in Magnitogorsk, in which the Worker gives the Warrior a sword forged in the Urals; this monument, symbolizing that this smashing sword was raised in Stalingrad, and the monument "Warrior-Liberator" in Berlin, in which the sword of war was lowered by the Soldier.
The construction of the monument began in May 1959 and was completed on October 15, 1967. The sculpture at the time of creation 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, in 1972 the sword was replaced.
The sculpture is made of prestressed concrete - 5500 tons of concrete and 2400 tons of metal structures (without 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 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 an observation deck at the top of the statue, from where a truly amazing view opens.
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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 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 under the name "Great Buddha". You can find it near the city of Angthong. The seated figure occupies a platform 63 meters wide and at the same time has a height of 92 meters. It took 18 years to create it, and it is made of cement, covered with gold paint on top.
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Goddess Guanyin is a female and maternal deity in Chinese, Korean and Japanese mythology(goddess Kannon). She is revered as an assistant, patroness and intercessor, rewarding mothers and children with special guardianship.
Behind the image of the goddess depicted in this sculpture lies ancient legend. Guanyin was so kind and sympathetic that she wanted to help every living being on earth. The supreme deities heard her and gave a thousand hands to help and a thousand eyes to see who needs it. From here the popular name of the statue spread - “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. The statue of the merciful goddess rises on the territory of the temple, where services are held in honor of the goddess. Inside the monument - a staircase and an elevator. Those who wish 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 Buddha Amitabha in the Japanese city of Ushiku. It is the third largest Buddha statue in the world. Its height is 100 meters, and with a lotus-shaped plinth and platform - 120 meters. It is located in the middle of Usyku Arcadia Park. "Arcadia" in English spelling in this case means an anagram of the sutra "The holiness and mercy of Amida exalt and sanctify this place" - "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 Ushiku Daibutsu inside is made up of over 6,000 bronze plates. The weight of the statue is 4000 tons. The length of the left arm is 18 meters. Ear length - 10 meters, face - 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 the Vairochana Buddha, one of the five Buddhas of Wisdom in Vajrayana Buddhism. The idea of erecting 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 the province of Henan, which would fully convey the respectful attitude of the Chinese to the Buddhist heritage. The 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 top to bottom is 208 meters.
For the manufacture of the statue itself, 33 tons of copper, 108 kilograms of gold and 15 thousand tons of special steel were used. It was created from separate parts, which were then assembled into one whole, in total there were approximately 1100 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 - Lezhun-Sasachzha. The construction of this monument began in 1996 and lasted for a long 12 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 exclusively on donations. local residents. Also of interest is the fact that the statue of Lezhong Sasazha is distinguished by a rather complex structure: the standing statue of the Buddha is equipped with 27 floors and a special elevator, and the temple is located in the recumbent statue.
A statue is a sculpture that is a three-dimensional image of a human figure, animal, and sometimes fantastic.
Most of the tallest statues in the world are located in China, but Russia also has its record holders. By tradition, let's start from the last place.
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Place: Volgograd, Russia
The 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 person.
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Place: Moscow, Russia
The total height of the monument: 58 meters
Year: 1937
"Ideal and symbol of the Soviet era". The famous sculptural group of two figures with a sickle and a hammer raised above their heads.
According to the idea of the sculptor, a young man and a girl personify the owners of the Soviet land - the working class and the collective farm peasantry.
"Worker and Collective Farm Girl" is the symbol of the film studio "Mosfilm".
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Place: Kiev, Ukraine
The 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 Kiev on Maidan Nezalezhnosti.
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Place: Leshan, China
The total height of the monument: 71 meters
Year: 713
The statue of Buddha is carved into the thickness of 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 sculptural work in the world.
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Place: Foshan, China
The total height of the monument: 77 meters
Year:
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Place: Wuxi, China
The total height of the monument: 88 meters
Year: 1996
Considered the largest bronze statue in the world:
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Place: Ang Thong, Thailand
The total height of the monument: 92 meters
Year: 2008
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Place: New York, USA
The total height of the monument: 93 meters
Year: 1886
She is one of the most famous sculptures in the US and in the world. From the day of its discovery, the statue served as a navigational landmark and was used as a lighthouse.
