This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 30 m (98 ft) tall, which was the assumed height of the Colossus of Rhodes. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
The definition of statue for this list is a free-standing sculpture (as opposed to a relief), representing one or more people or animals (real or mythical), in their entirety or partially (such as a bust). Heights stated are those of the statue itself and (separately) the total height of the monument that includes structures the statue is standing on or holding. Monuments that contain statues are included in this list only if the statue fulfills these and the height criteria.
Existing statues
As of 2020, the main table includes 136 statues of height 30 m (98 ft) or taller.
| Rank | Statue | Image | Depicts | Locations | Country | Height meters (feet) |
Notes | Completed | Coordinates |
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| 1 | Statue of Unity | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Sardar Sarovar Dam, Kevadiya, Narmada District, Gujarat | India | 182 m (597 ft) | Stands on a 58 m (190 ft) base. 240 m (787 ft) total monument height. The tallest statue in the world. | 2018 | 21°50′16.8″N73°43′08.7″E | |
| 2 | Spring Temple Buddha |
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Buddha (Vairocana) | Lushan, Henan | China | 128 m (420 ft) | Stands on a 19.3 m (63 ft) lotus throne, and other stacked base platforms of various height. 208 m (682 ft) total monument height.World’s tallest statue 2008–2018. | 2008 | 33.7751°N 112.4510°E |
| 3 | Laykyun Sekkya |
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Buddha (Gautama) | Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing Division | Myanmar | 115.8 m (380 ft) | Stands on a 13.41 m (44 ft) lotus throne. 129.2 m (424 ft) total monument height. | 2008 | 22.0803°N 95.2893°E |
| 4 | Ushiku Daibutsu |
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Buddha (Amitābha) | Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture | Japan | 100 m (330 ft) | Stands on a 10 m (33 ft) lotus throne and 10 m (33 ft) pedestal/building. 120 m (394 ft) total monument height. World’s tallest statue 1993–2008. | 1993 | 35.9827°N 140.2203°E |
| 5 | Sendai Daikannon | Kannon (Guanyin) | Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture | Japan | 100 m (330 ft) | World’s tallest statue 1991–1993 | 1991 | 38.3005°N 140.8236°E | |
| 6 | Guishan Guanyin |
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Guanyin | Weishan, Changsha, Hunan | China | 99 m (325 ft) | Gilded bronze statue | 2009 | 28°11′5.8″N111°57′48.1″E |
| 7 | Great Buddha of Thailand |
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Buddha (Gautama) | Ang Thong | Thailand | 92 m (302 ft) | Concrete statue painted gold | 2008 | 14°35′35.6″N100°22′40.0″E |
| 8 | Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park | Kannon (Guanyin) – Byakue Kannon | Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō | Japan | 88 m (289 ft) | World’s tallest statue 1989–1991. | 1989 | 43°31′41.4″N142°11′53.1″E | |
| 9 | Awaji Kannon |
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Kannon (Guanyin) | Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture | Japan | 80 m (260 ft) | Stands on a 20 m (66 ft) pedestal/building, 100 m (330 ft) total height. Scheduled to be demolished by the end of 2022 “Dilapidated, 100-meter-tall Buddhist statue in western Japan to be demolished”. mainichi.jp. Retrieved 11 April 2021. | 1982 | 34.5029°N 134.9767°E |
| 10 | Grand Buddha at Ling Shan |
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Buddha (Amitābha) | Wuxi, Jiangsu | China | 79 m (259 ft) | 88 meters total height, including 9 m lotus pedestal. | 1996 | 31°25′55″N120°5′29″E |
| 11 | Guanyin of Nanshan |
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Guanyin | Sanya, Hainan | China | 78 m (256 ft) | Total height is 108 m (354 ft) including the pedestal/building. | 2005 | 18.2927°N 109.2087°E |
| 12 | Statue of Gautama Buddha |
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Buddha (Gautama) | Kyaikhto, Mon State | Myanmar | 77.9 m (256 ft) | Though billed as “The Biggest Sitting Image of Buddha In The World”, it is not as tall as the statue Great Buddha of Thailand. | 2019 | 17.3183733°N 97.0281018°E |
| 13 | Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue |
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Vishnu riding Garuda | Bali,11.1 km (6.9 mi) from Ngurah Rai International Airport | Indonesia | 76 m (249 ft) | Tallest statue of a Hindu deity and the tallest statue in Indonesia. The total height of the monument is 122 m including the 46 m pedestal base. | 2018 | 8.81404°S 115.1670°E |
| 14 | Bronze statue of Dizang at Mount Jiuhua |
