New Delhi: Large statues have been constructed since ancient times. The Great Sphinx, built by the ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom, is 20 meter (66.34) high and is still one of the biggest statues in the world. Over the past 30 years the world has seen the construction of ever taller and bigger statues. This list features the current largest statues in the world.1. Spring Temple Buddha, 502 feet As of right now, this Chinese statue is the tallest in the world. The 502 feet includes the pedestal the Spring Temple Buddha stands on. Together, that's just a little less than half the height of the Chrysler building. 2. Laykyun Setkyar, 427 feet Since it was erected in 2008, the mammoth standing Buddha (including a 44-foot throne) has become one of Myanmar's biggest tourist attractions. It took 12 years to build. There's a neat GoogleMaps view of it on VirtualGlobetrotting. 3. Ushiku Daibutsu, 361 feet The Ushiku Daibutsu is located in the city of Ushiku in Japan. Finished in 1995, the figure is the 3rd largest statue in the world, standing a total of 120 meters (394 feet) high including the 10m (30 ft) base and a 10m (30 ft) high lotus platform. Visitors to the Buddha statue can take an elevator to a platform where an observation deck is situated. The bronze-plated figure depicts Amitabha Buddha, and is also known as Ushiku Arcadia. 4. Guan Yin, 354 feet The 108 meter (354 ft) tall statue of the bodhisattva Guan Yin is situated on the south coast of China's Hainan island. The statue has three aspects with one side facing inland and the other two facing the South China Sea. The statue took 6 years to build and was finished in 2005. 5. Emperors Yan and Huang, 348 feet Government funding and donations from private citizens of China helped to get a statue up of two Emperors who ruled 4,000 years ago. According to legend, Huang invented boats, carts and clothing. I guess that deserves a statue. 6. Sendai Daikannon, 328 feet If you stood two Olympic-sized swimming pools on their ends and stacked them, that would give you an idea of about how tall the Daikannon of Sendai, Japan, stands. 7. Qianshou Qianyan Guanyin of Weishan, 325 feet Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes is the fourth tallest statue in China, and the seventh tallest in the world. This gilded bronze monument depicting Avalokitesvara stands 99 m (325 ft) tall, and is located in Weishan, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China. 8. Peter the Great, 315 feet Peter surely would have approved of a statue made to honor the Russian Navy, which he founded. But not everyone thinks it's so great – the statue has landed on at least two “world ugliest” lists. 9. Great Buddha of Thailand, 300 feet Unlike the other statues, this Buddha is sitting, making it the largest statue of Buddha in that position. 10. Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, 289 feet What's particularly cool about this 700-ton Buddha is that there's a replica of its hand stationed nearby so you can really get an idea of exactly how massive the statue is.