Accessible by a 365-step staircase, the crown offers extensive views of New York Harbor:
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Place: Moscow, Russia
The total height of the monument: 98 meters
Year: 1997
The work of Zurab Tsereteli, commissioned by the Government of Moscow 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 in connection with its appearance and lack of value for the city.
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Place: Changsha, China
The total height of the monument: 99 meters
Year: 2009
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Place: Sendai, Japan
The total height of the monument: 100 meters
Year: 1991
Statue of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.
There is an elevator inside the statue, where you can climb to the very top.
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Place: Kiev, Ukraine
The 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 sword weighing 9 tons.
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Place: Volgograd, Russia
The total height of the monument: 102 meters
Year: 1967
Monument to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on Mamaev Kurgan. The dimensions of the sculpture can be estimated by the people nearby:
To perpetuate something by creating a monument has always been considered a noble deed. Every country has monuments of different sizes, beautiful and ugly, there are historical monuments, and there are comic ones.
The largest monument to Lenin
Many monuments to Lenin still remain on the territory of the former Soviet Union. In some places, of course, they have been demolished, but some are still standing. There are such monuments and abroad.The largest is located in the city of Volgograd. It is installed on the banks of the Volga and turned to face it. The height in general is fifty-seven meters. The sculpture itself is twenty-seven meters, and the pedestal rises to thirty meters. This monument is recognized as the largest, which is why it was in the Guinness Book of Records. It is listed in the section of monuments erected to real people.
The opening took place in the spring of 1973. The material from which the sculpture is made is monolithic reinforced concrete. Rigidity was achieved thanks to steel ropes stretched inside. The pedestal is built on piles, completely lined with granite blocks. Its weight is nine and a half thousand tons.
On the site of this monument from 1952 until the early seventies, there was a monument to Stalin, made of the rarest native copper. After it was demolished, the pedestal remained empty for several years. It turns out that the pedestal is much older than the monument to Lenin.
The largest monuments in Russia
Of the huge number of monuments in Russia, the monument to Peter the Great is recognized as the largest. It is also called "300 years of the Russian fleet" and is located in Moscow. Its height is ninety-eight meters. The sculptor is Zurab Tsereteli. 
Before the monument to Peter the Great appeared, the largest in Russia was the Motherland, standing in Volgograd. Its height is only two meters lower and is ninety-six meters. The sculpture is called "The Motherland Calls!". This is the part architectural ensemble and its compositional center. The total weight of the sculpture is eight thousand tons.
A monument to Alyosha was erected in the city of Murmansk. He rises, standing on a hill Cape Verde". Year of installation - 1974th. He looks at the valley, which is called the Valley of Glory, where there were bloody battles. A similar monument was erected in Bulgaria. The height of the "Murmansk Alyosha" together with the pedestal is forty-two and a half meters. Alyosha is a broad-shouldered warrior in a cape. It can be seen from anywhere in the city, since the cape on which it stands rises one hundred and seventy-three meters above sea level.
One of the symbols of the era of the USSR is the monument "Worker and Collective Farm Girl". Its height with a pedestal is fifty meters. It is installed in Moscow. There is also a monument to Gagarin, cast from titanium, on a forty-meter pedestal.
The ugliest monuments
Not all monuments are beautiful. There is a rating of the most ugly and strange. The monument to Abbot Faria in India in Goa is recognized as such. He portrays the abbot during a hypnotic session with a patient.The metronome, located in New York, is considered an ugly monument. This "work of art" was created in 1999. In the UK there is a monument to Michael Jackson. It is installed at the stadium of one of the football clubs. The customer of such a terrible statue is the owner of the Al-Fayed football club.
The monument to Peter the Great, which is located in Moscow, is also recognized as ugly. They even wanted to dismantle it, but the cost of dismantling is too high. In the city of Seoul, a monument is erected, the name of which is “Amabel”. The monument is a strange metal structure. She resembles a rose. Since this monument was not cheap to dismantle and send to the museum, it was decided to hide it with the help of several trees.
