Statue
Depicts
Standort
Land
Height
Notes
Completed
Coordinates
Photo
Spring Temple Buddha
Buddha - Vairocana Buddha
Lushan , Henan
People's Republic of China
128 m (420 ft)
It includes a 22 m (72 ft) lotus throne. Placed on a 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building. 153 m (502 ft) total monument height.[ 1]
2002
33°46′31″N 112°27′04″E / 33.775150°N 112.451016°E / 33.775150; 112.451016 (Spring Temple Buddha (Lushan, China) )
Laykyun Setkyar
Buddha - Standing Buddha
Monywa , Sagaing Division
Myanmar
116 m (381 ft)
Stands on a 13.5 m (44 ft) throne. 130 m (427 ft) total monument height.[ 2]
2008
22°04′49″N 95°17′21″E / 22.0803°N 95.2893°E / 22.0803; 95.2893 (Laykyun Setkyar (Khatakan Taung, Myanmar) )
Ushiku Daibutsu
Buddha - Amitabha Buddha
Ushiku , Ibaraki Prefecture
Japan
110 m (361 ft)
Includes the 10 m (33 ft) lotus throne . 10 m (33 ft) pedestal/building. 120 m (394 ft) total monument height.[ 3]
1995
35°58′58″N 140°13′13″E / 35.982716°N 140.220287°E / 35.982716; 140.220287 (Ushiku Daibutsu (Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan) )
File:Ushikudaibutsu-ibaraki-japan-daytime-fullimage.jpg
Nanshan Haishang Guanyin
Avalokitesvara
Sanya , Hainan
People's Republic of China
108 m (354 ft)
[ 4]
2005
18°17′34″N 109°12′31″E / 18.292683°N 109.208736°E / 18.292683; 109.208736 (Guanyin Statue of Hainan (China) )
Emperors Yan and Huang
Yan and Huang , Emperors of China
Zhengzhou , Henan
People's Republic of China
106 m (348 ft)
[ 5]
2007
34°57′26″N 113°30′45″E / 34.957222°N 113.512373°E / 34.957222; 113.512373 (Emperors Yan and Huang )
Sendai Daikannon
Avalokitesvara
Sendai , Miyagi Prefecture
Japan
100 m (328 ft)
1991
38°18′02″N 140°49′25″E / 38.300466°N 140.823559°E / 38.300466; 140.823559 (Sendai Daikannon )
File:Sendai Kannon.jpg
Qianshou Qianyan Guanyin of Weishan
Guanyin
Weishan, Changsha , Hunan province
People's Republic of China
99 m (324.5 ft)
Gilded bronze statue.[ 6]
2009
Peter the Great Statue
Peter I of Russia
Moscow
Russland
96 m (315 ft)
[ 7]
1997
55°44′19″N 37°36′30″E / 55.738606°N 37.60824°E / 55.738606; 37.60824 (Peter the Great Statue (Moscow, Russia) )
Great Buddha of Thailand
Buddha - Sakayamuni
Ang Thong
Thailand
92 m (300 ft)
2008
14°35′35.60″N 100°22′40.02″E / 14.5932222°N 100.3777833°E / 14.5932222; 100.3777833 (Great Buddha of Thailand (Ang Thong, Thailand) )
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan
Buddha - Gautama Buddha
Wuxi , Jiangsu Province
People's Republic of China
88 m (289 ft)
[ 8]
1996
31°25′55″N 120°5′29″E / 31.43194°N 120.09139°E / 31.43194; 120.09139 (Grand Buddha at Ling Shan (Wuxi, China) )
Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park
Avalokitesvara - Byakue Kannon
Ashibetsu , Hokkaidō
Japan
88 m (289 ft)
[ 9]
1989
43°31′41.44″N 142°11′53.14″E / 43.5281778°N 142.1980944°E / 43.5281778; 142.1980944
File:Kannon in Ashibetsu.JPG
Rodina-Mat' Zovyot! (Mother Motherland Calls)
Mother Motherland (Soviet Union)
Mamayev Kurgan ; Volgograd
Russland
85 m (279 ft)
1967
48°44′32.5″N 44°32′13″E / 48.742361°N 44.53694°E / 48.742361; 44.53694
File:RodinaVolgograd.jpg
Awaji Kannon
Avalokitesvara
Awaji Island , Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
80 m (262 ft)
Stands on a 20 m pedestal/building. 100 m (328 ft) total height
34°30′11″N 134°58′36″E / 34.502949°N 134.976676°E / 34.502949; 134.976676
File:Awaji Kannon.jpg
Great Standing Maitreya Buddha
Buddha - Maitreya Buddha
Emei Township, Hsinchu County
Taiwan , ROC
72 m (236 ft)
24°40′52″N 120°59′08″E / 24.681045°N 120.985651°E / 24.681045; 120.985651
File:Buddha Beipu.jpg
Leshan Giant Buddha
Buddha - Maitreya Buddha
Leshan
People's Republic of China
71 m (233 ft)
Construction started in 713.
803
29°32′50″N 103°46′09″E / 29.547222°N 103.769167°E / 29.547222; 103.769167
Mother Motherland
Mother Motherland (Soviet Union)
Kiev
Ukraine
62 m (203 ft)
Stands on a 40 m pedestal. 102 m (335 ft) total monument height
1981
50°25′35″N 30°33′47″E / 50.426497°N 30.563171°E / 50.426497; 30.563171
File:Rodina mat'.jpg
Guze Jibo Daikannon of the Narita-san temple
Avalokitesvara - Jibo Kannon
Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture
Japan
62 m (203 ft)
[ 10]
1983
33°17′08″N 130°32′05″E / 33.285445°N 130.534852°E / 33.285445; 130.534852
File:Naritasan Kannon.JPG
Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao
Avalokitesvara
Nanhai district, Foshan , Guangdong
People's Republic of China
62 m (203 ft)
Stands on a 15 m pedestal. 77 m (252 ft) total height.
