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45 Remarkably Impressive Grand Statues Of The World

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  1. Spring Temple Buddha of Lushan, Henan, China
  2. Height : 128 m

  3. Laykyun Setkyar of Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar
  4. Height : 116 m

  5. Ushiku Daibutsu of Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
  6. Height : 110 m

    ushiku daibutsu

  7. Guan Yin of Sanya, Hainan, China
  8. Height : 108 m

    guan yin sanya

  9. Emperors Yan and Huang of Zhengzhou, China
  10. Height : 106 m

    emperors yan huang

  11. Dai Kannon of Sendai, Japan
  12. Height : 100 m (2 X Olympic size swimming pool length)

    dai kannon sendai

  13. Peter the Great of Moscow, Russia
  14. Height : 96 m

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  15. Grand Buddha at Ling Shan of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China
  16. Height : 88 m

    Buddha Ling Shan.jpg

  17. Dai Kannon at Kita no Miyako park of Ashibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
  18. Height : 88 m

    Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako.JPG

  19. Rodina Mat’Zovyot! (Mother Motherland Calls) at Mamayev Kurgan of Volgograd, Russia
  20. Height : 85 m

    Mother Motherland Calls.jpg

  21. Awaji Kannon of Awaji Island, Hyago Prefecture, Japan
  22. Height : 80 m

    awaji kannon.jpg

  23. Great Standing Maitreya Buddha of Beipu, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, China
  24. Height : 72 m

    Maitreya Buddha beipu.jpg

  25. Leshan Giant Buddha of Leshan, China
  26. Height : 71 m

    Leshan Buddha Maitreya.jpg

  27. Mother Motherland of Kiev, Ukraine
  28. Height : 62 m

    Mother Motherland Kiev.jpg

  29. Jibo Kannon at Narita-san temple of Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
  30. Height : 62 m

    Jibo Kannon Narita-san Kurume.jpg

  31. Guan Yin at Mount Xiqiao of Nanhai district, Guangzhou, China
  32. Height : 62 m

    Guan Yin Mount Xiqiao Nanhai.jpg

  33. Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
  34. Height : 57 m

    Aizu Jibo Kannon.JPG

  35. Tokyo Wan Kannon of Futtsu, Chiba, Japan
  36. Height : 56 m

    tokyo bay wan kannon.jpg

  37. Hanuman Murti of New Delhi, India
  38. Height : 53 m

    hanuman murti new delhi.jpg

  39. Usami Dai-Kannon of Izu Peninsula, Ito, Shizuoka, Japan
  40. Height : 50 m

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  41. Dai Kannon of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan
  42. Height : 48.5 m

    dai kannon kamaishi.jpg

  43. Ten Directions Pu Xian Buddha of Mount Emei, Sichuan province, China
  44. Height : 48 m

    pu xian ten directions buddha emei.jpg

  45. Vargen de la Paz (Virgin of Peace) of Trujillo, Venezuela
  46. Height : 46.7 m

    Virgen de la Paz Trujillo.jpg

  47. Liberty Enlightening the World of Liberty Island, New York, United States
  48. Height : 46 m

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  49. Birth of the New Man (Christopher Columbus) of Sevilla, Spain
  50. Height : 45 m

    birth-of-the-new-man-seville.jpg

  51. Lord Murugan of Batu Caves, Gombak, Malaysia
  52. Height : 42.7 m

    batu-caves-murugan-statue.jpg

  53. Grand Byakue Kannon of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
  54. Height : 41.8 m

    Grand Byakue Kannon Takasaki.jpg

  55. Great Matzu of Meizhou Island, Fujian, China
  56. Height : 40.5 m

    Matzu Meizhou.jpg

  57. Jose Maria Morelos of Janitzio island, Michoacan, Mexico
  58. Height : 40 m

    Jose Maria Morelos janitzio.jpg

  59. Fo Guang Shan Amitabha Buddha of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China
  60. Height : 40 m

    Fo Guang Shan Amitabha Buddha.jpg

  61. Lord Shiva of Murudeshwara, district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India
  62. Height : 37 m

    Lord Shiva of Murudeshwara.jpg

  63. The Merlion of Sentosa, Republic of Singapore
  64. Height : 37 m

    Merlion Sentosa.jpg

  65. Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) of Namchi, India
  66. Height : 36 m

    Padmasambhava namchi.jpg

  67. Bodhisattva Kannon of Tazawako, Akita prefecture, Japan
  68. Height : 35 m

    Bodhisattva Kannon of Tazawako.jpg

  69. Cristo de la Concordia of Cochabamba, Bolivia
  70. Height : 34.2 m

    Cristo de la Concordia.jpg

  71. Tian Tan Buddha of Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
  72. Height : 34 m

    Tian Tan Buddha.jpg

  73. Notre-Dame du Sacre-Coeur (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) of Le Mas-Rillier in Dombes, Ain department, France
  74. Height : 33 m

    Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur.jpg

  75. Golden Maitreya Buddha of Beopjusa, Naesongni-myeon, Chungcheongbuk-do province, South Korea
  76. Height : 33 m

    Maitreya Buddha of Beopjusa.jpg

  77. Laozi statue in Mount Mao near Zhenjiang of Jiangsu province, China
  78. Height : 33 m

    Laozi Mount Mao.jpg

  79. Mindroling Monastery Buddha of Dehradun, Uttarakhand state, India
  80. Height : 32.6 m

    Mindroling Monastery Buddha Dehradun.jpg

  81. Standing Buddha in Wat Indrawiharn of Bangkok, Thailand
  82. Height : 32 m

    Wat Indrawiharn buddha.jpg

  83. Bhaisajyaguru in Nihon-Ji Temple of Kyonan, Awa District, Chiba, Japan
  84. Height : 31 m

    Bhaisajyaguru in Nihon-Ji Temple of Kyonan.jpg

  85. Lord Shiva of the Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
  86. Height : 30.5 m

    Lord Shiva Har-ki-Pauri.jpg

  87. Virgen de El Panecillo (Virgin in The Panecillo) of Quito, Ecuador
  88. Height : 30 m

    Virgen de El Panecillo.jpg

  89. Guan Yin of Kek Lok Si Temple, Air Itam, Penang island, Malaysia
  90. Height : 30 m

    Guan Yin Kek Lok Si.jpg

  91. Cristo Redentor de Concorvado (Christ the Redeemer) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  92. Height : 30 m

    Cristo Redentor de Concorvado.jpg

  93. Cristo del Otero (Jesus) of Palencia, Spain
  94. Height : 30 m

    Cristo del Otero.jpg


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18 Responses to “45 Remarkably Impressive Grand Statues Of The World”

  1. Satish vuddagiri Says:

    what about the budha status in Hyderabad India… in the midile of hussen sagar.

  2. Chris Says:

    Yeah.. I know about the Buddha statue in Hussain Sagar. I didn’t include it because it’s height is below 30m.

  3. alanf Says:

    Anyone thought of marking all of these up in Google Earth and providing a .kmz file?

    Just a suggestion in the off case anyone had a spare evening…

    Think Peace,
    - Alan

  4. Kevin Says:

    what about the Hanuman Murti in Trinidad?

  5. Chris Says:

    (Kevin) It’s less than 30m in height. (26m to be exact)

  6. Jeanne Says:

    What about the Dominican Republics statues?

  7. Chris Says:

    (Jeanne) Any one of them above 30m?

  8. Joseph O. Flores Says:

    Where’s the 4-toed statue of LOST fame???

  9. Chris Says:

    (Joseph) It’s fiction, my friend.

  10. Phoebe Says:

    Have you had a look at the Yun gang shi ku in china near Shan xi? The caves there are very impressive with multiple multiple statues carved into the mountains.

  11. Chris Says:

    (Phoebe) Yes it is impressive. However, the tallest statue is only 17 meters.

  12. Sharon Saw Says:

    Thanks for the impressive list! Lovely to see all these stunning statues… perhaps you’d like to compile a list of biggest indoor statues too?

    Cheers
    sharon

  13. Lee Dhi Says:

    Thanks for sharing these beautiful images! Very inspiring. Not only are these images big in size, they are also big in significance. Significance on humanity and spirituality! They are gifts from our forefathers.

    May more grand images be built like those displayed here and envisioned in Kechara World Peace Centre by Tsem Tulku Rinpoche!

  14. Rao Says:

    you have placed few no’s. IT is effective if places more No’s.

    In INDIA We have countless No’s. please update it.

  15. roman Says:

    Hello Chris,

    The Ushiku Daibutsu Statue in Japan is just the worlds 3th tallest! The tallest is in China, called Spring Temple Buddha, 128m

    check wikipedia.

  16. DavidGoorney Says:

    Please check out this video – The Spring Temple Buddha statue in China. Its the tallest statue in the world standing at 128m

  17. Alex Says:

    Hi,
    I just found this great page when looking up for daibutsu and kannons in Japan.
    I am trying to locate all of them and to visit :-)
    Started it already: http://www.alex-aroundtheworld.com/Japan/html/daibutsu_kannon.html

    I have some more to upload. Dont have time right now. Have vacation plans.

    hope that someone will post more stuff here.

  18. Chris Says:

    thanks roman & DavidGoorney! it’s now 47!

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