1. The Statue of Unity is approximately 4 times taller than New York's famous Statue of Liberty when plinths are discounted. 2. The statue cost approximately $430m (29.9bn rupees) to build.
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Perched on the summit of Mount Corcovado in Rio, the statue stands at a whopping 98 feet (or 30 metres) tall (making it two-thirds the height of New York's Statue of Liberty), and its outstretched arms reach to 92 feet (or 28 metres) horizontally.
There are two genuine statues and several lesser versions of the Statue of Liberty. The original and most famous is the one located on Liberty Island, a gift from the French to America. The second is located in Paris, France, and was a reciprocal gift from the United States in 1889.
In fact, the Eiffel Tower is much taller than the famous statue in New York Harbor. The Eiffel Tower is about 1062 feet from the ground to the top. The Statue of Liberty stands at 305 feet, from the base of the pedestal to the top of the torch. The statue itself, not including the pedestal, is about 151 feet.
A bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty resides in Neenah, Wisconsin. It was cast in California by the Great American Bronze Works. This version of the Statue of Liberty is 14 feet, 6 inches tall. It is 10 percent the size of the original.
The below graphic shows the width of the Titanic, compared to the height of the Statue of Liberty. If the Titanic was stood end to end, she would only reach about 1/3rd of the way up the Statue of Liberty.
Hyperion, which is a coast redwood, towers at 380 feet. For reference, that's 1.25 times bigger than the Statue of Liberty in New York. Named after one of the Titans in Greek Mythology, Hyperion was discovered by two researchers in 2006.
At approximately 0.5 mm in height, Lady Liberty, by UK artist Willard Wigan, is the smallest Statue of Liberty that exactly conforms to the dimensions of the New York original. The sculpture is made from a tiny speck of gold that was painstakingly hand-carved using special tools crafted by Wigan himself.
According to most contemporary descriptions, the Colossus stood approximately 70 cubits, or 33 metres (108 feet) high – approximately the height of the modern Statue of Liberty from feet to crown – making it the tallest statue in the ancient world.
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.
The biggestWhile Liberty in New York was a gift from the French, this statue in Paris was a gift from the Americans. And it's the biggest too, at 11.50 metres (37 feet 9 inches).