22°55′59″N 112°58′18″E / 22.933101°N 112.971725°E / 22.933101; 112.971725
Guan Yu of Yuncheng
Guan Yu
Yuncheng , Shanxi
People's Republic of China
61 m (200 ft)
Stands on a 19 m pedestal. 80 m (262 ft) total height.[ 11]
2010
Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon
Avalokitesvara - Jibo Kannon
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
Japan
57 m (187 ft)
1987
37°33′03″N 139°57′04″E / 37.550906°N 139.951229°E / 37.550906; 139.951229
Tokyo Wan Kannon
Avalokitesvara
Futtsu, Chiba
Japan
56 m (183.7 ft)
Commemorates the World War II dead
1961
35°15′49″N 139°51′45″E / 35.263544°N 139.862437°E / 35.263544; 139.862437
Usami Dai-Kannon
Avalokitesvara
Izu Peninsula , Itō, Shizuoka
Japan
50 m (164 ft)
The largest sitting Kannon in Japan
1982
African Renaissance Monument
People of Africa
Dakar
Senegal
49 m (161 ft)
2010
File:Africanrenaissance.JPG
Dai Kannon of Kamaishi
Avalokitesvara - Gyoran Kannon
Kamaishi, Iwate
Japan
48.5 m (159 ft)
Symbolizes maritime safety and good fishing
1970
39°15′24″N 141°54′03″E / 39.256532°N 141.900895°E / 39.256532; 141.900895
Ten Directions Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Buddha - Samantabhadra
Mount Emei , Sichuan province
People's Republic of China
48 m (157 ft)
29°31′32″N 103°20′12″E / 29.52567°N 103.336802°E / 29.52567; 103.336802
Virgen de la Paz (Virgin of Peace)
Mary
Trujillo, Trujillo
Venezuela
46.7 m (153 ft)
Work of the sculptor, Manuel de la Fuente
1983
9°20′52″N 70°27′46″W / 9.34778°N 70.46278°W / 9.34778; -70.46278 (Virgen de la Paz )
Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World )
Lady Liberty
Liberty Island , New York
Vereinigte Staaten
46 m (151 ft)
Stands upon a 47 m pedestal. 93 m (305 ft) total monument height.[ 12]
1886
40°41′21″N 74°02′40″W / 40.6892°N 74.0445°W / 40.6892; -74.0445
Phuket Big Buddha
Buddha - Sakayamuni
Phuket
Thailand
45 m (150 ft)
[ 13]
2008
7°49′40″N 98°18′49″E / 7.82784°N 98.313727°E / 7.82784; 98.313727 (Phuket Big Buddha (Phuket, Thailand) )
Kailashnath Mahadev
Shiva
Kathmandu
Nepal
43.5 m (143 ft)
2010
Murugan statue
Murugan
Batu Caves , Gombak
Malaysia
39.5 m (123 ft)
2006
3°14′15″N 101°41′02″E / 3.237483°N 101.683976°E / 3.237483; 101.683976
Santa Rita de Cássia
Rita of Cascia
Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte
Brasilien
42 m (137.7 ft)
Stands over a 6 m pedestal and wears a 8 m crown. 56 m (183.7 ft) total monument height.
2010
Grand Byakue Kannon
Avalokitesvara
Takasaki , Gunma Prefecture
Japan
41.8 m (137 ft)
[ 14]
1936
36°18′40″N 138°58′50″E / 36.311105°N 138.980677°E / 36.311105; 138.980677
Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami
Hanuman
Paritala , Andhra Pradesh
Indien
41 m (135 ft)
World's tallest Hanuman
2003
16°38′49″N 80°25′24″E / 16.64688°N 80.423339°E / 16.64688; 80.423339 (Anjaneya Hanuman Swami (Paritala, India) )
Guanyin of Lianhuashan
Avalokitesvara
Lianhuashan, Guangzhou , Guangdong
People's Republic of China
40.8 m (134 ft)
While the statue was completed in 1994. The gold plating was refinished in 2000[ 15]
1994
22°59′27.33″N 113°30′1.49″E / 22.9909250°N 113.5004139°E / 22.9909250; 113.5004139 (Guanyin of Lianhuashan (Guangzhou, China) )
José María Morelos statue
José María Morelos
Janitzio island, Michoacán
Mexiko
40 m (132 ft)
Made of pink stone
1934
19°34′25″N 101°39′07″W / 19.573611°N 101.651944°W / 19.573611; -101.651944
Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue
Genghis Khan
Tsonjin Boldog, Tuv Province
Mongolei
40 m (132 ft)
2007
47°48′29″N 107°32′13″E / 47.807927°N 107.536899°E / 47.807927; 107.536899 (Genghis Khan equestrian statue (Mongolia) )
Standing Amitabha Buddha of Fo Guang Shan
Buddha Amitabha
Kaohsiung
Taiwan , ROC
40 m (132 ft)
[ 16]
22°44′57″N 120°26′45″E / 22.749050°N 120.445900°E / 22.749050; 120.445900 (Fo Guang Shan Buddha )
File:Fo Guan Shan.jpg
Hongguang Shan Giant Buddha
Buddha - Gautama Buddha
Urumqi , Xinjiang
People's Republic of China
38.8 m (127 ft)
[ 17]
43°52′52″N 87°36′49″E / 43.881145°N 87.613478°E / 43.881145; 87.613478 (Hongguang Shan Dafo(Urumqi, China) )
Laozi of Laojunshan Mountain
Laozi
Luanchuan County, Luoyang , Henan province
People's Republic of China
38 m (124.5 ft)
Gilded bronze statue.[ 18]
2010
Statue of Padmasambhava in Rewalsar
Guru Rinpoche
Rewalsar , Himachal Pradesh
Indien
37.5 m (123 ft)
Shiva of Murudeshwara
Shiva
Murudeshwara , district of Uttara Kannada , Karnataka
Indien
37 m (122 ft)
[ 19]
2006
14°05′37″N 74°29′01″E / 14.093645°N 74.483689°E / 14.093645; 74.483689
