List of tallest statues


This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human or animal figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal, or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
The definition of for this list is a free-standing sculpture, representing one or more people or animals, in their entirety or partially. Heights stated are those of the statue itself and the total height of the monument that includes structures the statue is standing on or holding. Monuments that contain statues are included in this list only if the statue fulfills these and the height criteria.

Existing

StatueImageDepictsLocationCountry/RegionCompletedHeight of statue
meters
Total height
meters
NotesCoordinates
Statue of UnityVallabhbhai PatelSardar Sarovar Dam, Kevadiya, Narmada District, GujaratIndia2018World's tallest statue, stands on a base. total monument height.
Spring Temple BuddhaBuddha Lushan, HenanChina2008World's tallest statue 2008–2018.
Stands on a lotus throne, and other stacked base platforms of various height. total monument height.
Laykyun SekkyaBuddha Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing DivisionMyanmar2008Stands on a lotus throne. total monument height.
Vishwas SwaroopamShivaNathdwara, RajasthanIndia2020With a feet base total monument height of. World's tallest Shiva statue.
Ushiku DaibutsuBuddha Ushiku, Ibaraki PrefectureJapan1993World's tallest statue 1993–2008.
Stands on a lotus throne and pedestal/building. total monument height.
Guishan GuanyinGuanyin – Eleven-headed Thousand-armed GuanyinWeishan, Changsha, HunanChina2009Gilded bronze statue.
Mother of All Asia – Tower of PeaceMaryPagkilatan, Batangas CityPhilippines2021Tallest statue in the Philippines and the tallest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world.
Great Buddha of ThailandBuddha Ang ThongThailand2008Concrete statue painted gold.
Sendai DaikannonKannon Sendai, Miyagi PrefectureJapan1991World's tallest statue 1991–1993; the monument itself is 302 feet tall, while the pedestal brings its total height to 328 feet.
Dai [Kannon of Kita no Miyako park]Kannon – Byakue KannonAshibetsu, HokkaidōJapan1989World's tallest statue 1989–1991.
The Motherland CallsMother MotherlandVolgogradRussia1967Tallest statue in Europe.
Grand Buddha at Ling ShanBuddha Wuxi, JiangsuChina199688 meters total height, including lotus pedestal.
Guanyin of NanshanGuanyinSanya, HainanChina2005Total height is including the pedestal/building.
Gautama Buddha (Myanmar)|Statue of Gautama Buddha]Buddha Kyaikhto, Mon StateMyanmar2019?
KsitigarbhaQingyang CountyChina2012Standing in total height.
Ruyilun Guanyin statue in Tsz Shan MonasteryGuanyin Hong KongHong Kong2012
Garuda Wisnu Kencana statueGaruda ridden by VishnuGaruda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, BaliIndonesia2018The total height of the monument, including the 46-meter base pedestal, is 122 m.
Phra Buddha ChokBuddha Huay Pong, Lop BuriThailand2018Second-tallest Buddha statue in Thailand.
Kaga KannonKannon Kaga, Ishikawa PrefectureJapan1987With a feet base total monument height of.
The Buddha StatueBuddha Son Tay, HanoiVietnam2020Tallest statue in Southeast Asia.
ConfuciusNishan, Qufu, ShandongChina2016Mount Ni 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.
Leshan Giant BuddhaBuddha LeshanChina803Construction started in 713. With two more than carving statues of Lokapala.
Chao Mae Kuan ImGuanyinMueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai ProvinceThailand2016Located in Wat Huay Pla Kang.
Phra Buddha Dhammakaya DhepmongkolBuddha Phasi Charoen, BangkokThailand2022
BuddhaBuddha Yiyang County, JiangxiChina2004–05The world's largest reclining stone statue, which signifies the Buddha Shakyamuni's departure into final nirvana. It is high and long.
Quan Âm Da Nang, VietnamVietnam2010
Taihu Guanyin TempleGuanyinXishan IslandChina2017
Yang'asha of GuizhouYang'asha GuizhouChina2017Stainless steel statue is 88 meters including the pedestal.
Cristo de ChiapasJesus ChristTuxtla GutiérrezMexico201162 m 16.719434, -93.119394
Mother UkraineThe MotherlandKyivUkraine1981Stands on a pedestal, total monument height.
Guze Jibo Daikannon of the Naritasan Kurume Bunin templeKannon – Jibo KannonKurume, Fukuoka prefectureJapan1983
Guanyin of Mount XiqiaoGuanyinNanhai district, Foshan, GuangdongChina1998Stands on a pedestal, total height.
Guan Yu of YunchengGuan YuYuncheng, ShanxiChina2010Stands on a pedestal, total height.
Phra Chao Yai Kaew Mukda Sri TrairatBuddha Mukdahan, ThailandThailand2018
Luangpho YaiBuddha Roi Et, ThailandThailand1979Stands on an base with small museum, total height.
Lung Por Tuad Wat KaoLung Por TuadNakhon Ratchasima, ThailandThailand2018
God of the Red Mountain Chishanshen or Luminous God of the Red Mountain, local variation of the Sea God Chishan, Rongcheng, Weihai, ShandongChina2010sBronze statue of Chishanshen, a localised manifestation of the Haishen 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.
Phra KakusuntoBuddha Suphan Buri, ThailandThailand
Aizu Jibo Dai-KannonKannon – Jibo KannonAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaJapan1987
Great Standing Maitreya BuddhaBuddha Emei Township, Hsinchu CountyTaiwan2011
Kannon Futtsu, ChibaJapan1961Commemorates the dead of World War II.
The VictorJohn Gokongwei or the "Global Filipino"Bridgetowne, Pasig, Metro ManilaPhilippines2023Stands on a pedestal.
Statue of Zheng ChenggongKoxingaChiayi CountyTaiwan1995With statues of of two generals completed in 2013.
African Renaissance MonumentFamilyOuakam suburb, DakarSenegal2008-2010Tallest statues in Africa.
Yan and Huang">Yan Emperor">Yan and HuangYan and Huang, Emperors of ChinaZhengzhou, HenanChina2007106 meters from base of mountain to top of monument.
Usami Dai-KannonKannon Izu Peninsula, Itō, ShizuokaJapan1982The largest sitting Kannon in Japan.
Kannon Shōdoshima, Shōzu District, KagawaJapan1994A tooth of the historical Buddha is said to be enshrined inside of it.
Guerrero Chimalli Chīmalli WarriorChimalhuacán, State of MexicoMexico2014