List of tallest statues

Table columns:
Statue
Photo
Depicts
Locations
Country
Heightm (ft)
Notes
Completed
Coordinates

Table rows:
cells: Spring Temple Buddha
Vairocana Buddha
Lushan, Henan
China
128 metres (420 ft)
Stands on a 19.29 m (63 ft) lotus throne. Placed on a 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building. 153 m (502 ft) total monument height.[1][2]
2002
33°46′31″N 112°27′04″E﻿ / ﻿33.775150°N 112.451016°E
cells: Laykyun Setkyar
Buddha (Gautama)
Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing Division
Myanmar
115.8 metres (380 ft)
Stands on a 13.41 m (44 ft) lotus throne. 129.2 m (424 ft) total monument height.[3]
2008
22°04′49″N 95°17′21″E﻿ / ﻿22.0803°N 95.2893°E
cells: Ushiku Daibutsu
Buddha (Amitābha)
Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture
Japan
110 metres (360 ft)
Stands on a 10 m (33 ft) lotus throne and 10 m (33 ft) pedestal/building. 120 m (394 ft) total monument height.[4]
1993
35°58′58″N 140°13′13″E﻿ / ﻿35.982716°N 140.220287°E
cells: Emperors Yan and Huang
Yan and Huang, Emperors of China
Zhengzhou, Henan
China
106 metres (348 ft)
[5]
2007
34°57′26″N 113°30′45″E﻿ / ﻿34.957222°N 113.512373°E
cells: Sendai Daikannon
Kannon (Guanyin)
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Japan
100 metres (330 ft)
1991
38°18′02″N 140°49′25″E﻿ / ﻿38.300466°N 140.823559°E
cells: Qianshou Qianyan Guanyin of Weishan
Guanyin
Weishan, Changsha, Hunan province
China
99 metres (325 ft)
Gilded bronze statue[6]
2009
28°11′3.60″N 111°57′49″E﻿ / ﻿28.1843333°N 111.96361°E
cells: Great Buddha of Thailand
Buddha (Gautama)
Ang Thong
Thailand
92 metres (302 ft)
2008
14°35′35.60″N 100°22′40.02″E﻿ / ﻿14.5932222°N 100.3777833°E
cells: Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park
Kannon (Guanyin) – Byakue Kannon
Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō
Japan
88 metres (289 ft)
[7]
1989
43°31′41.44″N 142°11′53.14″E﻿ / ﻿43.5281778°N 142.1980944°E
cells: Yang'asha of Guizhou
Yang'asha (Miao beauty goddess)
Guizhou Province
China
88 metres (289 ft)
[8]
2017
cells: Grand Buddha at Ling Shan
Buddha (Amitābha)
Wuxi, Jiangsu Province
China
88 metres (289 ft)
[9]
1996
31°25′55″N 120°5′29″E﻿ / ﻿31.43194°N 120.09139°E
cells: Rodina-Mat' Zovyot! (The Motherland Calls)
Woman representing the Motherland
Mamayev Kurgan; Volgograd
Russia
85 metres (279 ft)
Tallest statue in Russia and Europe. The tallest freestanding non-religious statue in the world.