Rong Xian Buddha
Buddha
Rong Xian, Sichuan province
People's Republic of China
37 m (121 ft)
[ 20]
The Merlion of Sentosa
A merlion
Sentosa
Singapur
37 m (121 ft)
1996
1°15′13″N 103°49′08″E / 1.2535°N 103.818794°E / 1.2535; 103.818794
Christ the King
Jesus
Świebodzin
Polen
36 m (120 ft). It includes a 3 m tall metal crown[ 21]
Stands on top of a 16 m stone bank. 52 m total monument height.[ 21]
2010
52°14′12″N 15°32′47″E / 52.236667°N 15.546389°E / 52.236667; 15.546389
Guanyin of Chongyuan Temple
Avalokitesvara
Suzhou , Jiangsu province
People's Republic of China
36 m (118 ft)
88-ton indoor statue made of gilded bronze.[ 22]
Statue of Padmasambhava in Namchi
Guru Rinpoche
Namchi , Sikkim
Indien
36 m (118 ft)
27°10′46″N 88°22′48″E / 27.179514°N 88.380021°E / 27.179514; 88.380021
Alyosha monument
World War II Russian soldier
Murmansk
Russland
35.5 m (116.5 ft)
Stands upon a 7 m pedestal. 42,5 m (140 ft) total monument height
68°59′34″N 33°04′16″E / 68.992902°N 33.071208°E / 68.992902; 33.071208 (Alyosha Monument (Murmansk, Russia) )
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara of Tazawako
Avalokitesvara
Tazawako, Akita prefecture
Japan
35 m (115 ft)
39°44′21″N 140°43′23″E / 39.739192°N 140.723013°E / 39.739192; 140.723013
File:The tallest statue of the goddess of kannon in japan.jpg
Birth of the New Man
Christopher Columbus
Sevilla
Spanien
35 m (115 ft)
1995
37°25′39″N 5°59′34″W / 37.427575°N 5.992813°W / 37.427575; -5.992813
Cristo de la Concordia
Jesus
Cochabamba , Cochabamba Department
Bolivien
34.2 m (112 ft)
Stands upon a 6.2 m pedestal. 40.4 m (132.5 ft) total monument height. Largest statue of Jesus in the world.
1994
17°23′04″S 66°08′04″W / 17.384522°S 66.13452°W / -17.384522; -66.13452
Tian Tan Buddha
Buddha - Gautama
Ngong Ping , Lantau Island
Hongkong
34 m (112 ft)
1993
22°15′14″N 113°54′17″E / 22.253889°N 113.904722°E / 22.253889; 113.904722
Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart)
Mary
Le Mas-Rillier in Miribel, Ain
Frankreich
33 m (108 ft)
Over a 20 m building/pedestal. 53 m (174 ft) total height.[ 23]
1941
45°49′44″N 4°57′01″E / 45.828919°N 4.950349°E / 45.828919; 4.950349
File:Viergemiribel.jpg
Golden Maitreya Buddha of Beopjusa
Buddha - Maitreya Buddha
Naesongni-myeon, Chungcheongbuk-do province
Südkorea
33 m (108 ft)
File:Golden Maitreya Statue at Beopjusa.jpg
Laozi statue in Mount Mao
Laozi
near Zhenjiang , Jiangsu province
People's Republic of China
33 m (108 ft)
31°47′48.38″N 119°18′39.77″E / 31.7967722°N 119.3110472°E / 31.7967722; 119.3110472 (Laozi statue in Mount Mao (Jiangsu, China) )
Mangal Mahadev
Shiva
Ganga Talao lake
Mauritius
33 m (108 ft)
2007
20°24′59″S 57°29′33″E / 20.4164°S 57.4924°E / -20.4164; 57.4924 (Mangal Mahadev )
File:Mangal Mahadev.jpg
Hanuman Murti in Shimla
Hanuman
Shimla , Himachal Pradesh
Indien
33 m (108 ft)
Located at 8,500 ft(2,591 mt) above sea level
2010
Mindroling Monastery Buddha statue
Buddha
Dehradun , Uttarakhand state
Indien
32.6 m (107 ft)
Standing Buddha in the Wat Intharawihan
Buddha
Bangkok
Thailand
32.5 m (106 ft)
Statue of Maitreya
Buddha - Maitreya
Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir
Indien
32 m (105 ft)
2010
Hanuman in Nandura
Hanuman
Maharashtra
Indien
32 m (105 ft)
Statue of Mao in Juzizhou
Mao Zedong
Yuelu District , Changsha
People's Republic of China
32 m (105 ft)
2009
Bhaisajyaguru of the Nihon-Ji Temple
Buddha - Bhaisajyaguru
Kyonan , Awa District, Chiba
Japan
31 m (102 ft)
Largest pre-modern Japan sculpture
1790 (approximated date)
35°09′28″N 139°50′05″E / 35.157732°N 139.834757°E / 35.157732; 139.834757 (Bhaisajyaguru of the Nihon-Ji Temple (Kyonan, Awa District,, Japan) )
Jalesveva Jayamahe
Navy Officer
Surabaya
Indonesien
30.6 m
Standing 30 meters concrete building.Total height 60.6 m
1996
7°11′46.74″S 112°44′23.16″E / 7.1963167°S 112.7397667°E / -7.1963167; 112.7397667
Shiva of the Har-ki-Pauri
Shiva
Haridwar , Uttarakhand
Indien
30.5 m (100 ft)
[ 24]
São Francisco de Canindé
Francis of Assisi
Canindé , Ceará
Brasilien
30.5 m (100 ft)
2005
4°22′03″S 39°18′19″W / 4.367486°S 39.305166°W / -4.367486; -39.305166
Christ Blessing (Kristus kase Berkat )
Jesus
Manado
Indonesien
30 m (98.5 ft)
Stands on a 20 m pedestal. 50 m (158.3 ft) total monument height
2007
File:Monumen Yesus Memberkati Manado.JPG
Cristo Resucitado (Christ Resurrected)
Jesus
Tlalnepantla de Baz , Mexico State
Mexiko
30 m (98.5 ft)
Stands on a 10 m tall pedestal. 40 m (132 ft) total height.
