Which statue is taller? The tallest statues in the world (30 photos). The most famous tall monuments

Of the ten largest sculptures in the world, 4 are in China, 3 in Japan, 1 in Myanmar, 1 in Thailand and 1 in Russia. Russian sculpture occupies an honorable 9th place in this list. This is the figure of the Motherland in Volgograd. All other statues are of a cult nature and are associated with Buddhism and other eastern religious teachings.


The first place in the list of the largest sculptures is Spring Temple Buddha statue, which is located in the village of Zhaotsun, next to the monastery and healing source. The height of the statue without a pedestal is 128 meters. The statue was built after the Afghan Taliban destroyed unique monument culture - two rock images of Buddha in the Bamiyan Valley.

The second tallest sculpture is the Buddha statue, which is called "". This gigantic monument stands near the city of Monyua in Myanmar, on the territory temple complex. On the territory of this complex you can find more than 5,000 different images of Buddha. The height of the statue is 116 meters.


The third place on the list is occupied by Japanese sculpture. The statue is located on the territory of Arcadia Park in the small town of Ushiku (50 kilometers from Tokyo). The statue is located on the very spot where the great preacher Dharmakara achieved complete enlightenment and nirvana. The height of the sculpture is 100 meters.


The Japanese 100m is also in fourth place. statue of the many-faced goddess Kannon, which in its essence also embodies the Buddha. The statue is located in the city of Sendai, Tohoku region. The monument was erected in 1991.


Fifth place in the top ten tallest statues in the world is Goddess Guanyin Monument(Chinese name for the goddess Kannon) in Changsha City. The height of the statue is 92 meters.

Ranked sixth in the top ten Buddha statue in Ang Thong, Thailand. The statue amazes the imagination not only with its size (height - 92 meters), but also with its radiance on a sunny day. The figure of the “enlightened one” is covered with gold and polished to a shine. This monument is one of the favorite sites of tourists.


In seventh place are the tens of 88-meter Statue of the goddess Kannon in the Japanese city of Ashibetsu.


Eighth place is also occupied by a statue 88 meters high, located near the city of Wuxi in China. It's again Buddha monument. Unlike previous sculptures, this one is made in bronze and is considered the tallest bronze sculpture in the world.


Ninth place - . In the memorial complex dedicated to the Battle of Stalingrad, the statue occupies central place. Its height is 85 meters.


The top ten largest sculptures in the world is completed by the Chinese monument to the goddess Guanyin in Sanya. The height of the sculpture is 80 meters.

The top ten greatest sculptures in the world do not include such famous monuments as the Statue of Liberty in, the statues of St. Rita in Brazil, the statues of Christ the King in Poland or. Each of the listed statues at one time were the largest on the continent, in the country and in the world. However, with the advent of the 21st century, it was the Buddhists who began to confidently hold the lead in creating giant figures.

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A statue or monument is an image of a person or animal. Or maybe a mythical hero. The desire of a talented person to leave a memory of himself in paintings or in architectural masterpieces is commendable. Moreover, history is all that remains for people. In this list we present sculptural compositions, the size of which, to put it mildly, is enormous. Those. more than 20 meters in height. China and Russia are leading in this regard. So, Top 10.

No. 10. Statue of Christ the Savior. Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

This monument is a symbol of Rio de Janeiro and the most important attraction of the city. They have been thinking about erecting such a monument since 1922, when they celebrated one hundred years of the country’s independence. A few years later, this statue of the Savior was installed on Corcovado Hill. The monument itself was made in Paris and erected in 1931. Residents of the city rightfully believe that this tall statue The Savior protects and protects them. The height of the statue is 38 m, including the pedestal - 8 m; arm span - 28 m. Weight - 1145 tons.

No. 9. Bamiyan Buddha statues, Afghanistan

We need to start with the fact that the Bamiyan Valley is located near the capital of the country, Kabul. And in the distant 2nd century there were Buddhist monasteries. Where did they come from? tall monuments. They say that their construction took two hundred years. These statues were carved into rocks and their heights are 37m and 55m. However, in 2001 they were destroyed by the Taliban. True, in this valley there are still Buddhist monasteries and, miraculously, surviving Buddha statues. And since 2003, everything that remained was included in the list World Heritage UNESCO.

