TOP 15 Tallest Statues In The World

Humans have been building statues since the dawn of civilization. Whether they wanted to ward off predators, strike fear into the hearts of invaders, worship a deity, or signify unity, there have been more statues throughout history than you can shake a finger at. The United States alone has over five thousand statues of historical figures alone, so you can imagine how many are spread across the entire world. And as time moves forward alongside human ambition and ingenuity, statues are only growing taller. And while works like the Venus de Milo and The Thinker will be forever ingrained in our collective memory, these massive statues absolutely refuse to be ignored. So join us for today’s video, where we look at the top 15 of the world’s tallest statues!

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[yandiaghilev]

Top 15 Tallest Statues :
0:24 - Spring Temple Buddha [ Number 15 ]
1:23 - Spring Temple Buddha 2 [ Number 14 ]
2:26 - Sendai Daikannon [ Numer 13 ]
3:14 - Ushiku Daibutsu [ Number 12 ]
4:35 - Great Buddha of Thailand [ Number 11 ]
5:45 - Hokkaido Kannon [ Number 10 ]
6:41 - The Statue of Liberty [ Number 9 ]
8:08 - Christ The Redeemer [ Number 8 ]
9:12 - Statue of Belief [ Number 7 ]
10:31 - Leshan Giant Buddha [ Number 6 ]
11:52 - Statue of Guan Yu [ Number 5 ]
13:14 - Guanyin of Nanshan [ Number 4 ]
14:20 - The Motherland Calls [ Number 3 ]
15:41 - Guishan Guanyin of The Thousand Hands and Eyes [ Number 2 ]
16:46 - The Statue of Unity [ Number 1 ]

Thank you for this great video :)

[edwardbrown]

The Motherland Calls statue is absolutely breathtaking in person. Russia also has the statue of Peter The Great that is stunning too.

[brotherhoodPA]

Statue of unity is by far my favorite. So humble

[Robespierre-lI]

It's interesting that there's a strong tradition of colossal sculpture in Asia. The European ones mostly went away when Rome fell

[janegrantham]

Thank you for showing this, we never stop learning. They are amazing.

[Jimmyupadhyay]

Just one small correction dear. Sardar patel was first home minister of india not prime minister.

[AdvocateAjayAmitabhSuman]

Slight correction, Sardar Patel was not first Minister of India, he was first Home Minister of India.

[mrbutch]

One cannot help but be impressed with the deep and sincere devotion Buddhists have to their belief and the founder of their religion. I read that no one in world history is depicted artistically more than the Buddha.

[dylanraffaelli]

This video literally has me in tears...these are all true testaments to the human spirit and what we strive for and revere. So beautiful, all the time, the effort, the end results and what they signify. Absolutely beautiful <3

[absolutnadia]

These are allll gorgeous in their own way. Would love to see them in person 😍

[Phraeboy]

Thanks for this spectacular video. It s a good video though. However, there are some trifling mistakes too to be corrected. For example, there is the caption 'temple spring buddha' appeared many times in wrong places. And there is one thing I wonder in the video as you described some statue being ranked as a second or thrid or fourth tallest statue but why they are ranked in lower order in your video. It s not a big mistake I just wonder. And I also felt like the height of the listed statues here were not arranged in order. But it s okay on this. I think maybe if meter height unit is used instead of feet unit it could be clearly apprehensible. Thank you.😍

[chandranathbanerjee]

I am actually from India, so I’m really happy. India has all of these statues. Whoever also loves India. Please like.😊

[IKEMENOsakaman]

As a fact, poorer countries in terms of GDP per capita builds more statues than richer countries.

[vinsemi]

The Buddha that is laying down and relaxing is where I met and fought Sagat when I entered the Street Fighter tournament. After that, I flew to Brazil to fight a beast named Blanka.

[papriu]

Sardar Patel is not first prime minister of India. Its Nehru. Sardar Patel never became a prime minister.

[Vikaskarbail]

I think you got wrong information.
Sardhar Patel is not first prime minister.
He is a first home minister....

[goingplaces]

The Christ the Redeemer statue is awesome not because of its height, but because of its location and the effort put into constructing it on top of the Corcovado Mountain, and to withstand strong winds and most importantly, lightning strikes. It has a great view of Rio de Janeiro from above. None of the other statues mentioned here is in a similar commanding position.

[michaelpanuccio]

Why didn't you just list statues in the actual order of tallest to shortest or shortest to tallest

[killerhappy]

6:05     Beautiful music. Qué hermosa melodía...

¿Cómo se llama? ¿Pertenece a algún artista o está licenciada con Creative Commons? Saludos.

[pabriny]

I bet the Statue of Unity guy would have preferred the funds to make the statue to go towards feeding the hungry and needy instead.