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Ksitigarbha | Qingyang County | China | 76 m (249 ft) | Standing 99 m in total height | 2012 | 30.5390°N 117.8042°E |
| 15 | Guanyin statue in Tsz Shan Monastery |
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Guanyin | Hong Kong | China | 76 m (249 ft) | 2012 | 22.4756°N 114.2063°E | |
| 16 | Kaga Kannon | Kannon (Guanyin) | Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture | Japan | 73 m (240 ft) | 1987 | 36.3257°N 136.3489°E | ||
| 17 | Confucius of Mount Ni |
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Confucius | Nishan (Mount Ni), Qufu, Shandong | China | 72 m (236 ft) | Mount Ni is, according to mythology, the place where Confucius was born and forsaken for a period by his mother, to be taken care of by a tiger and an eagle. | 2016 | 35.4955°N 117.2053°E |
| 18 | Leshan Giant Buddha |
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Buddha (Maitreya) | Leshan | China | 71 m (233 ft) | Construction started in 713. With two more than 16 m (52 ft) carving statues of Lokapala | 803 | 29.5472°N 103.7692°E |
| 19 | Chao Mae Kuan Im | Guanyin | Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province | Thailand | 69 m (226 ft) | Located in Wat Huay Pla Kang | 2016 | 19.949806°N 99.806405°E | |
| 20 | Son Tra Quan Am |
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Quan Âm (Guanyin) | Da Nang, Vietnam | Vietnam | 67 m (220 ft) | 2010 | 16.0996°N 108.2769°E | |
| 21 | Taihu Guanyin Temple | Guanyin | Xishan Island | China | 67 m (220 ft) | 2017 | 31.106°N 120.239°E | ||
| 22 | Yang’asha of Guizhou | Yang’asha (Miaogoddess of beauty) | Guizhou | China | 66 m (217 ft) | Stainless steel statue is 88 meters including the pedestal. | 2017 | 26.7370°N 108.4574°E | |
| 23 | Statue of Equality |
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Ramanuja | Hyderabad | India | 65.8 m (216 ft) | Construction started in 2014 by Chinna Jeeyar swamy and his religious trust. | 2018 | 17.1860°N 78.3332°E |
| 24 | Motherland Monument |
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The Motherland | Kyiv | Ukraine | 62 m (203 ft) | Stands on a 40 m (130 ft) pedestal, 102 m (335 ft) total monument height | 1981 | 50.4265°N 30.5632°E |
| 25 | Guze Jibo Daikannon of the Naritasan Kurume Bunin temple |
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Kannon (Guanyin) – Jibo Kannon | Kurume, Fukuokaprefecture | Japan | 62 m (203 ft) | 1983 | 33.2854°N 130.5349°E | |
| 26 | Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao |
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Guanyin | Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong | China | 62 m (203 ft) | Stands on a 15 m (49 ft) pedestal, 77 m (253 ft) total height | 1998 | 22.9331°N 112.9717°E |
| 27 | Guan Yu of Yuncheng | Guan Yu (God of War) | Yuncheng, Shanxi | China | 61 m (200 ft) | Stands on a 19 m pedestal, 80 m (260 ft) total height | 2010 | 34.9170°N 110.9640°E | |
| 28 | Luangpho Yai |
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Buddha (Gautama) | Roi Et, Thailand | Thailand | 59.2 m (194 ft) | Stands on an 8.7 m (29 ft) base with small museum, 67.9 m (223 ft) total height | 1979 | 16.0621°N 103.6585°E |
| 29 | God of the Red Mountain (赤山神, Chìshānshén) |
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Chishanshen or Luminous God of the Red Mountain (赤山明神, Chìshān Míngshén), local variation of the Sea God (海神, Hǎishén) | Chishan (Red Mountain), Rongcheng, Weihai, Shandong | China | 58.8 m (193 ft) | Bronze statue of Chishanshen, a localised manifestation of the Haishen (Sea God) in coastal Shandong. The statue, dominating over Rongcheng, is part of a temple complex known as the “Daming Holy Land” and faces the Yellow Sea. | 2010s | 36.8999°N 122.3989°E |
| 30 | Statue of Guan Yu |
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Guan Yu (God of War) | Jingzhou, Hubei | China | 58 m (190 ft) | Central focus of a temple complex, the statue is designed by Han Meilin. | 2016 | 30.3413°N 112.2079°E |
| 31 | Great Standing Maitreya Buddha |
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Buddha (Maitreya) | Emei Township, Hsinchu County | Taiwan | 57.6 m (189 ft) | 72 m (236 ft) total height | 2011 | 24.6810°N 120.9857°E |
| 32 | Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon |
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Kannon (Guanyin) – Jibo Kannon | Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima | Japan | 57 m (187 ft) | 1987 | 37.5509°N 139.9512°E | |
| 33 | Tokyo Bay Kannon |
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Kannon (Guanyin) | Futtsu, Chiba | Japan | 56 m (184 ft) | Commemorates the World War II dead | 1961 | 35.2635°N 139.8624°E |
| 34 | Zheng Chenggong Dashenxiang |