In the city of Prague there is a "Manneken Pis" - this is a fountain, in the form of two men more than two meters high, who urinate into the pool. In the city of Daisburg in Germany, a disgusting monument to the "Savior of Life" has been erected. This multi-colored tasteless creation - fat woman, dressed in a swimsuit, which merged in ecstasy with an incomprehensible creature resembling a bird on thick legs. The monument to the twelve-meter finger is installed in Paris.
The tallest monument in the world
Of all the high monuments of the planet, the Buddha statue, which was installed in Japan, has been the champion for several years. The opening took place in 1995. The material of manufacture of this giant is bronze. Its height is one hundred and twenty meters, of which ten meters is the height of the base and ten meters is the height of the lotus platform. The observation platform was built at a height of eighty meters. Those who want to go there are lifted by a special elevator. 
In 2008, a statue of Buddha Shakyamuni was opened in Myanmar, which, together with a pedestal, rises to one hundred and thirty meters, its height without a pedestal is one hundred and sixteen meters. It was built on donations. ordinary people for twelve years.
the very same tall monument in the world is the Buddha of the Spring Temple, made of copper. It is installed in one of the Chinese provinces. Its height with a pedestal is one hundred and fifty-three meters. The total height of the complex, taking into account the hill on which the statue stands, is two hundred and eight meters.
Monuments are fundamental creations. And there is beauty that is very easy to destroy - for example, fragile butterflies. But these creatures are quite large. For example, according to the site, the wingspan of the world's largest butterflies exceeds 30 cm.
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Any country in the world is trying to show its peculiarity and stand out from a number of other states, to glorify itself, its gods and great figures who have played a significant historical role. There are different ways to attract the interest of a large number of people, one of which is the erection of statues, but so colossal that they can be seen from the far corners of the planet. Most tall statues peace are erected for centuries, as a sign of the country's steadfastness and power, as well as a historical value for future generations.
The Statue of Liberty and the Washington Monument - the pride of Americans
Many believe that the Statue of Liberty is the tallest statue in the world. Indeed, this majestic monument, which is an American symbol, causes awe and admiration.
However, its height of 93 meters at the moment does not cause the same surprise, because there are higher monuments in the world. What is the tallest statue in the world?
Against the backdrop of the monuments on Earth, the huge monument to the first president of the United States of America, George Washington, stands out, which was considered the tallest building on the planet before the construction of the Eiffel Tower. Located between the Capitol and the White House, it is a giant marble-lined stele. Its base is surrounded by fifty flags around the perimeter, symbolizing the 50 states of the Union. The shape of the obelisk resembles a pencil, which is why it is called so among Americans.
History of the Washington Monument
The design of the monument lasted almost a hundred years, including a 25-year break due to the Civil War and the slow recovery of the country. The first call for construction came as early as 1738, when the Continental Congress decided that in honor of the victory of the Americans under the leadership of George Washington in the Revolutionary War, an equestrian statue should be erected in his honor. Due to limited resources in those days, the monument was never built. The realization of the long-standing dream of the Americans to create a monument that the world has not yet seen found its continuation in 1838, when a collection of donations for its construction was started and a competition for the best idea was announced. The winner was Robert Mills, who proposed an amazing project, which turned out to be very expensive in terms of money, but, nevertheless, was taken as a basis.
The first stone of the future masterpiece was laid on July 4, 1848, using the spatula that Washington personally used when laying the Capitol half a century before the event described. Construction was completed in 1884, and the monument was officially opened in October 1888. At the same time, a steam elevator was installed on it, which gave way to an electric one in 1901. From the top of the monument on the observation deck you can see the Capitol building, Thomas Jefferson, the White House.
Victory Memorial - the pride of Russia
What is the tallest statue in the world after the Washington Monument? With a difference of 30 meters, this is the Victory Monument, erected in 1995 on May 9th Celebration Day. It is part of the Poklonnaya Gora located in Moscow. The height of the monument - 141.8 meters was deliberately chosen: 10 centimeters for every day of the war.
