These are top ten tallest monuments around the world.
10. Statue of Lanshan Buddha, Lanshan, China
Buddha near Lanshan, China. 71 meters (233 feet) tall.
Statue of Lanshan Buddha |
9. “The Motherland” statue, Volgograd, Russia
84 meter (276 feet) tall, 7900 ton sculpture, located at Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd.
"The Motherland" statue |
8. Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York
93 meters (305 feet) tall statue standing at Liberty Island, New York in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor.
7. Statue of Peter I, Moscow, Russia
This statue is 94 meters (308 feet) tall.
6. Motherland, Kiev, Ukraine
The statue itself is 62 meters (203 feet) tall, the overall height is 102 meters(335 feet).
5. Yellow Chinese emperors Huangdi and Yandi, China
103 meters (338 feet) tall statues.
93 meters (305 feet) tall statue standing at Liberty Island, New York in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor.
Statue of Liberty |
This statue is 94 meters (308 feet) tall.
Statue of Peter 1 |
The statue itself is 62 meters (203 feet) tall, the overall height is 102 meters(335 feet).
Motherland |
103 meters (338 feet) tall statues.
Yellow Chinese Emperors |
4. Buddhist statue of Guanyin, Sanya, China
The Guanyin statue is 108-meter (354 feet).
The Guanyin statue is 108-meter (354 feet).
Buddhist Statue of Guanyin |
3. Ushiku Daibutsu, Ushiku, Japan
120m (394 feet) above the ground, including the 10 m (33 feet) high base and 10 m (33 feet) high lotus platform.
120m (394 feet) above the ground, including the 10 m (33 feet) high base and 10 m (33 feet) high lotus platform.
Ushiku Daibutsu |
2. Washington Monument, Washington, USA
The monument, made of marble, granite, and sandstone, is both the world’s tallest stone structure and the world’s tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.294 m).
The monument, made of marble, granite, and sandstone, is both the world’s tallest stone structure and the world’s tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.294 m).
Washington Monument |
1. Gateway Arch, Missouri, USA
630 feet (192 m), it is the tallest man-made monument in the United States, Missouri’s tallest accessible building, and the largest architectural structure designed as a weighted or flattened catenary arch.
630 feet (192 m), it is the tallest man-made monument in the United States, Missouri’s tallest accessible building, and the largest architectural structure designed as a weighted or flattened catenary arch.
Gateway Arch |
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