# The 20 tallest statues in the world

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 182-metre Statue of Unity in Gujarat has been the world's tallest statue since 2018; before that the record belonged to China's Spring Temple Buddha. The world's 20 tallest statues by statue height (without base), most of them depicting the Buddha or Guanyin.

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- Jan 15, 2025 · deepika_nomad
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## Top 20

1. **Statue of Unity** (22 · ▲23 ▼1) — No. 1. Sardar Sarovar Dam, Kevadiya, Narmada District, Gujarat, India; completed in 2018. Statue height: 182 m. Depicts: Vallabhbhai Patel.
2. **Spring Temple Buddha** (19 · ▲19 ▼0) — No. 2. Lushan, Henan, China; completed in 2008. Statue height: 128 m. Depicts: Buddha (Vairocana).
3. **Laykyun Sekkya** (17 · ▲17 ▼0) — No. 3. Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar; completed in 2008. Statue height: 115.8 m. Depicts: Buddha (Gautama).
4. **Great Buddha of Thailand** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — No. 8. Ang Thong, Thailand; completed in 2008. Statue height: 93 m. Depicts: Buddha (Gautama).
5. **Statue of Belief** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — No. 4. Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India; completed in 2020. Statue height: 106 m. Depicts: Shiva.
6. **Ushiku Daibutsu** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — No. 5. Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan; completed in 1993. Statue height: 100 m. Depicts: Buddha (Amitābha).
7. **Guishan Guanyin** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — No. 6. Weishan, Changsha, Hunan, China; completed in 2009. Statue height: 99 m. Depicts: Guanyin – Eleven-headed Thousand-armed Guanyin.
8. **Mother of All Asia – Tower of Peace** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — No. 7. Pagkilatan, Batangas City, Philippines; completed in 2021. Statue height: 98.15 m. Depicts: Mary.
9. **The Motherland Calls** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — No. 11. Volgograd, Russia; completed in 1967. Statue height: 85 m. Depicts: Mother Motherland.
10. **Guanyin of Nanshan** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — No. 13. Sanya, Hainan, China; completed in 2005. Statue height: 78 m. Depicts: Guanyin.
11. **Kaga Kannon** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — No. 20. Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan; completed in 1987. Statue height: 73 m. Depicts: Kannon (Avalokiteśvara).
12. **Dizang at Mount Jiuhua** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — No. 15. Qingyang County, China; completed in 2012. Statue height: 76 m. Depicts: Ksitigarbha.
13. **Phra Buddha Chok** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — No. 18. Huay Pong, Lop Buri, Thailand; completed in 2018. Statue height: 75 m. Depicts: Buddha (Gautama).
14. **Ruyilun Guanyin statue in Tsz Shan Monastery** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — No. 16. Hong Kong, Hong Kong; completed in 2012. Statue height: 76 m. Depicts: Guanyin (Cintamanicakra).
15. **Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — No. 17. Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Bali, Indonesia; completed in 2018. Statue height: 76 m. Depicts: Garuda ridden by Vishnu.
16. **Sendai Daikannon** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — No. 9. Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan; completed in 1991. Statue height: 92 m. Depicts: Kannon (Avalokiteśvara).
17. **Sitting Buddha at Bodhi Tahtaung** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — No. 19. Maha Bodhi Tahtaung, Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar; completed in 2022. Statue height: 74 m (242 ft). Depicts: Buddha (Gautama).
18. **Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — No. 10. Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan; completed in 1989. Statue height: 88 m. Depicts: Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Byakue Kannon.
19. **Grand Buddha at Ling Shan** (0 · ▲3 ▼3) — No. 12. Wuxi, Jiangsu, China; completed in 1996. Statue height: 79 m. Depicts: Buddha (Amitābha).
20. **Statue of Gautama Buddha** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — No. 14. Kyaikhto, Mon State, Myanmar; completed in 2019. Statue height: 77.9 m. Depicts: Buddha (Gautama).

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