Top 7 incredible-sized statues that surprise everyone and are worth a look.
The rulers of the past, including those of the most ancient civilizations, sought to preserve the memory of themselves by creating monumental structures or colossal statues that even today amaze the imagination of even people who are far from art. Who does not know the Great Sphinx, whose height is twenty meters and the length is seventy-two meters? Of particular surprise is the fact that its creators worked, in all likelihood, even before our era.
What can we say about modern statues that are created using the latest technology? So, we present to your attention the top 7 statues of incredible size that are worth a look.
In seventh place in our ranking of sixty-two stainless steel statues is the Motherland. Installed in 1981 as a symbol of the fight against fascism. The peculiarity of the statue is that it is installed on the museum building, which is its original basis. The total size of the monument is 102 meters.
The sixth line is occupied by the emperors Yang and Huang (Mount Rushmore, Yellow River, China). The 106-meter sculpture represents the faces of two emperors carved in real rock, the work was completed in 2007.
In fifth place is again China and the 108-meter statue of Guan Yin. This statue has three sides: two look at the sea, the third – at the city.
Fourth place – the statue of Cristo Rey . The 28-meter figure of Christ differs from its Brazilian prototype (the statue of Christ the Redeemer – the symbol of Rio de Janeiro) in that it is installed on a base 82 meters high. Thus, the entire colossus has a height of 110 meters.
The third tallest statue in the world is located in the Japanese city of Ushiku. The bronze statue of Buddha rises to 120 meters and makes an indelible impression on tourists.
In second place is Laykyun Sekkya, a statue that took 12 years to create. Its height is 130 meters.
In the first place in our ranking is the Spring Statue of Buddha (China), standing in a lotus flower. The total height of the composition is 153 meters.
Of course, each of the presented statues impresses with numbers that reflect the full power of modern colossi, but it is better to see them once, even if through the monitor screen.