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Koxinga | Chiayi County | Taiwan | 53.4 m (175 ft) | With statues of 49 m (160 ft) (include seat) of two generals completed in 2013 | 1995 | 23.6042°N 120.3747°E |
| 35 | Rodina-Mat’ Zovyot! (The Motherland Calls) |
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Woman representing the Motherland | Mamayev Kurgan; Volgograd | Russia | 52 m (171 ft) | World’s tallest statue 1967–1989. Figure (including the sword) is 85 m (279 ft) | 1967 | 48°44′32.5″N44°32′13.5″E |
| 36 | Emperors Yan and Huang |
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Yan and Huang, Emperors of China | Zhengzhou, Henan | China | 51 m (167 ft) | 106 meters from base of mountain to top of monument. | 2007 | 34.9572°N 113.5124°E |
| 37 | Usami Dai-Kannon | Kannon (Guanyin) | Izu Peninsula, Itō, Shizuoka | Japan | 50 m (160 ft) | The largest sitting Kannon in Japan | 1982 | 35.0236°N 139.0641°E | |
| 38 | Sodoshima Dai-Kannon |
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Kannon (Guanyin) | Shōdoshima, Shōzu District, Kagawa | Japan | 50 m (160 ft) | A tooth of the historical Buddha is said to be enshrined inside of it | 1994 | 34.5119°N 134.2132°E |
| 39 | Guerrero Chimalli (Chīmalli Warrior) |
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Chīmalli Warrior | Chimalhuacán, Mexico State | Mexico | 50 m (160 ft) | Stands upon a 10 m (33 ft) pedestal. Total monument height : 60 m (200 ft). | 2014 | 19.41309°N 98.98390°W |
| 40 | African Renaissance Monument | People of Africa | Dakar | Senegal | 49 m (161 ft) | The tallest statue in Africa. | 2010 | 14°43′20″N17°29′42″W | |
| 41 | Buddha in Kande Viharaya, Aluthgama |
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Buddha (Gautama) | Aluthgama | Sri Lanka | 48.8 m (160 ft) | 2007 | 6.4490°N 80.0001°E | |
| 42 | Dai Kannon of Kamaishi | Kannon (Guanyin) – Gyoran Kannon | Kamaishi, Iwate | Japan | 48.5 m (159 ft) | Symbolizes maritime safety, 11 floors inside the buddha | 1970 | 39.2565°N 141.9009°E | |
| 43 | Donglin Dafo | Buddha (Amitābha) | Lushan District, Jiangxi | China | 48 m (157 ft) | Includes a 64 m pedestal. | 2013 | 29°25′38″N115°53′5″E | |
| 44 | Jinding Dafo | Buddha (Gautama) | Dunhua | China | 48 m (157 ft) | Highest outdoor bronze sitting Buddha in the world. | 2011 | 43°19′18″N128°14′36″E | |
| 45 | Ten Directions SamantabhadraBodhisattva |
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Buddha (Samantabhadra) | Mount Emei, Sichuan | China | 48 m (157 ft) | 2005 | 29.52567°N 103.33680°E | |
| 46 | Fo Guang Big Buddha at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum |
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Buddha (Gautama) | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 48 m (157 ft) | Bronze, sits upon a 60 m (200 ft) pedestal. 108 m (354 ft) total height. | 2011 | 22°45′29″N120°26′19″E |
| 47 | Monumento a la Virgen de la Paz |
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Mary | Trujillo, Trujillo | Venezuela | 46.7 m (153 ft) | Work of the sculptor Manuel de la Fuente. Tallest sculpture of the Virgin Mary in the world. | 1983 | 9°20′52″N70°27′46″W |
| 48 | Statue of Liberty(Liberty Enlightening the World) |
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Liberty, the Roman goddess | Liberty Island, New York | United States | 46 m (151 ft) | Stands upon a 47 m (154 ft) pedestal. 93 m (305 ft) total monument height. | 1886 | 40.6892°N 74.0445°W |
| 49 | Nossa Senhora de Fátima | Mary | Crato, Ceará | Brazil | 45 m (148 ft) | Tallest statue in Brazil | 2016 | 7°14′26″S39°23′2″W | |
| 50 | Jixiang Dafo | Buddha | Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture | China | 45 m (148 ft) | At Mengle Buddhist Temple | 2008 | 21°57′38″N100°48′30″E | |
| 51 | Phuket Big Buddha (Phra Puttamingmongkol Akenakkiri Buddha) |
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Buddha (Gautama) | Phuket | Thailand | 45 m (148 ft) | 2008 | 7.82784°N 98.31373°E | |
| 52 | Virgen del Socavón |
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Mary and Jesus | Oruro | Bolivia | 45 m (148 ft) | 2013 | 17.97470°S 67.12062°W | |
| 53 | Tong Lam Lo Son Amitabha Buddha |
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Buddha (Amitābha) | Nha Trang, Vietnam | Vietnam | 44 m (144 ft) | 2012 | 12.28296°N 109.13383°E | |
| 54 | Kailashnath Mahadev Statue | Shiva | Kathmandu | Nepal | 43.5 m (143 ft) | Second tallest statue of a Hindu deity, tallest statue of Shiva | 2010 | 27.64602°N 85.47477°E | |
| 55 | God of Longevity of Rugao | Shòuxing (寿星 or 寿神), lit. “Star/God of Longevity” | Rugao, Jiangsu | China | 43 m (141 ft) | 2010s | 32.3645°N 120.5396°E | ||
| 56 | Lord Murugan Statue |
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Murugan | Batu Caves, Gombak | Malaysia | 42.7 m (140 ft) | Tallest statue in Malaysia. Third tallest statue of a Hindu deity and tallest Murugan statue in the world | 2006 | 3.23748°N 101.68398°E |