1967
48°44′32.5″N 44°32′13″E﻿ / ﻿48.742361°N 44.53694°E
cells: Awaji Kannon (fr)
Kannon (Guanyin)
Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
80 metres (260 ft)
Stands on a 20 m (66 ft) pedestal/building, 100 m (330 ft) total height
1982[10]
34°30′11″N 134°58′36″E﻿ / ﻿34.502949°N 134.976676°E
cells: Guanyin of Nanshan
Guanyin
Sanya, Hainan
China
78 metres (256 ft)
Includes the 130 m (427 ft) pedestal/building.[11]
2005
18°17′34″N 109°12′31″E﻿ / ﻿18.292683°N 109.208736°E
cells: Bronze statue of Dizang at Mount Jiuhua
Ksitigarbha
Qingyang County
China
76 metres (249 ft)
Standing 155 m in total height
2012
cells: Guanyin statue in Tsz Shan Monastery
Guanyin
Hong Kong
China
76 metres (249 ft)
2012
cells: Kaga Kannon
Kannon (Guanyin)
Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture
Japan
73 metres (240 ft)
1987
36°19′33″N 136°20′56″E﻿ / ﻿36.325706°N 136.348851°E
cells: Confucius of Mount Ni
Confucius
Nishan (Mount Ni), Qufu, Shandong
China
72 metres (236 ft)
Statue of Confucius, philosopher and writer, founder of the system of thought and religion later known as Confucianism. Mount Ni, where the statue is located, 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.[12]
2016
cells: Leshan Giant Buddha
Buddha (Maitreya)
Leshan
China
71 metres (233 ft)
Construction started in 713. With two more than 16 m (52 ft) carving statues of Lokapala
803
29°32′50″N 103°46′09″E﻿ / ﻿29.547222°N 103.769167°E
cells: Son Tra Quan Am
Quan Âm (Guanyin)
Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnam
70 metres (230 ft)
[13]
2010
16°05′59″N 108°16′37″E﻿ / ﻿16.0996°N 108.2769°E
cells: The Motherland Monument
The Motherland
Kiev
Ukraine
62 metres (203 ft)
Stands on a 40 m (130 ft) pedestal, 102 m (335 ft) total monument height
1981
50°25′35″N 30°33′47″E﻿ / ﻿50.426497°N 30.563171°E
cells: Guze Jibo Daikannon of the Narita-san temple
Kannon (Guanyin) – Jibo Kannon
Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture
Japan
62 metres (203 ft)
[14]
1983
33°17′08″N 130°32′05″E﻿ / ﻿33.285445°N 130.534852°E
cells: Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao
Guanyin
Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong
China
62 metres (203 ft)
Stands on a 15 m (49 ft) pedestal, 77 m (253 ft) total height
1998
22°55′59″N 112°58′18″E﻿ / ﻿22.933101°N 112.971725°E
cells: Guan Yu of Yuncheng
Guandi (war god)
Yuncheng, Shanxi
China
61 metres (200 ft)
Stands on a 19 m pedestal, 80 m (260 ft) total height[15]
2010
cells: Luangpho Yai
Buddha (Gautama)
Roi Et, Thailand
Thailand
59.2 metres (194 ft)
Stands on an 8.65 m (28.4 ft) base with small museum, 67.85 m (222.6 ft) total height
1979 [16]
16°03′44″N 103°39′31″E﻿ / ﻿16.062142°N 103.658508°E
cells: Chìshānshén (赤山神 "God of the Red Mountain")
Chishanshen or Chìshān Míngshén (赤山明神 "Luminous God of the Red Mountain"), local variation of the Hǎishén (海神 "Sea God")
Chishan (Red Mount), Rongcheng, Weihai, Shandong
China
58.8 metres (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.[17]
2010s
cells: Guandi of Jingzhou
Guandi (war god)
Jingzhou, Hubei
China
58 metres (190 ft)
Central focus of a temple complex, the statue is designed by the nationally renowned artist Han Meilin.[18]
2016
30°20′29″N 112°12′29″E﻿ / ﻿30.341278°N 112.207917°E
cells: Great Standing Maitreya Buddha