No. 8. Maitreya Buddha Statue, China

Another one of tallest statues in the world, Buddhas, only in China, in the Sichuan province, which is considered the highest. Indeed, if only the length of the finger is eight meters. And the statue itself has a height of 71 meters. In this case, we can add that as many as 90 years were spent on the monument. It is also necessary to point out the fact that the sculpture is carved into the rock.

No. 7. Sculpture of Chinese emperors - Huang Di and Yang Di, China

This one is one of the tallest monuments in the world immortalized two emperors - Huang Di and Yang Di. Many years ago, when China was not yet such a powerful state, wars and raids were a constant occurrence. And this led to the weakening of the provinces themselves and their suppression by a more powerful enemy. The above-mentioned Yellow Emperors united society, after which China began to turn into a single empire. And they were named after the place where they were born - the Yellow River Valley. And finally, it should be noted that the sculpture itself is more than 100 meters high.

No. 6. Buddhist statue of Guanyin, China

In China there is a resort city of Sanya, on the island of Hainan. The Buddhism Center, opened in 1997, is located here. A huge park was laid out, where one was restored ancient temple and the construction of another in honor of the Goddess of Mercy - Guanyin - is being completed. But the statue already exists. And it is a huge shrine, because it contains particles of Buddha’s ashes. And it was built not so long ago - in 2005. Its height is 108 meters.

No. 5. Bronze Buddha statue Ushiku Daibutsu, Japan

In fifth place of the Top 10 Tallest monuments and statues in the world, Let's move from China to Japan. Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, Ushika City. Stone sculptures of Buddhas in Japan are somewhat less common than in other countries with a similar culture of worship. The statue in question was built in 1995 and has a height of 120 meters. She is also called the Spring Temple Buddha. The entire composition is structured in such a way that it seems to indicate the path to liberation from suffering. And all this splendor can be seen from the observation deck, which is reached by an elevator (85m).

No. 4. Motherland, Ukraine, Kyiv

In 1981, a memorial complex dedicated to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1945 was opened. Here and National Museum history of the Second Patriotic War and the sculpture of the Motherland, 102 meters high. The entire complex is located on the banks of the Dnieper. According to experts, this monument should stand for at least 150 years. There are also elevators and observation decks for visitors and control, for technical condition sculptural composition.

No. 3. Statue of Liberty, USA, New York

The symbol of New York and the USA, “Lady Liberty”, this is also what this tall statue. It was donated by France and installed in 1886 in New York. This Goddess has a torch in one hand and a tablet in the other with an inscription about US Independence Day. And there are only 356 steps to the crown of the Statue of Liberty, but there is an elevator. The height of the sculpture from the ground to the torch itself is 93 meters.

No. 2. Sculpture “The Motherland is Calling!”, Volgograd, Russia

Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd. This tall Monument“To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad” and the sculpture – “The Motherland is Calling!” Work on the creation of the monument (sculptor - Vuchetich E.V. and engineer - Nikitin N.V.) began in 1959 and ended in 1967. And at that period of time, it was the tallest sculpture in the world. A woman walking forward with a sword raised up, calling to fight back the enemy - that’s what this figure represents. If we move on to the artistic component of the image, then this Goddess of Victory is Nike, only retold in our time. The two-meter high slab on which the monument rises is 87 meters high. And there is also a foundation, 16 meters high, which is almost invisible.

No. 1. Monument to Peter I, Moscow, Russia

Why this tallest monument in the world appeared at number 1 on the list? There are probably a lot of questions for him and the figure of the monumental sculptor itself is not so clear. So, Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli and his brainchild are a monument to Peter I, although official name"In commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the Russian fleet." It was installed in 1997. The height of the monument is 98 meters and is considered the highest in Russia. Although, technically, this structure is unique. However, experts maritime history they talk about some inaccuracies. Others claim that this tallest statue in the world, nothing more than a slightly redesigned Columbus, which they could not sell in foreign countries, as part of the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. Who might know anything specifically? But the fact that the monument is not of particular value to the city and the public almost completely opposed its erection is, unfortunately, a fact. However, the sword is still double-edged. And, I dare to remind you: how many people there are, so many opinions.

