This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
The definition of statue for this list is a free-standing sculpture (as opposed to a relief), representing one or more people or animals (real or mythical), in their entirety or partially (such as a bust). Heights stated are those of the statue itself and (separately) the total height of the monument that includes structures the statue is standing on or holding. Monuments that contain statues are included in this list only if the statue fulfills these and the height criteria.
Rank | Country/region | Number of statues |
---|---|---|
1 | China | 16 |
2 | Japan | 9 |
3 | Thailand | 8 |
4 | India, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam | 2 |
9 | Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, France, Senegal | 1 |
(Total) | 47 |
Statue | Photo | Depicts | Location | Country | Height m (ft) |
Completed | Destroyed | Cause of destruction | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colossus of Rhodes | Helios | Rhodes island, Dodecanese region | Greece | 30 m (98 ft) | 280 BC | 226 BC | 226 BC Rhodes earthquake | Tallest statue of the ancient world | [38] | |
Colossus of Nero | Nero | Rome | Italy | 36 m (118 ft) | 75 | Unknown[39] | Later renamed as Colossus Solis | [40] | ||
Kyoto Daibutsu | Buddha | Kyoto | Japan | 19 m (62 ft) | 1595 | 1798 | lightning fire | [41] | ||
Statue of Gargantua at Mirapolis amusement park | Gargantua | Courdimanche, Val-d'Oise | France | 33.5 m
(110 feet) |
1987 | 1995 | The statue was destroyed with dynamite following the closure of the park in 1993. | [42][43] | ||
Great Buddha of Bamiyan | Buddha | Bamiyan Province | Afghanistan | 55 m (180 ft) | 554 | 2001 | destroyed in March 2001 by the Taliban due to Islamic religious iconoclasm. | [44] | ||
Minor Buddha of Bamiyan | Buddha | Bamiyan province | Afghanistan | 37 m (121 ft) | 507 | 2001 | [44] | |||
The Cosmoplanetary Messiah | Gilbert Bourdin | near Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | France | 33 m (108 ft) | 1990 | 2001 | Demolished | Built without permit by Aumists, and demolished by authorities | [45] | |
Statue of Humanity | Kars, Kars Province | Turkey | 30 m (98 ft) | 2009 | 2011 | Dismantled | [46] | |||
Gilded Statue of Mao Zedong sitting in a chair | Mao Zedong | Tongxu County, Henan | China | 36 m (118 ft) | 2016 | Dismantled | Dismantled before completion | [47] | ||
Sentosa Merlion | Merlion | Sentosa | Singapore | 37 m
(121 ft) |
1995 | 2019 | Demolished | [48][49] | ||
Awaji Kannon | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) | Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture | Japan | 80 m (260 ft) | 1982 | 2023 | Demolished | [50][51] |
Statue | Depicts | Location | Country | Height m (ft) |
Notes | Planned completion date | Coordinates | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Statue of Rama | Rama | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh | India | 251 m (823 ft) | Total structure height to be 251 metres (823 ft), including an overhead umbrella and the statue's pedestal.[52] | 2023[needs update] | [53] | |
Crazy Horse Memorial | Crazy Horse | Black Hills, South Dakota | United States | 172 m (564 ft) | Construction began in 1948. The project is far from completion as of 2023[update]. | after 2037[54] | 43°50′11″N 103°37′24″W / 43.83639°N 103.62333°W / 43.83639; -103.62333 (Crazy Horse Memorial) | [55] |
New Colossus of Rhodes | Helios | Rhodes | Greece | 150 m (490 ft) | Planned to be five times taller than the original. Permanently shelved in the wake of the Greek economic crisis. | 2035 | disputed | [56] |
Statue of Equality (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial) | B. R. Ambedkar | Indu Mill compound, Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | 137.3 m (450 ft) | May 2026[57] | 19°01′22″N 72°49′58″E / 19.022799°N 72.832880°E / 19.022799; 72.832880 | [58] | |
Laozi Statue | Laozi | Wudang Mountains in Hubei Province | China | 130 m (430 ft) | [59] | |||
The Monument of King Naresuan The Great | Naresuan | Pa Mok, Ang Thong | Thailand | 109 m (358 ft) | Statue of King Naresuan standing and pouring water on the ground. | 14°31′30″N 100°29′08″E / 14.5249°N 100.4856°E / 14.5249; 100.4856 | [citation needed] | |
Bodhisattva Manjusri statue | Manjushri | Jiangbei District, Chongqing | China | 108 m (354 ft) | [citation needed] | |||
Padmasambhava statue | Padmasambhava | Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan | China | 108 m (354 ft) | [60] | |||
Maitreya Buddha statue | Maitreya Buddha | Nanchong | China | 99 m (325 ft) | Carving | 2020[needs update] | [61] | |
Emperor Yao | Emperor Yao | Gaoyou | China | 99 m (325 ft) | Bronze statue | [59] | ||
Statue of Buddha | Buddha | Preah Monivong National Park, Kampot Province | Cambodia | 81 m (266 ft) | Stands on a 27 m (89 ft) pedestal. 108 m (354 ft) in total. | 2026 | [62] [63] | |
Wufang Dafo | Five Dhyani Buddhas | Qinhuangdao | China | 81 m (266 ft) | Carving | [citation needed] | ||
Sita Mata Statue | Mata Sita | Sitamadhi, Bihar | India | 76.5 m (251 ft) | [64] | |||
Shiv Smarak | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj | Off the coast of Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | 75.7 m (248 ft) | 212 m (696 ft) total height from base of pedestal to tip of sword; 75.7 m (248 ft) statue of horse and rider.[65][66] | 18°55′39″N 72°47′28″E / 18.9274°N 72.7910°E / 18.9274; 72.7910 | [67][68][69] | |
Sitting Buddha at Bodhi Tahtaung | Maha Bodhi Tahtaung, Monywa, Sagaing Division | Myanmar | 74 m (243 ft) | Under construction as of May 2018[update][70] | 22°04′31″N 95°17′14″E / 22.0754°N 95.2871°E / 22.0754; 95.2871 | [71][non-primary source needed] | ||
Yangshan Dafo | Buddha | Urad Rear Banner, Inner Mongolia | China | 69 m (226 ft) | [72] | |||
Bodhidharma statue | Bodhidharma | Nanjing | China | 68 m (223 ft) | [73] | |||
Hanuman Statue | Hanuman | Kishkinda (Hampi) | India | 65 m (213 ft) | [74] | |||
Shree Adhbhutnath Mahadev | Shiva | Delhi | India | 61.26 m (201.0 ft) | In progress by Indian Artist Murtikar Chandulal Verma | [citation needed] | ||
Grand Maitreya Project West | Maitreya Bodhisattva | Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | 54 m (177 ft) | Phase 1 completed | Project stalled in 2015.[75] | [76] | |
Jiangtaishan Dafo | Maitreya Buddha, sitting | Hangzhou | China | 50 m (160 ft) | Carving | [77] |