Buddha (Maitreya)
Emei Township, Hsinchu County
Republic of China
57.6 metres (189 ft)
72 m (236 ft) total height
2011
24°40′52″N 120°59′08″E﻿ / ﻿24.681045°N 120.985651°E
cells: Zheng Chenggong Dashenxiang
Koxinga
Chiayi County
Republic of China
52.4 metres (172 ft)
With statues of 49 m (160 ft) (include seat) of two generals completed on 2013[19]
1995[20]
cells: Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon
Kannon (Guanyin) – Jibo Kannon
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
Japan
57 metres (187 ft)
1987
37°33′03″N 139°57′04″E﻿ / ﻿37.550906°N 139.951229°E
cells: Tokyo Wan Kannon
Kannon (Guanyin)
Futtsu, Chiba
Japan
56 metres (184 ft)
Commemorates the World War II dead
1961
35°15′49″N 139°51′45″E﻿ / ﻿35.263544°N 139.862437°E
cells: Buddha Dordenma
Shakyamuni Buddha
Thimphu
Bhutan
51 metres (167 ft)
contains 100,000 8-inch-tall and 25,000 12-inch-tall gilded bronze Buddha statuettes
2015
27°26′37″N 89°38′43″E﻿ / ﻿27.4435°N 89.6454°E
cells: Usami Dai-Kannon
Kannon (Guanyin)
Izu Peninsula, Itō, Shizuoka
Japan
50 metres (160 ft)
The largest sitting Kannon in Japan
1982
35°01′25″N 139°03′51″E﻿ / ﻿35.023644°N 139.064069°E
cells: Sodoshima Dai-Kannon
Kannon (Guanyin)
Shōdoshima, Shōzu District, Kagawa
Japan
50 metres (160 ft)
A tooth of the historical Buddha is said to be enshrined inside of it
1994
34°30′43″N 134°12′47″E﻿ / ﻿34.511879°N 134.213187°E
cells: Taiwan Chengte Dafo
Buddha (Amitābha)
Puli, Nantou
Republic of China
50 metres (160 ft)
With 28 m statues of Guanyin and Mahasthamaprapta[21]
2004
cells: Guerrero Chimalli (Chimalli Warrior)[22]
Chīmalli Warrior
Chimalhuacán, Mexico State
Mexico
50 metres (160 ft)
Stands upon a 10 m (33 ft) pedestal. Total monument height : 60 m (200 ft).[22]
2014
cells: Statuia Tineretului
Youth flame
Straja, Constanța
Romania
50 metres (160 ft)
1985
44°06′52″N 28°26′40″E﻿ / ﻿44.1145786°N 28.4444772°E
cells: African Renaissance Monument
People of Africa
Dakar
Senegal
49 metres (161 ft)
Tallest statue in Africa.
2010
14°43′20″N 17°29′42″W﻿ / ﻿14.72222°N 17.49500°W
cells: Buddha in Kande Viharaya, Aluthgama
Buddha (Gautama)
Aluthgama
Sri Lanka
48.8 metres (160 ft)
2007
6°26′56″N 80°00′00″E﻿ / ﻿6.4490°N 80.0001°E
cells: Dai Kannon of Kamaishi
Kannon (Guanyin) – Gyoran Kannon
Kamaishi, Iwate
Japan
48.5 metres (159 ft)
Symbolizes maritime safety, 11 floors inside the buddha
1970
39°15′24″N 141°54′03″E﻿ / ﻿39.256532°N 141.900895°E
cells: Donglin Dafo
Buddha (Amitābha)
Lushan District, Jiangxi
China
48 metres (157 ft)
With 64 m pedestal.[23]
2011
cells: Jinding Dafo
Buddha (Gautama)
Dunhua
China
48 metres (157 ft)
Standing
2011
cells: Ten Directions Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Buddha (Samantabhadra)[24]
Mount Emei, Sichuan province
China
48 metres (157 ft)
2005
29°31′32″N 103°20′12″E﻿ / ﻿29.52567°N 103.336802°E
cells: Fo Guang Big Buddha at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum
Buddha (Gautama)
Kaohsiung
Republic of China
48 metres (157 ft)
Bronze, sits upon a 60 m (200 ft) pedestal. 108 m (354 ft) total height.
2011
cells: Virgen de la Paz (Virgin of Peace)
Mary
Trujillo, Trujillo
Venezuela
46.7 metres (153 ft)
Work of the sculptor Manuel de la Fuente. Tallest sculpture of the Virgin Mary in the world.