19°33′43″N 99°11′04″W / 19.562014°N 99.184463°W / 19.562014; -99.184463
Virgen de El Panecillo (Virgin in The Panecillo )
Mary
Quito
Ecuador
30 m (98.5 ft)
Stands on a 11 m pedestal. 41 m (134 ft) total
File:Virgen de Quito 01.jpg
Cristo Redentor do Corcovado (Christ the Redeemer)
Jesus
Rio de Janeiro
Brasilien
30 m (98.5 ft)
Stands on a 9.5 m pedestal. 39.6 m (130 ft) total monument height
1931
22°57′06″S 43°12′39″W / 22.951667°S 43.210833°W / -22.951667; -43.210833
Bronze Guan Yin of Kek Lok Si Temple
Avalokitesvara
Air Itam , Penang island
Malaysia
30 m (98.5 ft)
[ 25]
1999
5°23′52″N 100°16′21″E / 5.39778°N 100.27250°E / 5.39778; 100.27250 (Kek Lok Si Guan Yin (Malaysia) )
Cristo del Otero
Jesus
Palencia
Spanien
30 m (98.5 ft)
1931
42.02789°N -4.52932°E / 42.02789°N 4.52932°W / 42.02789; -4.52932 (Cristo del Otero (Palencia, Spain) ) Coordinates: longitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude
Thiruvalluvar Statue
Tiruvalluvar
Kanyakumari , Tamil Nadu
Indien
29 m (95 ft)
Stands on a 11.5-m pedestal. 40.5 m (133 ft) total monument height
2000
8°04′40″N 77°33′14″E / 8.0777°N 77.5539°E / 8.0777; 77.5539 (Thiruvalluvar Statue (Kanyakumari, India) )
Erawan Museum
Airavata
Samut Prakan
Thailand
28.9 m (95 ft)
Stands over a 15 m tall building. 43.8 m (144 ft) total monument height
13°37′42″N 100°35′20″E / 13.628231°N 100.588991°E / 13.628231; 100.588991 (Erawan Museum (Samut Prakan, Thailand) )
White marble Guan Yin of Yinxian
Avalokitesvara
Yinxian, Zhejiang
People's Republic of China
29 m (95 ft)
22°58′41″N 114°01′06″E / 22.978158°N 114.018454°E / 22.978158; 114.018454 (White marble Guan Yin (Yinxian, China) )
Monumental Virgen de Guadalupe
Mary
Xicotepec de Juarez, Puebla
Mexiko
28 m (92 ft)
2008
20°17′10″N 97°57′14″W / 20.28611°N 97.95389°W / 20.28611; -97.95389 (Virgen de Guadalupe (Xicotepec de Juarez, Puebla, Mexico) )
Cristo-Rei (Christ the King )
Jesus
Almada
Portugal
28 m (92 ft)
Stands on a 82 m pedestal. 103 m (338 ft) total
1959
38°40′43″N 9°10′17″W / 38.67861°N 9.17139°W / 38.67861; -9.17139 (Cristo-Rei (Almada, Portugal) )
Christ of Vung Tau
Jesus
Vung Tau , Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
Vietnam
28 m (92 ft)
Stands on a 10 m platform. 38 m (126.5 ft) total monument height
10°19′35″N 107°05′05″E / 10.326303°N 107.084641°E / 10.326303; 107.084641 (Christ of Vung Tau (Vung Tau, Vietnam) )
Qianshou Guanyin of Donglin Temple
Avalokitesvara
Jinshan District , Shanghai
People's Republic of China
27 m (90 ft)
Indoor statue. It stands over a 2 m lotus base. 29 m total height[ 26]
2007
30°53′48″N 121°09′38″E / 30.896553°N 121.160639°E / 30.896553; 121.160639 (Qianshou Guanyin (Shanghai, China) )
Lenin statue
Vladimir Lenin
Volgograd
Russland
27 m (88.6 ft)
Stands on a 30 m pedestal. The tallest Lenin statue in the world.[ 27]
1973
48°31′39″N 44°33′31″E / 48.52750°N 44.55861°E / 48.52750; 44.55861 (Lenin statue (Volgograd) )
Bingling Temple Maitreya Buddha
Buddha - Maitreya
Jishi Hill, near Lanzhou , Gansu province
People's Republic of China
27 m (88.6 ft)
Its cover has fallen off, possibly the Buddha was made of straw and stucco over an inner wooden frame
420 (approximated date)
35°52′06″N 103°10′03″E / 35.86833°N 103.16750°E / 35.86833; 103.16750
Tochigi Heiwa-Kannon
Avalokitesvara 's embodiment as the goddess of Peace
Near Utsunomiya ; Tochigi Prefecture
Japan
27 m (88.6 ft)
Work of sculptor Asajiro Hida[ 28]
1954
36°35′46″N 139°49′11″E / 36.595996°N 139.8196°E / 36.595996; 139.8196 (Tochigi Kannon (Ooya Machi, Japan) )
Cristo Rei of Dili (Christ the King )
Jesus
Dili
Timor-Leste
27 m (88.6 ft)
Gift from the Indonesian government to the East Timorese people
1995
-8.520815°N 125.608508°E / 8.520815°S 125.608508°E / -8.520815; 125.608508 (Cristo Rei of Dili (Dili, Timor-Leste) ) Coordinates: latitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude
Our Lady of the Rockies
Mary
Butte, Montana
Vereinigte Staaten
27 m (88.6 ft)
Design of Laurien Eugene Riehl
1985
46°0′1.7″N 112°26′46.58″W / 46.000472°N 112.4462722°W / 46.000472; -112.4462722 (Our Lady of the Rockies (Butte, Montana, United States) )
Smiling Buddha of the Bao Jue Temple
Buddha - Maitreya Buddha
Taichung
Taiwan , ROC
26.8 m (88 ft)