| 57 | Mazu of Tianjin | Mazu (sea goddess) | Tianjin | China | 42.3 m (139 ft) | 2012 | 39.1070°N 117.8384°E | ||
| 58 | Buddha Dordenma | Buddha(Shakyamuni) | Thimphu | Bhutan | 42.2 m (138 ft) | contains 100,000 8-inch-tall and 25,000 12-inch-tall gilded bronze Buddha statuettes | 2015 | 27.4435°N 89.6454°E | |
| 60 | St. Vincent Ferrer Statue |
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Vincent Ferrer | Bayambang, Pangasinan | Philippines | 42 m (138 ft) | Tallest bamboo sculpture in the world, 50.23 m including base | 2019 | 15.81970°N 120.444125°E |
| 61 | Santa Rita de Cássia |
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Rita of Cascia | Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte | Brazil | 42 m (138 ft) | Stands on a 6 m pedestal and wears an 8 m crown. 56 m (184 ft) total monument height. | 2010 | 6.23948°S 36.02049°W |
| 62 | Grand Byakue Kannon |
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Kannon (Guanyin) | Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture | Japan | 41.8 m (137 ft) | 1936 | 36.3111°N 138.9807°E | |
| 63 | Great Mazu of Chunan | Mazu (sea goddess) | Miaoli County | Taiwan | 41.4 m (136 ft) | 1984 | 24.69398°N 120.86605°E | ||
| 64 | Batamulla Kanda Buddhist Centre | Buddha (Gautama) | Matugama | Sri Lanka | 41 m (135 ft) | 2016 | 6.51890°N 80.11776°E | ||
| 65 | Sri Abhaya Anjaneya Swami |
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Hanuman | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh | India | 41 m (135 ft) | World’s tallest statue of Lord Hanuman. | 2003 | 17.22968°N 82.12263°E |
| 66 | Guanyin of Lianhuashan |
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Guanyin | Lianhuashan, Guangzhou, Guangdong | China | 40.8 m (134 ft) | Completed in 1994. Gold plating was refinished in 2000 | 1994 | 22°59′27.3″N113°30′1.5″E |
| 67 | Shichikama Shokannon | Kannon (Guanyin) | Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki | Japan | 40 m (130 ft) | Standing | 1990 | ||
| 68 | Jesus Buntu Burake |
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Jesus | Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi | Indonesia | 40 m (130 ft) | Stands on a 52.55 m pedestal, 92.55 m total height. | 2015 | 3.0924°S 119.8697°E |
| 69 | Shinran Shonin | Shinran | Kitakanbara District, Niigata | Japan | 40 m (130 ft) | Standing | 1990 | 38.0722°N 139.3426°E | |
| 70 | José María Morelos statue |
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José María Morelos | Janitzio island, Michoacán | Mexico | 40 m (130 ft) | Made of pink stone blocks. | 1934 | 19.57361°N 101.65194°W |
| 71 | Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue | Genghis Khan | Tsonjin Boldog, Tuv Province | Mongolia | 40 m (130 ft) | Statue on top of a visitor centre 10 metres (33 ft). Tallest equestrian statue | 2007 | 47.808°N 107.530°E | |
| 72 | Standing Amitābha Buddha of Fo Guang Shan |
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Buddha (Amitābha) | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 40 m (130 ft) | Surrounded by 480 smaller statues. | 1975 | 22.74905°N 120.44590°E |
| 73 | True Martial Great Deity of Yunxi Gushan | Zhenwudadi (真武大帝 “True Martial Great Deity”), the Black God | Gushan, Yunxi, Hubei | China | 39 m (128 ft) | 2016 | 32.9722°N 110.4067°E | ||
| 74 | Tathagata Tsal |
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Buddha | Ravangla, Sikkim | India | 39 m (128 ft) | 2013 | 27.31430°N 88.36332°E | |
| 75 | Big Buddha Statue of Wat Phothikyan Phut Thak Tham |
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Buddha (Amitābha) | Pasir Puteh, Kelantan | Malaysia | 39 m (128 ft) | The Theravada Buddhist abbot of the Twin Dragon Temple saw that buddha in a dream | 2009 | 6.10912°N 102.37192°E |
| 76 | Ganesha |
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Ganesha | Khlong Khuean District, Chachoengsao Province | Thailand | 39 m (128 ft) | Bronze Ganesh at the Khlong Khuean Ganesh International Park | 2012 | |
| 77 | Hongguang Shan Giant Buddha | Buddha (Gautama) | Ürümqi, Xinjiang | China | 38.8 m (127 ft) | 2004 | 43.8811°N 87.6135°E | ||
| 78 | Nanshan Dafo | Buddha (Gautama) | Yantai | China | 38.7 m (127 ft) | Sitting | 2004 | 37°33′57″N120°28′17″E | |
| 79 | Dhyana Buddhastatue |
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Buddha (Gautama) | Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh | India | 38 m (125 ft) | 2006 | 16°34′43″N80°21′11″E | |
| 80 | Laozi of Laojunshan Mountain | Laozi | Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan | China | 38 m (125 ft) | Gilded bronze statue. | 2010 | 33°45′17″N111°38′31″E | |
| 81 | Statue of Padmasambhavain Rewalsar |