1983
9°20′52″N 70°27′46″W﻿ / ﻿9.34778°N 70.46278°W
cells: Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World)
Liberty, the Roman goddess
Liberty Island, New York
United States
46 metres (151 ft)
Stands upon a 47 m (154 ft) pedestal. 93 m (305 ft) total monument height.[25]
1886
40°41′21″N 74°02′40″W﻿ / ﻿40.6892°N 74.0445°W
cells: Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Our Lady of Fátima
Crato, Ceará
Brazil
45 metres (148 ft)
Tallest statue in Brazil
2016
cells: Jixiang Dafo
Buddha
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
China
45 metres (148 ft)
2008
cells: Phra Puttamingmongkol Akenakkiri Buddha
Buddha (Gautama)
Phuket
Thailand
45 metres (148 ft)
[26]
2008
7°49′40″N 98°18′49″E﻿ / ﻿7.82784°N 98.313727°E
cells: Virgen del Socavón
Mary
Oruro
Bolivia
45 metres (148 ft)
2013
cells: Tong Lam Lo Son Amitabha Buddha
Buddha (Amitābha)
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Vietnam
44 metres (144 ft)
[27][28]
2012
12°16′59″N 109°08′02″E﻿ / ﻿12.28296°N 109.13383°E
cells: Kailashnath Mahadev Statue
Shiva
Kathmandu
Nepal
43.5 metres (143 ft)
Tallest statue of a Hindu deity. The Tallest Lord Shiva statue in the world.[29]
2010
27°38′46″N 85°28′29″E﻿ / ﻿27.646017°N 85.474774°E
cells: God of Longevity of Rugao
Shòuxing (寿星) or Shòushén (寿神), lit. "Star/God of Longevity"
Rugao, Jiangsu
China
43 metres (141 ft)
Bronze statue, it is considered the tallest in the world representing the Longevity God of Chinese religion. It is the central focus of a folk religious or Taoist temple.[30]
2010s
cells: Lord Murugan Statue
Murugan
Batu Caves, Gombak
Malaysia
42.7 metres (140 ft)
Tallest statue in Malaysia. Second tallest statue of a Hindu deity and tallest Murugan statue in the world
2006
3°14′15″N 101°41′02″E﻿ / ﻿3.237483°N 101.683976°E
cells: Mazu of Tianjin
Mazu (sea goddess)
Tianjin
China
42.3 metres (139 ft)
2012
cells: Santa Rita de Cássia
Rita of Cascia
Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
42 metres (138 ft)
Stands on a 6 m pedestal and wears an 8 m crown. 56 m (184 ft) total monument height.
2010
cells: Grand Byakue Kannon
Kannon (Guanyin)
Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture
Japan
41.8 metres (137 ft)
[31]
1936
36°18′40″N 138°58′50″E﻿ / ﻿36.311105°N 138.980677°E
cells: Great Mazu of Chunan
Mazu (sea goddess)
Miaoli County
Republic of China
41.4 metres (136 ft)
1984[32]
cells: Batamulla Kanda Buddhist Centre
Buddha (Gautama)
Matugama
Sri Lanka
41 metres (135 ft)
[33]
2016
cells: Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami
Hanuman
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
India
41 metres (135 ft)
World's tallest statue of Lord Hanuman and also India's tallest statue.