24°9′33.96″N 120°41′18.53″E / 24.1594333°N 120.6884806°E / 24.1594333; 120.6884806
Samadhi Buddha in Kurunegala
Buddha - Gautama Buddha
Kurunegala
Sri Lanka
26.8 m (88 ft)
Built by the Hsthisailapura Buduruwa Sangwardhana Society
2003
7°29′6.53″N 80°22′11.15″E / 7.4851472°N 80.3697639°E / 7.4851472; 80.3697639 (Statue of Gautama Buddha in Kurunegala )
Hermannsdenkmal
Chief Arminius
North Rhine Westphalia
Deutschland
26.57 m (87 ft)
Stands at the top of a 27 m (88.5 ft) monument
1875
51°54′42″N 08°50′22″E / 51.91167°N 8.83944°E / 51.91167; 8.83944 (Hermannsdenkmal (Germany) )
Carved Sitting Byakue
Avalokitesvara - Byakue Kannon
Soma city, Fukushima prefecture
Japan
26.4 m (87 ft)
1930 (construction started)
Migjid Janraisig in the Gandantegchinlen Khiid Monastery
Avalokitesvara
Ulan Bator
Mongolei
26.4 m (87 ft)
1913
47°55′23″N 106°53′42″E / 47.923144°N 106.895009°E / 47.923144; 106.895009
File:Gandan Monastery 34.JPG
Chinmaya Ganadhish
Ganesha
Kolhapur , Maharashtra state
Indien
26 m (85 ft)
Idol at Chinmaya Sandeepany Ashram
2001
16°47′51″N 74°17′24″E / 16.797557°N 74.290023°E / 16.797557; 74.290023
Hanuman of Carapichaima
Hanuman
Carapichaima
Trinidad und Tobago
26 m (85 ft)
Adinath , Bawangaja
Adinath
Barwani , Madhya Pradesh
Indien
26 m (84 ft)
This is one of the older tallest statues in India
Christ the King of Cali
Jesus
Santiago de Cali , Valle del Cauca Department
Kolumbien
26 m (85 ft)
1953
3.436262°N -76.565083°E / 3.436262°N 76.565083°W / 3.436262; -76.565083 (Cristo Rey de Cali ) Coordinates: longitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude
The Broken Christ
Jesus
San José de Gracia, Aguascalientes
Mexiko
25 m (82 ft)
Stands over 3 m tall pedestal. 28 m (92 ft) total height.
2006
22.139185°N -102.431594°E / 22.139185°N 102.431594°W / 22.139185; -102.431594 Coordinates: longitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude
Christ Roi des Houches
Jesus
Les Houches , Haute-Savoie
Frankreich
25 m (82 ft)
1934
File:ChristRoiHouches.jpg
Cristo Blanco (White Christ)
Jesus
Cusco , Cusco Province
Peru
25 m (82 ft)
1987
Great Buddha in the coiled Nāga
Buddha
inside the Xieng Khuan , Vientiane
Laos
25 m (82 ft)
Ōfuna Kannon
Avalokitesvara
Kamakura, Kanagawa
Japan
25 m (82 ft)
The complex it belongs contains stones from ground zero at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as this temple commemorates the souls of those who died in the atomic bomb attacks
1961
35°21′12″N 139°31′43″E / 35.353435°N 139.52870°E / 35.353435; 139.52870
Hanuman of the Ram Tirath temple
Hanuman
Amritsar , Punjab state
Indien
24.5 m (80 ft)
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman
Proletarian workers
Moscow
Russland
24 m (77 ft)
Reinstated on December 4, 2009. The restored statue uses a new pavilion of 34.5 m as its pedestal for a new total height of 60 m
1937
55°49′42″N 37°38′44″E / 55.82833°N 37.64556°E / 55.82833; 37.64556 (Worker and Kolkhoz Woman (Russia) )
Jiangang Jing She Temple Buddha
Buddha
Tambun , Perak state
Malaysia
24 m (77 ft)
[ 29]
Heiwa Kannon of Funaoka Park
Avalokitesvara 's embodiment as the goddess of Peace
near Funaoka station , Miyagi Prefecture
Japan
24 m (77 m)
Kannon of the Ryozen Historical Memorial
Avalokitesvara
Kyoto , Kyoto Prefecture
Japan
24 m (77 ft)
Commemorates the soldiers who died in World War II
1955
The White Buddha statue of Long Son Pagoda
Buddha - Gautama
Nha Trang , Khanh Hoa province
Vietnam
24 m (77 ft)
[ 30]
12°15′07″N 109°10′51″E / 12.251994°N 109.18086°E / 12.251994; 109.18086
Il Sancarlone
Saint Charles Borromeo
Arona , province of Novara
Italien
23.5 m (77 ft)
Standing on a 11.5 m pedestal, 35 m (115 ft) total height
1698
45°46′12.93″N 8°32′36.10″E / 45.7702583°N 8.5433611°E / 45.7702583; 8.5433611 (Il Sancarlone )
Cristo Rey de los Álamos
Jesus
Tijuana , Baja California state
Mexiko
23.3 m (76 ft)
[ 31]
1999
Mother Armenia (Mayr Hayastan )
Mother Armenia
Yerevan
Armenien
23 m (75 ft)
Stands on a 50 m pedestal. 73 m (240 ft) total monument height
1950
40°11′42.90″N 44°31′29.34″E / 40.1952500°N 44.5248167°E / 40.1952500; 44.5248167 (Mother Armenia )
Christ the King in Saint Apollonia mount
Jesus
Pachuca , Hidalgo
Mexiko
23 m (75 ft)
Stands on a 10 m tall pedestal. 33 m (108 ft) total height.