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Guru Rinpoche | Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh | India | 37.5 m (123 ft) | 2012 | 31°37′59.9″N76°49′50.5″E | |
| 82 | Statue of Nasreddin | Nasreddin | Karabağlar in İzmir Province | Turkey | 37.5 m (123 ft) | 2014 | 38°21′21.8″N27°05′43.1″E | ||
| 83 | Shiva of Murudeshwara |
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Shiva | Murudeshwara, district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka | India | 37 m (121 ft) | The second tallest statue of Lord Shiva in the world. The tallest statue of Shiva in India. | 2006 | 14.09365°N 74.48369°E |
| 84 | Rongxian Giant Buddha |
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Buddha (Maitreya) | Rong Xian, Sichuan province | China | 37 m (121 ft) | After the Leshan Giant Buddha it is the second tallest pre-modern statue. | 817 | 29°27′17″N104°25′52″E} |
| 85 | The Merlion of Sentosa |
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A merlion | Sentosa | Singapore | 37 m (121 ft) | 1996 | 1.2535°N 103.81880°E | |
| 86 | Da Guan Gong | Guan Yu (God of War) | Hsinchu | Taiwan | 36.6 m (120 ft) | 1975 | 24°46′49.5″N120°58′43.5″E | ||
| 87 | Christ the King |
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Jesus | Świebodzin | Poland | 36 m (118 ft) | Includes a 3 m tall metal crown.Stands on top of a 16 m stone bank. 52 m total monument height. | 2010 | 52.2367°N 15.5464°E |
| 88 | Guanyin of Chongyuan Temple | Guanyin | Suzhou, Jiangsu | China | 33 m (108 ft) | 88 tons indoor statue made of gilded bronze. | 2007 | 31°24′32″N120°46′32″E | |
| 89 | Statue of Padmasambhavain Namchi |
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Guru Rinpoche | Namchi, Sikkim | India | 36 m (118 ft) | 2004 | 27.17951°N 88.38002°E | |
| 90 | Saibaba | Sai Baba of Shirdi | Repuru, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh | India | 35.5 m (116 ft) | Tallest statue of Sai Baba in the world | 2015 | 16°57′18.3″N82°11′18.8″E | |
| 91 | Mogao CavesNorth Big Statue |
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Buddha (Maitreya) | Dunhuang, Gansu | China | 35.5 m (116 ft) | Near 26 m South Big Statue sitting Maitreya built during Kaiyuan era | 694 | 40°2′14″N94°48′13″E |
| 92 | Alyosha monument | World War II USSR soldier | Murmansk | Russia | 35.5 m (116 ft) | Stands upon a 7 m pedestal. | 1974 | 68.9929°N 33.0712°E | |
| 93 | Basaveshwara statue | Basava | Bishma Lake, Gadag, Karnataka | India | 35.35 m (116.0 ft) | Tallest statue of Lord Basava in the world | 2014 | 15.42056°N 75.63244°E | |
| 94 | BodhisattvaAvalokitesvara of Tazawako | Avalokitesvara | Tazawako, Akita prefecture | Japan | 35 m (115 ft) | 1939 | 39.7392°N 140.7230°E | ||
| 95 | Birth of a New Man |
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Christopher Columbus | Sevilla | Spain | 35 m (115 ft) | 1995 | 37.4276°N 5.9928°W | |
| 96 | Atatürk Mask | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Kepez in Antalya Province | Turkey | 35 m (115 ft) | 2008 | 36°57′10.2″N30°37′57.5″E | ||
| 97 | Adiyogi Shiva statue |
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Shiva | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | India | 34.2 m (112 ft) | Largest and tallest bust in the world, made up of 500 tonnes of steel. Height of 112 ft symbolically denotes that Adiyogi gave 112 ways to explore the human system. | 2017 | 10.97267°N 76.74050°E |
| 98 | Cristo de la Concordia |
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Jesus | Cochabamba | Bolivia | 34.2 m (112 ft) | Stands upon a 6.2 m pedestal. | 1994 | 17.38452°S 66.13452°W |
| 99 | Pegasus and Dragon | Pegasus and Dragon | Hallandale Beach, Florida | United States | 33.5 m (110 ft) | Tallest, largest equine and European dragon statues, third tallest in the US | 2014 | 25.98216°N 80.14050°W | |
| 100 | Tian Tan Buddha |
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Buddha (Gautama) | Ngong Ping, Lantau Island | Hong Kong | 33.2 m (109 ft) | 1993 | 22.25389°N 113.90472°E | |
| 101 | Statue of Ahimsa |
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Adinath | Mangi-Tungi,100 km (62 mi) from Dhule | India | 33 m (108 ft) | World’s tallest Jain idol (127 feet including pedestal) and also largest monolith statue in the world | 2016 | 20.84223°N 74.08399°E |
| 102 | Adinath | Rishabhanatha | Palitana, Gujarat | India | 33 m (108 ft) | Tallest Svetambara Jain idol | 2015 | 21.50587°N 71.81229°E | |
| 103 | Sankat Mochan Dham |
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Hanuman | Karol Bagh, New Delhi | India | 33 m (108 ft) | 2008 | 28.64486°N 77.19791°E | |
| 104 | Maoshan Laozi Shenxiang | Laozi | near Zhenjiang, Jiangsu | China | 33 m (108 ft) | 1998 | 31°47′48.4″N119°18′39.8″E | ||
| 105 | Vierge du Mas Rillier (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) |
