India has officially won the title for being the country with the tallest statue in the World as of October 31, 2018.
The £314m Statue of Unity, an effigy of the independence hero Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, stands at 182 metres, making it nearly twice the height of New York’s Statue of Liberty. The statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, made on an island named Sadhu Bet close to the Sardar Sarovar Dam, is 182 metres tall which makes it 54 metres taller than Spring Temple Buddha.
Let us take a look at the top 5 facts about this marvellous statue:
The Price of the statue
The Statue of Unity was constructed by the Indian company Larsen & Toubro Ltd at the cost of ₹2,989 crore, which is roughly about 319 million pounds. The statue's construction took 75,000 cubic metres of concrete, 5,700 tonnes of steel structure, 18,500 tonnes of reinforced steel rods, and 22,500 tonnes of bronze sheets.
Tourist spot inside the statue
The statue is house to a viewing gallery located on the chest which can take up to 200 people at one time. There are two high-velocity lifts which will take the tourists to this spot, from where one can get a bird’s eye view of the Satpura and Vindhyachal hills, along with the Narmada river and its dam.
More glimpses from the programme marking the dedication of the #StatueOfUnity to the nation. pic.twitter.com/iOlpBRpmxT
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 31, 2018
