Statue Of Unity
Country: India
Height: 182 metres (597 ft)
Unveiled in October 2018, near Mumbai, representing the independence movement leader and first Deputy Prime Minister of India, Sardad Vallabhbhai Patel, also known as the Iron Man of India.
It’s surrounded by an artificial lake, with an estimated cost of 420 million Dollars (US).
It is the tallest statue in the world.
I remember when The Colossus of Rhodes was once the world’s tallest statues in the ancient world.
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And it was only 30 meters tall
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Exactly!
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This is serious!
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I know. Usually when records are broken it’s a minor gain but this is crazy.
To top it off they built a lake around it.!
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It’s impressive. But I’m thinking of the millions of dollars spent on it. it
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Yeah 420 is a lot. I didn’t see that coming. Given the poverty level I can only imagine what that money could have done for the people.
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It depends on what the main objective of the project is. Any idea?
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Up front it’s to honor the man (lots of history on that guy), but I suspect on the backend we are looking at a money/pride thing.
420 mil is only going to be seen as an investment so someone is waiting on a return.
I have to admit, I’ve never really wanted to go to India before but now I feel like I must. I’ve never seen a statue that big in person. I’ve seen the liberty statue but this thing is off the charts.
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I guess it’s okay if it’s an investment that will bring returns, promote tourism etc. Thanks for the feedback.
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