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In Photos: Impressive Statues You Should Visit 

From the Statue of Unity, portraying Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of the founding fathers of India, during its inauguration in Kevadia to the Statue of Liberty in New York City which only places 47th on the list of tallest statues, at 151 feet (46 meters) tall, these photos will reveal you some of the greatest statues in the world.

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The Statue of Unity, portraying Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of the founding fathers of India, during its inauguration in Kevadia, in the western state of Gujarat, India. The monument, standing 597 feet (182 meters) tall, is now the tallest statue on Earth.

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Stairs lead up to the 420-foot (128-meter) Spring Temple Buddha statue, now the second tallest in the world. The statue stands near the town of Zhaocun, in Lushan County, Henan, China, and was completed in 2008.

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Laykyun Sekkya, in Khatakan Taung, Myanmar, a statue of Buddha standing 380 feet (115.8 meters) tall.

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The Ushiku Great Buddha in Ibaraki, Japan, photographed on April 29, 2018. The 330-foot-tall (100-meter-tall) statue, completed in 1993, held the title of the world’s tallest statue for nine years, and now holds the fourth-place slot.

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The cityscape of Sendai, Japan, with the 330-foot-tall (100-meter-tall) Sendai Daikannon in the distance, viewed from Mount Aoba.

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The 325-foot-tall (99-meter-tall) Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes, photographed in Miyin Temple in Weishan, Changsha, China.

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The Big Buddha of Thailand at Wat Muang Temple in Ang Thong Province, Thailand. The seated figure measures 302 feet (92 meters) tall.

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An aerial photo shows the Mamayev Kurgan World War II memorial complex with the statue The Motherland Calls in Volgograd, Russia. The monument, the tallest statue in Russia, stands 279 feet (85 meters) tall.

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The Guanyin of Nanshan, photographed on October 25, 2017, in Sanya, Hainan, China. The statue, completed in 2005, measures 256 feet (78 meters) tall.

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The Statue of Liberty in New York City only places 47th on the list of tallest statues, at 151 feet (46 meters) tall. The statue is pictured here, in front of the Empire State Building, lit in the colors of France in honor of the country’s 2018 FIFA World Cup victory on July 15, 2018.

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