The world’s tallest statue is in India. The Statue of Unity, built as a tribute to Sardar Vallabhai Patel, is situated 200 kilometres from Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Before the Statue of Unity, the title of being the ‘world’s tallest’ belonged to Spring Temple Buddha statue in China, which stands tall at 128 m.
Here are major facts and trivia about the Statue of Unity:
The Statue of Unity will be inaugurated on 31 October, 2018, which marks the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first deputy prime minister of India. He was also called ‘the Ironman of India’ for being instrumental in bringing together the princely states in the Indian domain post-Independence.
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