2003
17°13′47″N 82°07′21″E﻿ / ﻿17.229682°N 82.12263°E
cells: Guanyin of Lianhuashan
Guanyin
Lianhuashan, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
40.8 metres (134 ft)
While the statue was completed in 1994. The gold plating was refinished in 2000[34]
1994
22°59′27.33″N 113°30′1.49″E﻿ / ﻿22.9909250°N 113.5004139°E
cells: Shichikama Shokannon
Kannon
Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki
Japan
40 metres (130 ft)
Standing
1990
cells: Shinran Shonin
Shinran
Kitakanbara District, Niigata
Japan
40 metres (130 ft)
Standing
1990
cells: José María Morelos statue
José María Morelos
Janitzio island, Michoacán
Mexico
40 metres (130 ft)
Made of pink stone
1934
19°34′25″N 101°39′07″W﻿ / ﻿19.573611°N 101.651944°W
cells: Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue
Genghis Khan
Tsonjin Boldog, Tuv Province
Mongolia
40 metres (130 ft)
Tallest equestrian statue[35]
2007
47°48′29″N 107°32′13″E﻿ / ﻿47.807927°N 107.536899°E
cells: Standing Amitābha Buddha of Fo Guang Shan
Buddha (Amitābha)
Kaohsiung
Republic of China
40 metres (130 ft)
[36]
1972
22°44′57″N 120°26′45″E﻿ / ﻿22.749050°N 120.445900°E
cells: Atatürk Mask
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Buca in the Izmir Province
Turkey
40 metres (130 ft)
Work of the sculptor Harun Atalayman[37]
2009
38°24′22″N 27°08′46″E﻿ / ﻿38.406046°N 27.145991°E
cells: True Martial Great Deity of Yunxi Gushan
Zhenwudadi (真武大帝 "True Martial Great Deity"), the Black God
Gushan, Yunxi, Hubei
China
39 metres (128 ft)
[38][39]
2016
cells: Tathagata Tsal
Buddha
Ravangla, Sikkim
India
39 metres (128 ft)
[40]
2013
27°18′51″N 88°21′48″E﻿ / ﻿27.314297°N 88.363322°E
cells: Big Buddha Statue of Wat Phothikyan Phut Thak Tham
Buddha (Amitābha)
Pasir Puteh, Kelantan
Malaysia
39 metres (128 ft)
The Theravada Buddhist abbot of the Twin Dragon Temple saw that buddha in a dream[41]
2009
cells: Hongguang Shan Giant Buddha
Buddha (Gautama)
Ürümqi, Xinjiang
China
38.8 metres (127 ft)
[42]
2004
43°52′52″N 87°36′49″E﻿ / ﻿43.881145°N 87.613478°E
cells: Nanshan Dafo
Buddha (Gautama)
Yantai
China
38.7 metres (127 ft)
Sitting
2004
cells: Daishaka
Buddha (Gautama)
Tamana, Kumamoto
Japan
38.5 metres (126 ft)
Sitting
1979
cells: Dhyana Buddha Statue
Buddha (Gautama)
Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh
India
38 metres (125 ft)
2006
16°34′43″N 80°21′11″E﻿ / ﻿16.57861°N 80.35306°E
cells: Laozi of Laojunshan Mountain
Laozi
Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan province
China
38 metres (125 ft)
Gilded bronze statue.[43]
2010
cells: Statue of Padmasambhava in Rewalsar
Guru Rinpoche
Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh
India
37.5 metres (123 ft)
2012
31°38′2″N 76°49′59.99″E﻿ / ﻿31.63389°N 76.8333306°E
cells: Replica of the Statue of Liberty in front of the Havan store
Liberty
Barra Velha
Brazil
37 metres (121 ft)
Stands on top of a 20 m tall pedestal.[44]
2011
26°38′10″S 48°41′56″W﻿ / ﻿26.63611°S 48.69889°W
cells: Shiva of Murudeshwara
Shiva
Murudeshwara, district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
India
37 metres (121 ft)
The second tallest statue of Lord Shiva in the world. The tallest statue of Shiva in India.[45]
2006
14°05′37″N 74°29′01″E﻿ / ﻿14.093645°N 74.483689°E
cells: Rong Xian Buddha
Buddha (Maitreya)
Rong Xian, Sichuan province
China
37 metres (121 ft)
After the Leshan Giant Buddha it is the second tallest pre-modern statue.[46]
817
29°27′17″N 104°25′52″E﻿ / ﻿29.45472°N 104.43111°E}
cells: The Merlion of Sentosa
A merlion
Sentosa
Singapore
37 metres (121 ft)
1996
1°15′13″N 103°49′08″E﻿ / ﻿1.2535°N 103.818794°E
cells: Da Guan Gong
Guan Yu
Hsinchu
Republic of China
36.6 metres (120 ft)
1975[47]
cells: Christ the King
Jesus
Świebodzin
Poland
36 metres (118 ft)
Includes a 3 m tall metal crown.[48] Stands on top of a 16 m stone bank. 52 m total monument height. The tallest Christ statue in the world. (2011)[48]
2010
52°14′12″N 15°32′47″E﻿ / ﻿52.236667°N 15.546389°E
cells: Guanyin of Chongyuan Temple
Guanyin
Suzhou, Jiangsu province
China
36 metres (118 ft)
88 tons indoor statue made of gilded bronze.