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Mary | Le Mas-Rillier in Miribel, Ain | France | 33 m (108 ft) | On top of a 20 m building/pedestal. 53 m (174 ft) total height. | 1941 | 45.8289°N 4.9503°E |
| 106 | Mangal Mahadev |
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Shiva | Ganga Talao lake | Mauritius | 33 m (108 ft) | 2007 | 20.4164°S 57.4924°E | |
| 107 | Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya |
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Annamacharya | Tallapaka, Andhra Pradesh | India | 33 m (108 ft) | Telugu poet and musician | 2008 | 14.20106°N 79.16151°E |
| 108 | Shri Hanuman Jakhu |
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Shri Hanuman | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh | India | 33 m (108 ft) | Located at 8,500 ft (2,600 m) above sea level | 2010 | 31.1009°N 77.1834°E |
| 109 | Basava Statue at Basavakalyan Bidar |
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Basava | Bidar, Basavakalyan, Karnataka | India | 33 m (108 ft) | 2012 | 17.84272°N 76.94330°E | |
| 110 | Pearl Mountain University Kanonji | Kannon (Guanyin) | Tsu-shi, Mie Prefecture | Japan | 33 m (108 ft) | Standing | 1982 | 34.67831°N 136.35077°E | |
| 111 | Taniyama no Daikannon | Kannon (Guanyin) | Kiyomizu Temple, Kagoshima | Japan | 33 m (108 ft) | Standing | 2001 | 31.48446°N 130.50535°E | |
| 112 | Golden Buddha (Maitreya) of Beopjusa | Buddha (Maitreya) | Naesongni-myeon, Chungcheongbuk-do province | South Korea | 33 m (108 ft) | 1990 | 36.54200°N 127.8325°E | ||
| 113 | Mindroling Monastery Buddha statue |
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Buddha (Gautama) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand state | India | 32.6 m (107 ft) | 1965 | 30.25302°N 78.01232°E | |
| 114 | Luang Pho To |
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Buddha (Maitreya) | Bangkok | Thailand | 32.5 m (107 ft) | 1927 | 13.76697°N 100.50272°E | |
| 115 | Sai Baba Statue | Sai Baba of Shirdi | Kondamadugu | India | 32 m (105 ft) | 2017 | 17.493075°N 78.772747°E | ||
| 116 | Diskit MonasteryBuddha statue |
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Buddha (Maitreya) | Diskit, Nubra Valley, Ladakh | India | 32 m (105 ft) | 2010 | 34.54350°N 77.5638°E | |
| 117 | Hanuman in Nandura |
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Hanuman | Maharashtra | India | 32 m (105 ft) | 20.83473°N 76.44994°E | ||
| 118 | Young Mao Zedong statue |
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Mao Zedong | Yuelu District, Changsha | China | 32 m (105 ft) | 2009 | 28.1710°N 112.9547°E | |
| 119 | Hanuman Murti in Shahjahanpur |
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Hanuman | Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh | India | 32 m (104 ft) | Standing | 2013 | 27.86171°N 79.91853°E |
| 120 | Simariya Hanuman in Chhindwara | Hanuman | Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh | India | 31.2 m (102 ft) | Standing | 2015 | 21.9085°N 78.8968°E | |
| 121 | Bhaisajyaguru of the Nihon-jiTemple |
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Buddha (Bhaisajyaguru) | Kyonan, Awa District, Chiba | Japan | 31 m (102 ft) | Largest pre-modern Japan sculpture | 1790 (approx.) |
35.15773°N 139.8348°E |
| 122 | Sacred Heart of Jesus |
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Jesus | Roxas, Capiz | Philippines | 31 m (102 ft) | Mounted on a nine-meter pedestal with a total height of 40 m. | 2015 | 11.54805°N 122.7276°E |
| 123 | Mangal Mahadev |
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Shiva | Gangtan, Sampla Beri Road Haryana | India | 30.8 m (101 ft) | Standing Statue | 2012 | 28.76112°N 76.64684°E |
| 124 | Jalesveva Jayamahe Monument |
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Indonesian NavyOfficer | Surabaya | Indonesia | 30.6 m (100 ft) | Standing upon 30 m concrete building. 60.6 m (199 ft) total height. | 1996 | 7°11′46.7″S112°44′23.1″E |
| 125 | Shiva of the Har Ki Pauri |
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Shiva | Haridwar, Uttarakhand | India | 30.5 m (100 ft) | The third tallest statue of Lord Shiva in the world. The second tallest statue of Lord Shiva in India | 2012 | 29.95873°N 78.1748°E |
| 126 | São Francisco de Canindé |
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Francis of Assisi | Canindé, Ceará | Brazil | 30.5 m (100 ft) | Tallest statue in the Brazilian state of Ceará. Tallest statue of Saint Francis in the world. | 2005 | 4°22′01″S39°18′19″W |
| 127 | Bronze Guan Yin of Kek Lok SiTemple |
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Guanyin | Air Itam, Penang island | Malaysia | 30.2 m (99 ft) | Sheltered inside a 60.9 m tall pavilion. | 1999 | 5°23′52″N100°16′21″E |