The custom of erecting monuments, sculptures and obelisks in cities that perpetuate events or historical figures is almost as old as the rituals of holidays or funerals. The art of sculpting has been honed over thousands of years so that people passing by beautiful figures will admire human greatness. It so happened that almost all of the most grandiose Russian monuments were left to us from the Soviet era, because then the colossality of the monuments had a special political significance.

10. Monument to Lenin in Dubna (37 m)

In the famous Soviet and now Russian scientific center in Dubna, there is a huge monument to Lenin. Even without a pedestal, the height of the figure of the leader of the proletariat is 25 meters. They placed it near the lock separating the Moscow Sea from the Volga bed. A park was built around the monument, from which the panorama of the Moscow Sea is clearly visible. There also used to be a monument to I. Stalin, but under Khrushchev it was blown up.


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9. Friendship forever (42 m)

This monument, inaugurated in 1983, was dedicated to Russian-Georgian friendship. That year marked the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Georgievsk - that was the name of the treaty, according to which the Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti voluntarily became part of the Russian Empire and found itself under its full protection. This composition was staged on Tishinskaya Square, where the famous Georgian Settlement was located until the 19th century. From the point of view of execution, the monument is a column composed of vertically located, hard-to-distinguish letters of the Cyrillic and Georgian alphabet, from which the words “peace”, “unity”, “labor”, “brotherhood” are formed. The column is crowned with a wreath of grapes, into which ears of wheat are woven; symbolism is also visible in this: wheat is Russia, and grapes are Georgia.

8. Monument to Yuri Gagarin (42.5 m)

At the height of the Moscow Olympics in July 1980, a new huge monument appeared in the capital - this time to the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. It was made from titanium, which is widely used in manufacturing spacecraft. The production of the cosmonaut figure took 238 cast elements connected to each other by welding and bolts. The most difficult thing was making the face - the largest element, weighing 300 kg, although one melt of a vacuum furnace could produce much less metal. The figure of the astronaut looks very dynamic - it seems to be directed upward. The semantic part of the composition is the high ribbed pedestal - it means the launch of a spaceship.

7. Alyosha (42.5 m)

Residents of Murmansk decided to make their own monument, officially called “Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Second World War,” the namesake of the famous monument to the Soviet soldier-liberator in Bulgaria - “Alyosha”. The soldier is depicted here in a long overcoat. In 1975 it was installed on a hill Cape Verde in such a way that it was visible from anywhere in the city - it was actually 173 meters above the average level of the urban landscape. The height of the figure is 35.5 meters, and it stands on a pedestal 7 meters high. This sculpture became part of the architectural and sculptural complex dedicated to the defenders of the Motherland. Nearby is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.


6. Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Volgograd (57 m)

At one time, this particular monument became a figure in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest among monuments dedicated to real historical figures. Ilyich, by the way, occupied the pedestal on which his successor, I. Stalin, had previously stood, but which was later dismantled. Lenin is not very original here - he is depicted walking briskly with a cap in his hand. The monument was opened on the 103rd anniversary of the birth of the leader of the revolution, that is, in 1973. The height of the figure itself is 27 meters.


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5. Worker and Kolkhoz Woman (58 m)

This monument became a world-famous symbol of the USSR; its image could be seen on various postcards, stamps, and other Soviet products, and the Mosfilm film studio made it its screensaver. This sculptural composition was commissioned by the state to decorate the Soviet pavilion at the international exhibition held in France in 1937. Elena Mukhina portrayed the heroes of her time - young people from the leading political classes of Soviet society - a young male worker and a female collective farmer. In synchronously extended arms they hold a hammer and sickle. The sculpture seems to say that they are building a peaceful life and striving for simple happiness.
After returning from France, the monument was placed in Moscow near the entrance to VDNKh, although according to the original plan it was supposed to decorate the area in front of the lock tower of the Rybinsk Hydroelectric Power Station. But the preparatory work at the hydroelectric power station was delayed, so it was temporarily placed near VDNKh, and there it remained forever laid up. Another sculpture was made for the hydroelectric power station. For this reason, the pedestal for the monument turned out to be too low - less than what was intended by the authors, otherwise the monument would have become three times higher. Before France, the statue was transported disassembled in 28 wagons, but even in this case, some elements got stuck in narrow places on the track, so they had to be cut right on the road.