2007
cells: Statue of Padmasambhava in Namchi
Guru Rinpoche
Namchi, Sikkim
India
36 metres (118 ft)
2004[49]
27°10′46″N 88°22′48″E﻿ / ﻿27.179514°N 88.380021°E
cells: Saibaba
Repur
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
India
35.5 metres (116 ft)
Tallest statue of Sai Baba in the world
2015
cells: Alyosha monument
World War II USSR soldier
Murmansk
Russia
35.5 metres (116 ft)
Stands upon a 7 m pedestal.
1974
68°59′34″N 33°04′16″E﻿ / ﻿68.992902°N 33.071208°E
cells: Lord Basava
Basava
Gadag, Karnataka
India
35.35 metres (116.0 ft)
Tallest statue of Lord Basava in the world
2014
cells: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara of Tazawako
Avalokitesvara
Tazawako, Akita prefecture
Japan
35 metres (115 ft)
1939
39°44′21″N 140°43′23″E﻿ / ﻿39.739192°N 140.723013°E
cells: Birth of the New Man
Christopher Columbus
Sevilla
Spain
35 metres (115 ft)
1995
37°25′39″N 5°59′34″W﻿ / ﻿37.427575°N 5.992813°W
cells: Mogao Caves North Big Statue
Buddha (Maitreya)[50]
Dunhuang, Gansu
China
35 metres (115 ft)
Near 26 m South Big Statue sitting Maitreya built during Kaiyuan era
694
cells: Adiyogi Shiva statue
Shiva
Coimbatore, India
India
34.2 metres (112 ft)
Largest and tallest face 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.[51]
2017 (Feb. 24)
10°58′22″N 76°44′26″E﻿ / ﻿10.972671°N 76.740500°E
cells: Cristo de la Concordia
Jesus
Cochabamba
Bolivia
34.2 metres (112 ft)
Stands upon a 6.2 m pedestal.
1994
17°23′04″S 66°08′04″W﻿ / ﻿17.384522°S 66.13452°W
cells: Pegasus and Dragon
Pegasus and Dragon
Hallandale Beach, Florida
United States
33.5 metres (110 ft)
Tallest, largest equine and European dragon statues, second tallest in the US
2014 (November)
25°58′56″N 80°08′26″W﻿ / ﻿25.982155°N 80.140495°W
cells: Tian Tan Buddha
Buddha (Gautama)
Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
China
33.2 metres (109 ft)
1993
22°15′14″N 113°54′17″E﻿ / ﻿22.253889°N 113.904722°E
cells: Hungludi Tudigong Xiang
Tu Di Gong
New Taipei City
Republic of China
33.2 metres (109 ft)
2000s (approx.) [52]
cells: Statue of Ahimsa
Adinath
Mangi-Tungi,100 km (62 mi) from Dhule
India
33 metres (108 ft)
World's tallest Jain idol (127 feet including pedestal) and also largest monolith statue in the world[53]
2016 (February)
20°50′32″N 74°05′02″E﻿ / ﻿20.842228°N 74.0839904°E
cells: Adinath
Adinath
Palitana, Gujarat
India
33 metres (108 ft)
Tallest Svetambara Jain idol
2015[54]
21°30′21″N 71°48′44″E﻿ / ﻿21.5058706°N 71.8122896°E
cells: Sankat Mochan Dham
Hanuman
Karol Bagh, New Delhi
India
33 metres (108 ft)
2008 [55]
28°38′45″N 77°11′49″E﻿ / ﻿28.6458165°N 77.1969527°E
cells: Maoshan Laozi Shenxiang
Laozi
near Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province
China
33 metres (108 ft)
1998
31°47′48.38″N 119°18′39.77″E﻿ / ﻿31.7967722°N 119.3110472°E
cells: Xuedoushan Maitreya Big Buddha
Buddha (Maitreya)
Fenghua
China
33 metres (108 ft)