| 128 | Christ Blessing | Jesus | Manado | Indonesia | 30 m (98 ft) | Stands on a 20 m pedestal. 50 m (160 ft) total height. | 2007 | 1°29′0″N124°50′0″E | |
| 129 | Virgen de El Panecillo(Virgin in El Panecillo) |
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Woman of the Apocalypse | Quito | Ecuador | 30 m (98 ft) | Aluminum statue stands on a 11 mpedestal. 41 m (135 ft) total. | 1976 | 0°13′43″S78°31′7″W |
| 130 | Cristo Resucitado(Christ Resurrected) |
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Jesus | Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico State | Mexico | 30 m (98 ft) | Stands on a 10 m tall pedestal. 40 m (130 ft) total height. | 1979 (approx.) |
19.56201°N 99.18446°W |
| 131 | Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) |
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Jesus | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 30 m (98 ft) | Stands on a 9.5 m pedestal. 39.6 m (130 ft) total monument height | 1931 | 22.95167°S 43.21083°W |
| 132 | Abbirajupalem Hanuman Statue |
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Hanuman | Doddipatla, Andhra Pradesh | India | 30 m (98 ft) | Standing | 2013 | 16.50342°N 81.84288°E |
| 133 | Obinzuru-sama | Pindola Bharadvaja | Nichirin-ji temple, Yamaga, Kumamoto | Japan | 30 m (98 ft) | Standing | 1988 | 33.0407°N 130.6857°E | |
| 134 | The Kelpies |
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Kelpies | Falkirk | United Kingdom | 30 m (98 ft) | 2013 | 56.0191°N 3.7553°W |
| Rank | Country | Number of statues |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 35 |
| 2 | India | 26 |
| 3 | Japan | 19 |
| 4= | Taiwan, Thailand | 6 |
| 6= | Brazil, Indonesia | 4 |
| 8= | Malaysia, Mexico, Turkey | 3 |
| 11 = | Bolivia, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, United States, Vietnam | 2 |
| 17 = | Bhutan, Ecuador, France, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, South Korea, Poland, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Venezuela | 1 |
| (Total) | 134 |
Destroyed
| Statue | Photo | Depicts | Locations | Country | Height m (ft) |
Completed | Destroyed | Cause of destruction | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Buddha of Bamiyan |
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Buddha | Bamiyan Province | Afghanistan | 55 m (180 ft) | 554 | 2001 | destroyed by the Taliban due to Islamic religious iconoclasm. | ||
| Minor Buddha of Bamiyan |
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Buddha | Bamiyan province | Afghanistan | 37 m (121 ft) | 507 | 2001 | |||
| Colossus of Nero | Nero | Rome | Italy | 36 m (118 ft) | 75 | unknown | unknown, may have been destroyed in the Visigothic sack of Rome. | later renamed as Colossus Solis | ||
| Gilded Statue of Mao Zedong sitting in a chair | Mao Zedong | Tongxu County, Henan | China | 36 m (118 ft) | 2016 | Dismantled | Dismantled before completion | |||
| Statue of Gargantua at Mirapolisamusement park | Gargantua | Courdimanche, Val-d’Oise | France | 33.5 m(110 feet) | 1987 | 1995 | Demolished | The statue was destroyed with dynamite following the closure of the park in 1993. | ||
| The Cosmoplanetary Messiah | Gilbert Bourdin | near Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | France | 33 m (108 ft) | 1990 | 2001 | demolished | Built without permit by Aumists, and demolished by authorities | ||
| Colossus of Rhodes |
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Helios | Rhodes island, Dodecaneseregion | Greece | 30 m (98 ft) | 280 BC | 226 BC | earthquake | Tallest statue of the ancient world | |
| Statue of Humanity |
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Kars, Kars Province | Turkey | 30 m (98 ft) | 2009 | 2011 | Dismantled |
Proposed or under construction
| Statue | Depicts | Location | Country | Height m (ft) |
Notes | Planned completion date | Coordinates | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy Horse Memorial | Crazy Horse | Black Hills, South Dakota | US | 172 m (564 ft) | Construction began in 1948. The project is far from completion as of 2021. | 43°50′11″N103°37′24″W | ||
| Statue of Ram | Rama | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh | India | 151 m (495 ft) | Total structure height to be 221 metres (725 ft), including an overhead umbrella and the statue’s pedestal. | 2023 | ||
| New Colossus of Rhodes | Colossus of Rhodes | Rhodes | Greece | 150 m (490 ft) | Planned to be five times taller than the original. Permanently shelved in the wake of the Greek economic crisis. | disputed | ||
| Statue of Equality(Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial) | B. R. Ambedkar | Indu Mill compound, Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | 137.3 m (450 ft) | under construction as of 2018 | 14 April 2023 (planned) | 19.022799°N 72.832880°E | |