The shape of the obelisk resembles a trihedral bayonet, covered with bronze bas-reliefs. On a granite podium at the foot of the monument, a statue of St. George the Victorious was erected, slaying a snake with a spear - a symbol of evil. At a mark of one hundred meters, there is a 25-ton group of sculptures, which includes a bronze figure of Nike, the goddess of Victory, carrying a crown, and two cupids proclaiming a joyful event.
The tallest statues in the world: Buddha of the Spring Temple
The statues of the world, which are huge, mostly depict the Buddha. For example, the height of the tallest statue in the world - the Buddha of the Spring Temple is 128 meters, of which 28 meters are given to the lotus-shaped pedestal. Such a grandiose building is located on a 25-meter pedestal, to which a staircase consisting of 365 steps and 12 spans leads, symbolizing the number of days and months in a year. Erected in 2002, the tallest Buddha statue in the world rises above the village of Zhaotsun in China's Henan province.
This sculpture represents one of the five sacred Buddhas embodying Wisdom. It was made from separate parts (about 1100 pieces), further folded into one. 15 thousand tons of steel, 33 tons of copper and about 108 kilograms of gold were spent on its production, and the total amount of the entire project was about $55 million. The idea of erecting such a colossus arose after the two tallest statues of the world with the image of Buddha were blown up in Afghanistan by the Taliban. In 2010, the hill on which the giant statue is placed was converted into two stone steps, which increased the height of the sculpture to 208 meters. This was the basis for entering it into the Guinness Book of Records.
Japanese Buddha
No less impressive for its size is the tallest Buddha statue in the world (after the Spring Temple Buddha) located in Japan in the city of Ushiku - a 120-meter statue of Amitahba Buddha, created in 1995. It took about 600 bronze plates interconnected to build it; the weight of the graceful colossus, according to rough estimates, is about 4000 tons.
Being a true work of art and a living embodiment of modern thought of engineering, the sculpture inside is equipped with museums and viewing platforms from which you can enjoy stunning views of the surrounding world. Also inside the monument are special rooms; in them you can leave a sign with innermost desires. There are also small tombs, in which any Japanese can buy a place at a price of 3,000 to 10,000 euros. Each tomb is marked with a tablet with the names of the buried people. The place for the statue was deliberately chosen: it was in Usyku after long years of solitary life and meditation that Dharmakara received enlightenment and became the Buddha Amitabha. By the posture of the statue, one can determine that the Buddha conveys his knowledge and teachings to his followers, helping them to achieve enlightenment.
The headdress of the Buddha is not quite ordinary; on his head is a cap in the form of his reduced face.
Lezhong Sasaja - 116m Buddha
Religious sculptural work in Myanmar (Sikain district) - a statue of Lezhun Sasachzha. A 116-meter statue of the Buddha, mounted on a pedestal 13.4 meters high, stands next to another Buddha built 17 years earlier.
Officially, the monument, which took 12 years to build, was opened in 2008 and was at that time the tallest sculpture. The predominant color of the architectural structure is yellow.
The tallest statues in the world: Goddess Guanyin
The pride is the most beautiful statue of the Goddess Guanyin, erected in 2006. Its height is 108 meters. This majestic sculpture is placed on an artificially created island, to which an originally designed road leads through a green park. three-faced goddess White color which harmoniously combines with the blue sea and water, attracts many tourists from all over the world.
One face of the goddess is facing the island of Hainan, the other two are directed to the sea, which symbolizes the protection of the whole world. In her hands, the goddess holds a rosary, the number of beads of which is 108. According to Feng Shui, this is a sacred number, considered auspicious by the Chinese. By the way, 108 monks were also present at the opening of the monument in 2008. On the other hand, the goddess holds a book and the name Guanyin means “looking at the suffering of the world”, and the goddess personifies mercy and wisdom. People come to her to pray for children; at the foot of the statue, there is even a certain place where you can put and ask the goddess for the most secret.