4. The Motherland is calling (87 m)

Until 1997, the largest statue in the country was the sculpture of the Motherland, installed in Volgograd on the Mamayev Kurgan. Fortunately, no one here even thought of challenging its semantic and architectural significance - in terms of the emotional impact of this sculpture there are few equals in the world, and not just in Russia. A female figure with a sword raised high in her hand and half-turned back, as if appealing to the invisible people with a call to stand up against the enemy.
This statue was installed in 1967 and for 22 years after that it was the tallest sculpture in the world, for which it was included in the Guinness Book of Records. The statue itself is made of reinforced concrete, and the 33-meter sword, which weighed 14 tons, was originally made of titanium and stainless steel (to sparkle). But it had too much windage, and transferred a significant load received from the wind to the hand holding it. Therefore, just 10 years later, the monument needed to be repaired. A sword made of a different material, equipped with holes to reduce windage, was placed in the hand.


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3. Monument to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Russian fleet (98 m)

Very soon it will be 20 years since a huge monument to the work of Z. Tsereteli was erected on the Moscow River. Just as before its installation, to this day Muscovites, to put it mildly, do not like this work of the prolific Georgian. They do not like the monument both from an aesthetic point of view and from the point of view of its cost; moreover, it requires a lot of money for annual maintenance. There are still calls to dismantle this monster, which disfigures the surrounding cityscapes.
To install the monument in the middle of the Moscow River, an island was specially built. The colossal bronze figure weighs more than 2,000 tons, and the cost of installing the pedestal, the central figure on the ship with sails, exceeded $36 million. The complex structure of the monument took more than a year to assemble. Regarding the history of this “masterpiece,” there is a very popular version that the author made a monument to Columbus, who discovered America for Europeans, but could not impose his creation on either the Spaniards or anyone in both Americas, so he urgently baptized him as Peter I. In addition, , there was no connection between the formation of the Russian fleet and Moscow, since Peter was doing this when he was already rebuilding the new capital.
After the appearance of the monument, mass protests began among Muscovites, who even raised funds for its dismantling or transfer to St. Petersburg. There was even an attempt to blow up the monument. But the then mayor’s office, which patronized Tsereteli, ignored these protests, and the dark tsar continues to frighten Muscovites.

2. Monument to the Conquerors of Space (107 m)

This proud monument appeared in the capital in 1964, when the country felt real euphoria from successes in space exploration. They placed it at the end of Cosmonauts Alley, near the main entrance to VDNKh, near the metro station of the same name, now it is the north-eastern administrative District. The 107-meter obelisk, sparkling in the sun with titanium sheets, depicts a rocket heading into the sky, followed by a gas plume.
At the base of the monument there is a statue of the first ideologist of astronautics, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. The facade of the stylobate is equipped with poems by Nikolai Gribachev, laid out in metal letters, and around the stylobate are depicted high reliefs of Soviet scientists, engineers and workers - all those who turned the dream of space flight into reality.


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1. Victory Monument (141.8 m)

The tallest monument in Russia was erected after the collapse of the USSR - in 1995. It became the obelisk in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill, installed on Pobediteley Square. The height of 141.8 m is symbolic - if you convert it into decimeters, you get the number of military days. The obelisk is given the shape of a triangular bayonet, the edges of which are decorated to a considerable height with bronze bas-reliefs. At the 104 meter mark, attached to the obelisk sculptural group made of bronze - the goddess of victory Nike with a crown and two cupids trumpeting victory.
The opening of the memorial took place on Victory Day along with everything memorial complex. This unique design, due to the peculiarities of its shape, even being within the framework of the architect’s plan, exhibited aerodynamic instability. Therefore, her model was repeatedly tested in the TsAGI wind tunnel in order to minimize this property.

