Pics: Vallabhbhai's 'Statue of Unity' and world's tallest statues

Bangalore, Oct 31: On the 138th birth anniversary of the "Iron Man of India", Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the Gujarat Chief Minister and the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of his dream project- to erect world's tallest statue of the great leader, who united the nation.

On the occasion of Patel's birth anniversary, the BJP's veteran leader L K Advani was also present as the chief guest, where he launched a book "Hind Ke Sardar".

Patel's statue with the height of 182 metres, will be erected on an island called 'Sadhu Pet' in the middle of the Narmada river, near Bharuch in Gujarat, on an expenditure of Rs 2074 crore. The statue work will be completed in four years.

Iron and concrete cemnet will be used to built the tall statue and then, its outer surface will be coated by bronze, to give it a shining lustre.

To built this statue, the iron will be collected from the farmers from all parts of India. From each and every village, a part of iron will be collected, whose weight will not be more than 1 kg, so that it won't be burden on farmers as well as it will also symbolise their unity and will be a collective tribute to Patel.

A team of BJP workers will commence the task of collecting iron tools from farmers.

The hard work pout by farmers will also be immortalized when that iron will be used in Patel's statue.

The iron that will collected from the nation, then, it will be melted to built the statue.

Some of the agricultural iron will be utilised to built a boundary and other structures around the statue, in an artistic manner. If there will be any scarcity of iron during construction work, then it will be procured from the the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL).

The statue will face the Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadia. As part of the Sardar Sarovar Nigam
project, a 400 feet long observation deck will be constructed, where 200 people would be able to view the spectacular statue.

Apart from having a panoramic view of the Statue of Unity, the visitors will be able to see the beautiful Satpuda and Vindhyachal mountain ranges, the 256 kms long Sardar Sarovar Reservoir and the 12kms long Garudeshwar Reservoir.

The proposed model of 'Statue of Unity'

Statue of Unity: The 'Statue of Unity' will be 597 feet tall. On the 138th birth anniversary of the "Iron Man of India", Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the Gujarat Chief Minister and the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of his dream project.

Spring Temple Buddha, China

The Spring Temple Buddha is a statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China, built in 2002. This statue is 128 metres tall or 420 feet high.

Laykun Setkyar statue, Myanmar

This statue dedicated to Lord Buddha was erected in 2008. It is 116 metre high (381 feet). It's total height is 130 metre as it is standing on a 13.5 metre high dais.

Ushiku Daibutsu statue, Japan

This statue was built in 1995.

Nanshan Haishang Guanyin, China

This 108 metre tall statue was made in 2005. I tis located on the Hainan Island, well-known as a touristic attraction. It represents a Goddess who looks down or the Goddess of mercy.

The Emperors Yan And Huang, China

Emperors Yan and Huang are believed to be ancestors of the Chinese and in their honor, their statues were constructed. Measuring 106 meters, this huge statue needed 20 years in order to be completed. It was ready in 2007.

Sendai Daikannon, Japan

This statue was built in 1991 with a height of 100 metre (330 feet).

Qianshou Qianyan Guanyin of Weishan, China

This statue is located in Weishan, Changsha, Hunan province, China with a height of 99 m (325 ft). It is made of bronze and said to be the seventh tallest statue of the world.

Peter the Great Statue, Russia

It is located in Moscow, the capital of Russia. It's height is 96 m (315 ft). The world's eighth tallest statue was built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy, which was founded by Peter the Great. The statue was completed in 1997.

Great Buddha Of Thailand

This statue is located inside the Wat Muang Monastery. Ang Thong, Thailand. It is world's ninth tallest statue with height of 92 m (302 ft). It is painted in gold and its construction took 18 years.

Dai Kannon of Kita, Japan

This statue was built in 1989 and its height is 88 m.

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