1996
20°07′49″N 98°43′18″W / 20.130261°N 98.721771°W / 20.130261; -98.721771 (Christ the King in Saint Apollonia )
Torii Kannon
Avalokitesvara
Hannou city, Saitama prefecture
Japan
23 m (75 ft)
Stands on a 12 m pedestal. 35 m (115 ft) total height[ 32]
1971
Cristo Rey del Tupungato
Jesus
Tupungato Valley, Mendoza Province
Argentinien
23 m (75 ft)
Over a 5 m pedestal. 28 m (91.8 ft) total monument height
Cristo del Sagrado Corazon (Christ of the Sacred Heart )
Jesus
near Rosarito , Baja California state
Mexiko
23 m (75 ft)
Vishnu statue
Vishnu
Garuda Wisnu Kencana park in the Bukit Peninsula
Indonesien
23 m (75 ft)
Original project was to construct a 140 m sculpture, currently on hiatus.[ 33]
File:WisnuBustGWKPark.jpg
Hanuman Vatika
Hanuman
Rourkela , Orissa state
Indien
23 m (75 ft)
Golden Driller
Oilman
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vereinigte Staaten
23 m (75 ft)
36°08′01″N 95°55′52″W / 36.133638°N 95.931158°W / 36.133638; -95.931158
Golden Buddha in Ulan Bator
Buddha
Ulan Bator
Mongolei
23 m (75 ft)
2005
47°53′10″N 106°54′44″E / 47.885989°N 106.91224°E / 47.885989; 106.91224 (Golden Buddha (Ulan Bator, Mongolia) )
Guan Yin
Avalokitesvara
Zhongzheng Park, Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area
Taiwan , ROC
22.4 m (73 ft)
25°08′0.46″N 121°45′1.27″E / 25.1334611°N 121.7503528°E / 25.1334611; 121.7503528 (Zhongzheng Park Guan Yin )
Cristo de La Caldera
Jesus
Salta Province
Argentinien
22 m (72 ft)
26 m (86.3 ft) total monument height
1969
Monument to the Battle of Sakarya
Turkish Soldier
Polatlı, Ankara
Türkei
22 m
Stands on a 9 m pedestal, 31 m total height.
2008
Cristo Redentore
Jesus
Maratea , province of Potenza
Italien
22 m (72 ft)
[ 34]
1965
Aumisme Buddha Maitreya in Mandarom
Buddha - Maitreya
Castellane , Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Frankreich
22 m (72 ft)
[ 35]
1981
Changhua Great Buddha
Buddha
Changhua City
Taiwan
22 m (72 ft)
Is on top of Bagua Mountain, contains a Buddhist museum inside of the Buddha.
24°04′43″N 120°32′57″E / 24.0785361111°N 120.54922629°E / 24.0785361111; 120.54922629
File:Changhua Great Buddha.jpg
Cristo del Pacífico (Christ of the Pacific)
Jesus
Lima , Lima Province
Peru
22 m
2011
Cristo de las Noas
Jesus
Torreón , Coahuila
Mexiko
21.8 m (71.5 ft)
Dainichi Nyorai of the Seiryū-ji Temple
Buddha - Vairocana
Aomori city, Aomori prefecture
Japan
21.3 m (70 ft)
1984
File:Aomori Buddha.jpeg
Buddha of the Longxing Monastery
Buddha
near Zhengding , Hebei province
People's Republic of China
21.3 (70 ft)
Cosmic Christ
Jesus
Castellane , Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Frankreich
21 m (69 ft)
1987
Cristo de El Cubilete (Christ King of the Mountain of El Cubilete )
Jesus
Silao , Guanajuato
Mexiko
20.5 m (67 ft)
with a 12.5 m pedestal. 33 m (108 ft) total height
21°0′42.5″N 101°22′8.1″W / 21.011806°N 101.368917°W / 21.011806; -101.368917 (Cerro del Cubilete (Silao, Mexico) )
Tribute to Courage
Sam Houston
Huntsville, Texas
Vereinigte Staaten
20.5 m (67 ft)
with a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal
1994
30°39′40″N 95°30′39″W / 30.66111°N 95.51083°W / 30.66111; -95.51083 (Tribute to Courage (Huntsville, Texas, United States) )
Dallas Zoo 's giraffe statue
Giraffe
Dallas, Texas
Vereinigte Staaten
20.5 m (67 ft)
1997
32°44′38″N 96°48′52″W / 32.74389°N 96.81444°W / 32.74389; -96.81444 (Dallas Zoo's giraffe statue (Dallas, Texas) )
Confucius of Zichuan
Confucius
Zichuan, Zibo City, Shandong province
People's Republic of China
20.09 m
A bronze statue.[ 36]
2010
Statue of Mao in the Chongqing Medical University
Mao Zedong
Chongqing
People's Republic of China
20 m
Stands over a 17.5 m pedestal. 37.4 m (122.8 ft) total monument height
2008
Kartlis Deda (Mother Georgia)
Mother Georgia
Tbilisi
Georgien
20 m (65.5 ft)
1958
41°41′17″N 44°48′17″E / 41.68806°N 44.80472°E / 41.68806; 44.80472
Guan Yin of the South Sea
Avalokitesvara
Putuo Shan island, Shanghai
People's Republic of China
20 m (65.5 ft)
upon a 13 m pedestal. 33 m (108 ft) total height
29°58′35.03″N 122°23′22.13″E / 29.9763972°N 122.3894806°E / 29.9763972; 122.3894806 (Guan Yin of the South Sea (Putuo Shan, China) )
Christ Statue
Jesus
El Picacho city park; Tegucigalpa
Honduras
20 m (65.5 ft)
over a 12 m pedestal
1987
File:CristoPïcacho.jpg
Kun Iam statue
Avalokitesvara
Macau