Sitting Budai[56]
2008
cells: Yishan Dafo
Buddha (Gautama)
Guanyun County
China
33 metres (108 ft)
Sitting
2009
cells: Guanshiyin Pusa Shengxiang in Guanyin Shan
Guanyin
Dongguang
China
33 metres (108 ft)
Carving
2001
cells: Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur (fr) (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart)
Mary
Le Mas-Rillier in Miribel, Ain
France
33 metres (108 ft)
Over a 20 m building/pedestal. 53 metres (174 ft) total height.[57]
1941
45°49′44″N 4°57′01″E﻿ / ﻿45.828919°N 4.950349°E
cells: Mangal Mahadev
Shiva
Ganga Talao lake
Mauritius
33 metres (108 ft)
2007
20°24′59″S 57°29′33″E﻿ / ﻿20.4164°S 57.4924°E
cells: Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya
Annamacharya
Tallapaka, Andhra Pradesh
India
33 metres (108 ft)
Telugu poet and musician
2008
14°12′04″N 79°09′41″E﻿ / ﻿14.201056°N 79.161516°E
cells: Hanuman Murti in Shahjahanpur
Hanumat Dham
Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
India
33 metres (108 ft)
Standing
2013
cells: Jakhoo Hanuman temple
Hanuman
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
India
33 metres (108 ft)
Located at 8,500 feet (2,600 m) above sea level
2010
31°06′03″N 77°11′00″E﻿ / ﻿31.100874°N 77.183446°E
cells: Basava statue at Basavakalyan, Bidar
Basava
Basavakalyan, Karnataka
India
33 metres (108 ft)
The 1st tallest Lord Basava Statue in the world
2012
17°50′34″N 76°56′36″E﻿ / ﻿17.842725°N 76.943300°E
cells: Junkin Kaiun Hoju Daikanzeon Bosatsu
Kannon
Ichishi District, Mie
Japan
33 metres (108 ft)
Standing
1982
cells: Taniyama no Daikannon
Kannon
Kagoshima
Japan
33 metres (108 ft)
Standing
2001
cells: Golden Buddha (Maitreya) of Beopjusa
Buddha (Maitreya)
Naesongni-myeon, Chungcheongbuk-do province
South Korea
33 metres (108 ft)
1990
cells: Mazu Statue
Mazu
Xinwu District, Taoyuan City
Republic of China
32.7 metres (107 ft)[58]
2001
24°58′32″N 121°01′35″E﻿ / ﻿24.975662°N 121.026496°E
cells: Mindroling Monastery Buddha statue
Buddha (Gautama)
Dehradun, Uttarakhand state
India
32.6 metres (107 ft)
1965
30°15′11″N 78°00′44″E﻿ / ﻿30.253023°N 78.0123208°E
cells: Luang Pho To
Buddha (Maitreya)
Bangkok
Thailand
32.5 metres (107 ft)
1927 [59]
cells: Diskit Monastery Buddha statue
Buddha (Maitreya)
Diskit, Nubra Valley, Ladakh
India
32 metres (105 ft)
2010
cells: Hanuman in Nandura
Hanuman
Maharashtra
India
32 metres (105 ft)
cells: Statue of Mao in Juzizhou
Mao Zedong
Yuelu District, Changsha
China
32 metres (105 ft)
2009[60]
cells: Statue of Jesus in Saidnaya
Jesus
Saidnaya, Syria
Syria
32 metres (105 ft)
2013[61]
cells: Bhaisajyaguru of the Nihon-ji Temple
Buddha (Bhaisajyaguru)
Kyonan, Awa District, Chiba
Japan
31 metres (102 ft)
Largest pre-modern Japan sculpture
1790 (approximate date)
35°09′28″N 139°50′05″E﻿ / ﻿35.157732°N 139.834757°E
cells: Sacred Heart of Jesus
Jesus
Roxas, Capiz
Philippines
31 metres (102 ft)
