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When it comes to the tallest statue, who would not know the statue of “Statue of Unity”, which is being made in the memory of India’s first Home Minister Late Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat. . With this in mind, it is important to have a look at the tallest statue in the world, along with some facts about them.
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3,000 workers and 300 engineers from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) were involved in constructing and building the statue in 3 1/2 years.
Around 129 tonnes of iron implements were obtained from nearly 100 million farmers in 169,000 villages across all states for the statue.
The innermost layer of the three-layered structure is made of reinforced cement concrete (RCC), steel, and 8 mm bronze.
4 high-speed lifts are fitted to the statue’s legs. Each lift can carry 26 people to the top in just 30 seconds.
The statue will be able to withstand earthquakes and wind speed up to around 100 km per second.
The Statue of Unity will turn from its original bronze colour to green in 100 years due to a natural aging process.
The statue has a viewing gallery at 153 meters from where around 200 people can have a panoramic view of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, and the Satpura and Vindhyachal mountain ranges.
A museum, a 3-star lodging facility, a food court, and a memorial garden, are part of the Statue of Unity.
It towers over China’s Spring Temple Buddha statue by 29 metres and the world famous Statue of Liberty by 89 metres. The height of the base of Statue of Unity is 58 metres.