20 m (65.5 ft)
with a 7 m pedestal, 27 m (88 ft) final height
2002
22°11′08″N 113°33′07″E / 22.185686°N 113.551880°E / 22.185686; 113.551880 (Kun Iam statue (Macau) )
Christ of Havana
Jesus
La Habana
Cuba
20 m (65.5 ft)
with a 3 m pedestal. 23 m (75 ft) total height
1958
Hanuman Murti in New Delhi
Hanuman
New Delhi
Indien
20 m (65.5 ft)
28°38′42″N 77°11′53″E / 28.64496°N 77.197924°E / 28.64496; 77.197924
Angel of the North
Angel
Gateshead , England
Vereinigtes Königreich
20 m (65.5 ft)
Work of Antony Gormley
1998
54°54′51″N 1°35′22″W / 54.91417°N 1.58944°W / 54.91417; -1.58944 (Angel of the North (Gateshead, United Kingdom) )
Dream , by Jaume Plensa
Girl’s head with eyes closed
St Helens, Merseyside , England
Vereinigtes Königreich
20 m (65.5 ft)
2009
Kim Il Sung statue
Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang
North Korea
20 m (65.5 ft)
1972
39°1′55.26″N 125°45′10.89″E / 39.0320167°N 125.7530250°E / 39.0320167; 125.7530250 (Kim Il Sung statue in Pyongyang (Pyongyang, North Korea) )
File:Dprk pyongyang mansu kim sculpture 05.jpg
Cristo de Las Mesas
Jesus
San Ignacio, Sinaloa
Mexiko
20 m (65.5 ft)
2005
23°56′31″N 106°25′34″W / 23.941845°N 106.42603°W / 23.941845; -106.42603 (Cristo de "Las Mesas" (San Ignacio, Sinaloa, Mexico) )
Great Sphinx of Giza
Sphinx
Giza , near Cairo
Ägypten
20.22 m (66 ft)
[ 37]
2532 BC approx.
29°58′31″N 31°08′16″E / 29.97528°N 31.13778°E / 29.97528; 31.13778 (Great Sphinx of Giza (Egypt) )
Goddess A-Ma
Mazu
Coloane
Macau
20 m (65.5 ft)
1998
22°07′26″N 113°33′51″E / 22.123810°N 113.564240°E / 22.123810; 113.564240 (A-Ma (Macau) )
Christ of the Ozarks
Jesus
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Vereinigte Staaten
20 m (65.5 ft)
1966
36°24′24.87″N 93°43′23.41″W / 36.4069083°N 93.7231694°W / 36.4069083; -93.7231694 (Christ of the Ozarks )
Shiva at Kemp Fort
Shiva
Bangalore
Indien
20 m (65.5 ft)
Lapu-Lapu shrine
Lapu-Lapu
Mactan Island , Cebu
Philippinen
20 m (65.5 ft)
File:LapulapuSqualluto.jpg
The Sanjuanote
John the Baptist
San Juan de los Morros
Venezuela
19.8 m (62.3 ft)
1935
9°54′45″N 67°21′18″W / 9.91250°N 67.35500°W / 9.91250; -67.35500 (Monumento a San Juan Bautista )
File:Monumento a san juan.jpg
Wat Phanan Choeng Buddha
Buddha - Sakayamuni
Ayutthaya
Thailand
19 m
[ 38]
1334
The Great Buddha of Shurakuen
Buddha
Shurakuen
Japan
18.8 m (61.68 ft)
Built of reinforced concrete by a businessman from Nagoya, Mr. Saikichi Yamada. It commemorates the marriage of Emperor Showa.
1927
Bavaria
Patron saint of the Bavarian homeland
Theresienwiese , Munich
Deutschland
18.52 m (60.9 ft)
27.44 m (90 ft) total monument height (with 8.92 m pedestal)
1850
48°7′49″N 11°32′45″E / 48.13028°N 11.54583°E / 48.13028; 11.54583 (Bavaria statue )
Faro della Vittoria (Victory Lighthouse)
Winged Victory
Parco della Rimembranza (Remembrance Park of World War I), Turin
Italien
18.5 m (60.7 ft)
26.5 m (86.94 ft) total monument height (with 8 m pedestal); It's a lighthouse, working regularly, on the top of Maddalena Hill
1928
Mount Rushmore Monument
George Washington , Thomas Jefferson , Theodore Roosevelt , and Abraham Lincoln
Mount Rushmore , South Dakota
Vereinigte Staaten
18.3 m (60 ft)
The height is of each one's head.
1941
43°52′44.21″N 103°27′35.37″W / 43.8789472°N 103.4598250°W / 43.8789472; -103.4598250 (Mount Rushmore )
Praying Hands
Praying Hands
Tulsa , Oklahoma
Vereinigte Staaten
18.2 m (60 ft)
Oral Roberts University
1980
Buddha
Buddha
Lake Hussain Sagar , Hyderabad
Indien
18 m (59 ft)
Found on Lake Hussain Sagar in the city of Hyderabad
1972
17°24′56″N 78°28′30″E / 17.4155°N 78.475°E / 17.4155; 78.475
Hanuman
Hanuman
Puttaparthi , Andhra Pradesh
Indien
18 m (59 ft)
Found on top of the Vidya Giri Hill overlooking the Sri Sathya Sai International Hillview Stadium.[ 39]
1985
Gomateswara
Bahubali
Sravanabelagola , Karnataka
Indien
18 m (59 ft)
It's the tallest free–standing monolithic statue in the world.[ 39]
983
Monument of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Maracaibo
Venezuela
18 m (59 ft)
2004
10°38′33″N 71°36′43″W / 10.64250°N 71.61194°W / 10.64250; -71.61194 (Monumento a Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá )
Vulcan statue
Vulcan (mythology)
Birmingham, Alabama
Vereinigte Staaten
17.1 m (56 ft)
On Red Mountain , source of Birmingham's iron ore . World's largest cast iron statue.