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A statue is a sculpture that is a three-dimensional image of a human figure, an animal, and sometimes a fantastic one.

Most of the tallest statues in the world are located in China, but Russia also has its own record holders. As usual, let's start from the last place.

20.

Place: Volgograd, Russia
Total height of the monument: 57 meters
Year: 1973

Monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin at the entrance to the Volga-Don shipping canal. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest monument erected to a real living person.

19.

Place: Moscow, Russia
Total height of the monument: 58 meters
Year: 1937

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



According to the sculptor, the boy and girl represent the owners Soviet land- the working class and the collective farm peasantry.

“Worker and Collective Farm Woman” is a symbol of the Mosfilm film studio.

18.

Place: Kyiv, Ukraine
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 Kyiv on Independence Square.

17.

Place: Leshan, China
Total height of the monument: 71 meters
Year: 713

The Buddha statue was carved into the rock in Mount Lingyunshan at the confluence of three rivers in the Chinese province of Sichuan and for more than a millennium was the tallest piece of sculpture in the world.

16.

Place: Foshan, China
Total height of the monument: 77 meters
Year:

15.

Place: Wuxi, China
Total height of the monument: 88 meters
Year: 1996

Considered to be the largest bronze statue in the world:

14.

Place: Ang Thong, Thailand
Total height of the monument: 92 meters
Year: 2008

13.

Place: New York, USA
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 its discovery, the statue has served as a navigational landmark and has been used as a lighthouse.

The crown, reached by a staircase of 365 steps, offers expansive views of New York Harbor:

12.

Place: Moscow, Russia
Total height of the monument: 98 meters
Year: 1997

Work by Zurab Tsereteli, commissioned by the Moscow Government for artificial island, poured at the division of the Moscow River. (Photo by Yuri Dmitrienko):

Then the monument caused almost unanimous rejection among the public and architects due to its appearance and lack of value for the city.

11.

Place: Changsha, China
Total height of the monument: 99 meters
Year: 2009

10.

Place: Sendai, Japan
Total height of the monument: 100 meters
Year: 1991

Statue of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.

There is an elevator inside the statue that takes you to the very top.

9.

Place: Kyiv, Ukraine
Total height of the monument: 102 meters
Year: 1981

The monument-sculpture “Motherland” is located on the high right bank of the Dnieper.

In one hand the statue holds a 16-meter sword weighing 9 tons.

8.

Place: Volgograd, Russia
Total height of the monument: 102 meters
Year: 1967

Monument to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on Mamayev Kurgan. The size of the sculpture can be estimated by the people nearby:

These 15 statues are the most enormous and impressive sculptures that exist in the world. Their size makes tourists exclaim in amazement. Finding yourself next to them, it is simply impossible not to remember the story of Gulliver.

Buddha statue in Leshan

Leshan, China.

The statue was carved into the rock 1200 years ago. Its height reaches 71 m, it is the largest stone Buddha statue in the world.

Goddess Guanyin statue in Sanya


Sanya, China.

The fourth largest statue in the world.

Great Buddha of Thailand

This statue took 18 years to build and was completed in 2008. Its height reaches 92 meters.

Genghis Khan statue


The $4.1 million statue is made from 250 tons of stainless steel. Its height reaches 40 meters (excluding the ten-meter pedestal).

Kotoku-in


Kamakura, Japan.

The Amida Buddha statue from 1252 is made of 850 tons of bronze and reaches 11 meters in height.

Giant reclining Buddha

The statue reaches 180 meters in length and 30 meters in height.

God Shiva statue


The height of this statue is 37 meters.

Motherland

After a 16-year break, construction of this statue resumed. Now only the head of the monument reaches 65 meters in height.

African Renaissance Monument


Dakar, Senegal.

The monument celebrates Senegal's independence from France. The height of the statue reaches 49 meters.

God Murugan, Batu Caves


Malaysia.

If you combine 250 tons of steel, 1.5 million liters of concrete and 79 gallons of gold paint, you will get a statue of a Hindu god.

Big Buddha


 

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