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The statue called The sculpture, which is a three-dimensional image of the human figure, animal, and sometimes fantastic. Most of the tallest statues in the world is China, but Russia has its champions. Traditionally start from last place.




20. Lenin monument

Location: Volgograd, Russia The total height of the monument: 57 meters Year: 1973

The monument to Vladimir Lenin in front of the Volga-Don canal. Listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest monument erected real living man.



19. The Worker and Collective Farm

Location: Moscow, Russia The total height of the monument: 58 meters Year: 1937

"Ideal and the symbol of the Soviet era." The famous sculptural group of two figures with raised above the heads of the hammer and sickle



The idea of ​​the sculptor, boy and girl, represent the owners of Soviet soil - working class and the collective farm peasantry



"Worker and Collective Farm Girl" are a symbol of "Mosfilm". (Photo by Andrew Ulyasheva):



18. Independence Monument

Location: Kiev, Ukraine The total height of the monument 61 meters Year: 2000-2001

Monument dedicated to the independence of Ukraine. The monument is located in the center of Kiev on Independence Square.



17. Statue of Maitreya Buddha in Leshan

Location: Leshan, China The total height of the monument 71 meters Year: 713

Buddha statue carved deep in the rock in the mountain Linyunshan at the confluence of three rivers of Sichuan Province of China, and for more than millennium was the tallest sculptures in the world.



16. Statue of Guanyin in China

Location: Foshan, China The total height of the monument 77 meters



15. The Buddha statue in Wuxi

Location: Wuxi, China The total height of the monument 88 meters 1996

It is considered the largest bronze statue in the world:



14. The Buddha statue in Ang Thong

Location: Ang Thong, Thailand The total height of the monument 92 meters: 2008



13. Statue of Liberty

Location: New York, USA The total height of the monument: 93 meters Year: 1886

She is one of the most famous sculptures in the USA and in the world. Since opening the statue served as a navigational guide and was used as a lighthouse.



From the crown, which you can climb the stairs of 365 steps, offers expansive views of New York Harbor:



12. The monument to Peter I

Location: Moscow, Russia The total height of the monument 98 meters 1997

Zurab Tsereteli, commissioned by the Government of Moscow on an artificial island, is poured from the separation of the Moscow River. (Photo by Yuri Dmitrienko)



Then the monument has caused the almost unanimous rejection in the circles of the public and the architects in connection with their appearance and the lack of value for the city.



11. Guanyin statue with a thousand hands and eyes

Location: Changsha, China The total height of the monument 99 meters: 2009:



10. Sendai Daykannon

Location: Sendai, Japan The total height of the monument: 100 meters 1991

The statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.



Inside the statue goes to the elevator, where you can climb to the top.



9. Motherland

Location: Kiev, Ukraine The total height of the monument: 102 meters Year: 1981

Statue "Motherland" is located on the right bank of the Dnieper



In one hand the statue holds a 16-meter-long sword, weighing 9 tons. (Photo Constantine Zuev):



8. "The Motherland Calls!»

Location: Volgograd, Russia The total height of the monument: 102 meters Year: 1967

Monument to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on Mamayev Hill. Dimensions of the sculpture can be estimated to nearby people



She was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest at the time of construction-sculpture statue in the world. The length of the hand - the sword and 20 meters - 33 meters. Weight sculpture - 8 000 tonnes and the sword - 14 tonnes:



7. Cristo Rey

Location: Almada, Portugal The total height of the monument: 103 meters Year: 1959

Christ statue in Almada, Portugal.



Portugal did not participate in World War II, so the woman donated the money for the statue of Christ, as he saved from death their sons, husbands and fathers, not allowing the participation of Portugal in the hostilities.



6. Emperors Yan and Huang

Location: Zhengzhou, China The total height of the monument: 106 meters: 2007

It depicts the first two emperors of China. The construction lasted 20 years and was completed in 2007



5. Statue of Guanyin in Sanya

Location: Sanya, China The total height of the monument: 108 meters: 2005

It depicts the Bodhisattva Guanyin. Its construction took six years.



4. The Statue of Buddha Amitabha

Location: Antennae, Japan The total height of the monument: 120 meters 1995

The monument is located 50 kilometers north-east of Tokyo. The right hand of the statue is raised, the left is omitted, both hands are turned to the observer. This index finger and thumb tips are connected, the other three fingers straightened. This gesture indicates that the transfer of doctrine (dharma):



3. The statue of Sakyamuni Buddha

Location: Myanmar Total height of the monument: 130 meters: 2008

Religious sculptural building, located in the countryside Khatakan-Taung. Construction began in 1996 and was completed 12 years later.



2. Victory Monument

Location: Moscow, Russia The total height of the monument: 142 meters 1995

Stella obelisk with a bronze figure of the goddess of victory Nike.



Located in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora



1. Spring Temple Buddha

Location: Leshan, China The total height of the monument: 153 meters: 2002

Plans to build Spring Temple Buddha were announced soon after the explosion, the Taliban Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan. Spring Temple Buddha got its name from the nearby Tianrui Hot Spring water in which erupts at 60 ° C, and is known in the area for its healing properties.

It is the largest statue in the world.