Mounted on a 9-Meter Pedestal with a Total height of 40m
2015
11°31′N 122°44′E﻿ / ﻿11.52°N 122.73°E
cells: Mangal Mahadev
Lord Shiva
Gangtan, Sampla Beri Road Haryana
India
30.8 metres (101 ft)
Standing Statue
2012
28°37′N 76°39′E﻿ / ﻿28.62°N 76.65°E
cells: Jalesveva Jayamahe
Navy Officer
Surabaya
Indonesia
30.6 metres (100 ft)
Standing upon 30 metres concrete building. Total height 60.6 m
1996
7°11′46.74″S 112°44′23.16″E﻿ / ﻿7.1963167°S 112.7397667°E
cells: Shiva of the Har-ki-Pauri
Shiva
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
India
30.5 metres (100 ft)
The third tallest statue of Lord Shiva in the world. The second tallest statue of Lord Shiva in India[62]
2012
cells: São Francisco de Canindé
Francis of Assisi
Canindé, Ceará
Brazil
30.5 metres (100 ft)
Tallest statue in the Brazilian state of Ceará. Tallest statue of Saint Francis in the world.
2005
4°22′01″S 39°18′19″W﻿ / ﻿4.36694°S 39.30528°W
cells: Bronze Guan Yin of Kek Lok Si Temple
Guanyin
Air Itam, Penang island
Malaysia
30.2 metres (99 ft)
Sheltered inside a 60.9m tall pavilion, the tallest in the world[63]
1999
5°23′52″N 100°16′21″E﻿ / ﻿5.39778°N 100.27250°E
cells: Abbirajupalem Hanuman Statue
Hanuman
Doddipatla, Andhra Pradesh
India
30 metres (98 ft)
Standing
2013
16°30′12″N 81°50′34″E﻿ / ﻿16.503427°N 81.842884°E
cells: Christ Blessing (Patung Yesus Memberkati, Kristus Kase Berkat)
Jesus
Manado
Indonesia
30 metres (98 ft)
Stands on a 20 m pedestal.
2007
1°29′0″N 124°50′0″E﻿ / ﻿1.48333°N 124.83333°E
cells: Obinzurusama
Pindola Bharadvaja
Yamaga, Kumamoto
Japan
30 metres (98 ft)
Standing
1607
cells: Cristo Resucitado (Christ Resurrected)
Jesus
Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico State
Mexico
30 metres (98 ft)
Stands on a 10 m tall pedestal. 40 m (130 ft) total height.
1979 (approx.) [64]
19°33′43″N 99°11′04″W﻿ / ﻿19.562014°N 99.184463°W
cells: Virgen de El Panecillo (Virgin in The Panecillo)
Woman of the Apocalypse
Quito
Ecuador
30 metres (98 ft)
Stands on a 11 m pedestal. 41 m (135 ft) total
1976
0°13′43″S 78°31′7″W﻿ / ﻿0.22861°S 78.51861°W
cells: Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer)
Jesus
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
30 metres (98 ft)
Stands on a 9.5 m pedestal. 39.6 m (130 ft) total monument height
1931
22°57′06″S 43°12′39″W﻿ / ﻿22.951667°S 43.210833°W
cells: Buddha statue in the Phra Buddha Bharameedharm Chamruslok Temple
Buddha
Kelantan
Malaysia
30 metres (98 ft)
Sitting[65]
1750 approx.
cells: The Kelpies
Horses
Falkirk
United Kingdom
30 metres (98 ft)
2013
56°01′09″N 3°45′19″W﻿ / ﻿56.0191°N 3.7553°W
cells: Juche Tower statues
Worker, peasant and intellectual
Pyongyang, North Korea
North Korea
30 metres (98 ft)
1982
39°01′04″N 125°45′47″E﻿ / ﻿39.017783°N 125.76303°E

Questions about this table:
originalText: who does the world's tallest statue feature
answer: answerTexts: Vairocana Buddha