Tallest Statue in The World 2023, List Top 10

Statues have been produced in many cultures from prehistory to the present, the oldest-known statue dating to about 30,000 years ago. Statues represent many different people and animals, real and mythical, many statues are placed in public places as public art. As of 2023, the tallest statue in the world is the Statue of Unity in India. It is a 182-meter (597-foot) tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a leader of the Indian independence movement. The statue is located on the Narmada River in Gujarat, India.

List of Top 10 Tallest Statues in the world

The tallest statue in the world is “Statue of Unity” which is about 182 m tall and is located near the Narmada dam in Gujarat, India.

Here is the list of Top-10 tallest statues in the world:

S. NO.	Statue	Height	Country
1.	Statue of Unity	182 m (597 ft.)	India
2.	Spring Temple Buddha	128 m (420 ft.)	China
3.	Laykyun Sekkya	115.8 m (380 ft.)	Myanmar
4.	Vishwas Swaroopam	106 m (348 ft.)	India
5.	Ushiku Daibutsu	100 m (330 ft.)	Japan
6.	Sendai Daikannon	100 m (330 ft.)	Japan
7.	Guishan Guanyin	99 m (325 ft.)	China
8.	Great Buddha of Thailand	93 m (305 ft.)	Thailand
9.	Kita no Miyako park’s Dai Kannon	88 m (289 ft.)	Japan
10.	Mother of All Asia- Tower of Peace	88 m (289 ft.)	Philippines

1. Tallest Statue in the World: Statue of Unity

Height: 182m (597 ft.)
Location: Sardar Sarovar Dam, Kevadiya, Narmada district, Gujarat, India.
Country: India
Depiction: Vallabhbhai Patel
Year of completion: 2018

Key Point: It is the world’s tallest statue standing on a base of 58 m, total monument height is 240 m (790 ft.). This statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was unveiled by PM Narendra Modi at the 143^rd birth anniversary of Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31^st, 2018. This is the tallest statue in the world and suited in India.

2. Second Tallest Statue in the World: Spring Temple Buddha

Height: 128 m (420 ft.)
Location: Lushan, Henan
Country: China
Depiction: Buddha (Vairocana)
Year of completion: 2008

Key points: It is the world’s second tallest statue and formed in the centre of a lotus-shaped seat. The monument stands atop a slope that has been altered to make two more pedestals.

3. Third Tallest Statue in the World: Laykyun Sekkya

Height: 115.8 m (380 ft.)
Location: Khatakan Taun, near Monywa, Sagaing Division, Mynmar
Country: Myanmar
Depiction: Buddha (Gautama)
Year of completion: 2008

Key points: This statue stands on a 13.41 m (44 ft.) lotus throne and the total height of the sculpture is 129.2 m (424 ft.). The construction of this statue began in 1996 and lasted 12 years. In February 2008, the monument became formally open to the public.

4. Statue of Belief (Vishwas Swaroopam)

Height: 106 m (348 ft.)
Location: Nathdwara, Rajasthan
Country: India
Depiction: Lord Shiva
Year of completion: 2020

Key points: This status is the world’s tallest Shiva statue with a base of 33 m (108 ft.), thus the total height of the sculpture is 112 m (367 ft.).

5. Ushiku Daibutsu

Height: 100 m (330 ft.)
Location: Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture
Country: Japan
Depiction: Buddha (Amitabha)
Year of completion: 1993

Key points: It was the highest statue in the world from 1993-2008. The statue is made of bronze and depicts Amitabha Buddha. It was created to commemorate the birth of Shinran, the founder of Buddhism’s “True Pure Land School.”

6. Sendai Daikannon

Height: 100 m (330 ft.)
Location: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Country: Japan
Depiction: Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
Year of completion: 1991

Key points: It was the world’s highest statue from 1991-1993. This is Japan’s highest goddess statue and one of the sic tallest statues in the world.

7. Guishan Guanyin

Height: 99m (325 ft.)
Location: Weishan Changsha, Hunan
Country: China
Depiction: Guanyin- Eleven-headed Thousand-armed Guanyin
Year of completion: 2009

Key points: The gilt bronze statue shows Guanyin with eleven heads and thousands of arms. This shows a bodhisattva who empodies all Buddhas’ compassion.

8. Thailand’s Great Buddha

Height: 93 m (305 ft.)
Location: Ang Thong
Country: Thailand
Depiction: Buddha (Gautama)
Year of completion: 2008

Key points: The Great Statue of Buddha, also known as the Big Buddha, is the largest statue in Thailand, the second largest in Southern Asia and the seventh tallest in the world. This concrete statue of Buddha is painted in gold.

9. Kita no Miyako park’s Dai Kannon

Height: 88 m (289 ft.)
Location: Ashibetsu, Hokkaido
Country: Japan
Depiction: Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
Year of completion: 1989

Key points: It was the world’s largest statue from 1989-1991. This is the third highest monument in Japan and the ninth largest in the world, tied with the Grand Buddha at Ling Shan.