1904
33°29′30.18″N 86°47′43.86″W / 33.4917167°N 86.7955167°W / 33.4917167; -86.7955167 (Vulcan statue (Birmingham, Alabama) )
Jolly Green Giant
Jolly Green Giant
Blue Earth , Minnesota
Vereinigte Staaten
16.764 m (55 ft)
1979
43°39′02″N 94°5′46″W / 43.65056°N 94.09611°W / 43.65056; -94.09611 (Jolly Green Giant statue (Blue Earth, Minnesota) )
Monument of the Holy Mother of God
Mary
Haskovo , Haskovo Province
Bulgarien
16 m (52.48 ft)
Stands on a 17 m tall pedestal. 33 m (108.24 ft) total height.[ 40]
2003
41°55′42.33″N 25°33′16.02″E / 41.9284250°N 25.5544500°E / 41.9284250; 25.5544500 (Virgin Mary Memorial )
Phutthamonthon Buddha
Buddha - Sakayamuni
Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom Province
Thailand
15.875 m
[ 41]
1981
Buddha of Linh Son Temple
Buddha
Santa Fe, Texas
Vereinigte Staaten
15.24 m
?
?
Kamay ni Hesus
Jesus Christ
Lucban , Quezon
Philippinen
15.24 m (50 ft.)
Birushana Nyorai Buddha of Tōdai-ji
Buddha - Vairocana
Nara city
Japan
15 m
The body of the statue was reconstructed in 1185, and the head rebuilt in 1692
752
Lenin statue
Vladimir Lenin
Dubna
Russland
15 m (49.2 ft)
Stands on a 10 m pedestal. Second tallest Lenin statue in the world
1937
56°44′0″N 37°09′0″E / 56.73333°N 37.15000°E / 56.73333; 37.15000
Trees of Mystery Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Klamath, California
Vereinigte Staaten
14.9 m (49.2 ft)
1961
41°35′01″N 124°05′10″W / 41.58361°N 124.08611°W / 41.58361; -124.08611
Great Matzu in Fujian
Mazu
Meizhou Island , Fujian
People's Republic of China
14 m (46 ft)
25°05′22″N 119°08′30″E / 25.089486°N 119.14175°E / 25.089486; 119.14175
Liberty Statue in Budapest
Lady Liberty
Gellért Hill , Budapest
Ungarn
14 m (46 ft)
Stands on a 26 m (85 ft) pedestal, total height 40 m (131 ft).
1947
47°29′11″N 19°02′53″E / 47.486389°N 19.048056°E / 47.486389; 19.048056
Gifu Great Buddha
Buddha
Gifu
Japan
13.7 m (44.9 ft)
1832
Kamakura Daibutsu
Buddha - Amitabha
Kamakura, Kanagawa
Japan
13.5 m
Second largest bronze Buddha statue in Japan[ 42]
1252
35°19′0.59″N 139°32′8.48″E / 35.3168306°N 139.5356889°E / 35.3168306; 139.5356889
Athena Parthenos
Athena
Nashville, Tennessee
Vereinigte Staaten
12.75m (40.83ft)
Created by sculptor Alan LeQuire . Housed in Nashville's full-scale replica of the Parthenon . The largest indoor sculpture in the Western world.[ 43]
unveiled in 1990, gilded in 2002
36°08′59″N 86°48′49″W / 36.14972°N 86.81361°W / 36.14972; -86.81361
Statue of Mao in Chengdu
Mao Zedong
Chengdu , People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
12.26 m (40.2 ft)
Total monument height: 30 m (98.4 ft)
(1966–1976)
30°39′40.05″N 104°3′48.21″E / 30.6611250°N 104.0633917°E / 30.6611250; 104.0633917 (Statue of Mao in Chengdu (Sichuan, China) )
Borba Gato Statue
Manuel de Borba Gato
São Paulo
Brasilien
12.3 m (40 ft)
1963
Our Lady of Peace Shrine
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Pine Bluffs, Wyoming
Vereinigte Staaten
12 m (40 ft)
Stands on a base of 3 m (10 ft)[ 44]
1998
41°10′56″N 104°3′13″W / 41.18222°N 104.05361°W / 41.18222; -104.05361
Burning Man
The Man
Black Rock City, Nevada
Vereinigte Staaten
12 m (40 ft)
Base heights vary resulting in total heights from 12 m (40 ft) to 32 m (104 ft)
1989
40°46′9″N 119°13′12″W / 40.76917°N 119.22000°W / 40.76917; -119.22000
Willow Man
Bridgwater , Somerset
Vereinigtes Königreich
12 m
Vision of Peace
Native American
City Hall, St Paul, Minnesota
Vereinigte Staaten
11.6 m (38 ft)
1936
Monument Statue Aerospace (Patung Monumen Dirgantara )
Spaceman
Pancoran , Jakarta
Indonesien
11 m
Standing 27 meters tall pedestal.Total height 38 m
1965
Iron Man
Iron Miner
Chisholm, Minnesota
Vereinigte Staaten
10.9 m (36 ft)
Stands on a base that raises the statue up to 26 m (85 ft)[ 45] see article
1987
47°17′20″N 92°32′15″W / 47.28876°N 92.53762°W / 47.28876; -92.53762 (Iron Man (Chisholm Minnesota) )
File:Iron Man Chisholm MN.JPG