Sardar Patel 'Statue of Unity' project gets ready: Check cost, tallest world statues it will beat
Statue of Unity: Sardar Patel world's tallest statue will be unveiled in India on October 31 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It took four years to complete this grand project by Larsen & Toubro, a renowned global construction company. The cost of the statue is 2989 crore and the material used in statue are steel framing, reinforced concrete, bronze coating. The statue is located facing the Narmada Dam, 3.2 km (2.0 mi) away on the river island called Sadhu Bet near Vadodara in Gujarat. Here are the other tall statues of the world India's 'Statue of Unity' will beat upon the completion of the construction:
Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
Height- 38 metres. Image source: Reuters
Motherland Calls, Russia
Height- 85 metres. Image source: Reuters
Statue of Liberty, USA
Height- 93 metres. Image source: Reuters
Ushiku Daibutsu, Japan
Height- 120 metres. Image source: Wikipedia
Spring Temple Buddha, China
Height- 128 metres. Image source: Wikipedia
Statue of Unity, India
Height- 182 metres. Image source: DNA