| Laozi Statue | Laozi | Wudang Mountains in Hubei Province | China | 130 m (430 ft) | ||||
| Bodhisattva Manjusri statue | Manjushri | Jiangbei District, Chongqing | China | 108 m (354 ft) | ||||
| Padmasambhava statue | Padmasambhava | Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan | China | 108 m (354 ft) | ||||
| Statue of Belief | Shiva | Ganesh Tekri Nathdwara, Rajasthan | India | 107 m (351 ft) | Funded by Miraj Group. Construction began August 2012 | 24.92041°N 73.81701°E | ||
| Maitreya Buddha statue | Maitreya Buddha | Nanchong | China | 99 m (325 ft) | carving | 2020 | ||
| Emperor Yao | Emperor Yao | Gaoyou | China | 99 m (325 ft) | bronze statue | |||
| Mother of All Asia–Tower of Peace | Mary | Batangas City | Philippines | 88 m (289 ft) | Stands on an eight-meter concrete pedestal. Total height of concrete and stainless steel monument is 96 m (315 ft). Construction began in 2014. | 2021 | 13.640877°N 121.040755°E | |
| Wufang Dafo | Five Dhyani Buddhas | Qinhuangdao | China | 81 m (266 ft) | carving | |||
| Shiv Smarak | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj | Off the coast of Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | 75.7 m (248 ft) | 212 m (696 ft) total height from base of pedestal to tip of sword; 75.7 m (248 ft) statue of horse and rider. | 2021 | 18.9274°N 72.7910°E | |
| Sitting Buddha at Bodhi Tahtaung | Maha Bodhi Tahtaung, Monywa, Sagaing Division | Myanmar | 74 m (243 ft) | Under construction as of May 2018 | 22.0754°N 95.2871°E | |||
| Phra Buddha Dhammakaya Dhepmongkol | Buddha | Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, Bangkok | Thailand | 69 m (226 ft) | Under construction | 2021 | ||
| Yangshan Dafo | Buddha | Urad Rear Banner, Inner Mongolia | China | 69 m (226 ft) | ||||
| Bodhidharma statue | Bodhidharma | Nanjing | China | 68 m (223 ft) | ||||
| Hanuman Statue | Hanuman | Kishkinda(Hampi) | India | 65 m (213 ft) | ||||
| Shree Adhbhutnath Mahadev | Shiva | Delhi | India | 61.26 m (201.0 ft) | In progress by Indian Artist Murtikar Chandulal Verma | |||
| Grand Maitreya Project West | Maitreya Bodhisattva | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Mongolia | 54 m (177 ft) | Phase 1 completed | Project stalled in 2015. | ||
| Jiangtaishan Dafo | Maitreya Buddha, sitting | Hangzhou | China | 50 m (160 ft) | carving | |||
| White Horse at Ebbsfleet | Kent, England | United Kingdom | 50 m (160 ft) | The project was stalled for a lack of funding in June 2012. | stalled | 51.430°N 0.327°E | ||
| Maitreya Project | Maitreya Buddha | Bodh Gaya, Bihar | India | 45 m (148 ft) | The Maitreya Project now intends to construct relatively modest statues in Kushinagar and Bodhgaya | change of scope | ||
| Christ the Protector | Jesus | Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil | 43 m (141 ft) | Height includes pedestal and no source states pedestal height. Likely the statue height is less. Under construction since 2019 | 2021 | ||
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue | B. R. Ambedkar | NTR Gardens amusement park, Hyderabad, Telangana | India | 38.1 m (125 ft) | Stalled due to land dispute as of October 2017. | stalled | 17.413875°N 78.466372°E | |
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue | B. R. Ambedkar | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | India | 38 m (125 ft) | The total height of the statue (including its pedestal or base) is likely to be 150 ft (46 m). | |||
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Park | B. R. Ambedkar | Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh | India | 38.1 m (125 ft) | ||||
| Goddess Mazustatue | Kudat, Borneo Island | Malaysia | 33 m (108 ft) | Proposed in 2005, shelved in 2006. Reconsidered in 2018. | ||||
| Sanxiaoliangliang statue | Sanxiaoliangliang | Huoqiu | China | 33 m (108 ft) | ||||
| Christ the Redeemer | Prešov | Slovakia | 33 m (108 ft) | Stalled in 2010 due to lack of funds. | ||||
| Great Buddha statue | Buddha | Ibiraçu, Espírito Santo | Brazil | 33 m (108 ft) | Tallest Buddha statue in the Western world. | 2020 | 19.865480°S 40.382556°W | |
| Stok buddha statue | village Stok, Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir | India | 32 m (105 ft) | |||||
| Divine Mercy statue | Jesus | Marilao, Bulacan | Philippines | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) | Construction began in 2016 and was unveiled and blessed in 2017. The 100 ft (30 m) statue stands on a 50 ft (15 m) pedestal building. The total height of the structure is 150 ft (46 m). | 2019 | 14.777150°N 120.976397°E | |
| Zheng Chenggong statue | Dashenxiang riding horse | Chiayi County | Taiwan | 30.35 m (99.6 ft) | ||||
| Statue of Buddha | Buddha | Hatyal village, Basavakalyan, Bidar district, state of Karnataka | India | 30 m (98 ft) |
