Posted on 10/31/2018 5:49:01 PM PDT by Simon Green
The prime minister of India today unveiled the worlds largest statue, dedicated to Sardar Patel, a nationalist who helped unite modern India after its independence from Britain.
"We are doing everything possible to turn Sardar Patel's vision into a reality and ensure a good-quality life for our fellow Indians," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
The monument, called the Statue of Unity, stands at nearly 600 feet and cost a staggering $460 million to build.
That makes the mega statue almost 200 feet higher than the worlds next largest, the Spring Temple Buddha in China, which stands at about 420 feet. The new statue in India is also nearly twice the height of the Statue of Liberty, which is 305 feet tall.
The Statue of Unity, located in the western state of Gujarat, is expected to attract tens of thousands of tourists per day. The project has proved controversial, however.
Farmers in the state of Gujarat were reportedly bemused that millions of dollars were spent on the flagship project. The BBC reported that locals have expressed deep concern that they still lack basic irrigation facilities vital to the regions economy while mass investment has been diverted to a largely-ceremonial project.
But completion of the towering monument ends a critical debate over which political party has the best claim to the legacy of one of Indian historys most revered figures.
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I wonder if the first typoon or Earthquake this thing gets is going to take it down
Ahh yes, the fool and his narcisstick.
450 Million bucks worth of food infrastructure perhaps would have helped the starving in India a bit more. But perhaps a few thousand can sit in the shade.
I think it looks pretty good. I don’t know why everyone’s knocking it.
Shouldn’t it be standing in front of a moving train?
Why not a statue for Subhas Chandra Bose, head of state for the Provisional Government of Free India?
I knew a Patel at one time, she said that in the caste system that wasn’t a great last name to have. Can’t remember anything else about that.
There are some really large-assed statues of Buddha around, which is ironic if you know anything about Buddhism. :^) The previous record-holder was a Chinese state-sponsored statue of Buddha. This Patel statue is obviously more secular.
http://scribol.com/anthropology-and-history/cultures/17-biggest-buddhas-on-earth/
Largest statue in Africa is more secular, self-aggrandizing, and oddly it’s in Senegal:
http://www.google.com/search?q=biggest+statue+in+africa&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&tbm=isch
Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Christ+statue+in+Buenos+Aires&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&tbm=isch
Is this a joke? He looks like a ‘honey-dipper’
Should he be saying very loudly thank you berry much. Please come again. Have a nice day in a 7/11 uniform?
600 feet
Ratio 6’:7”
Ratio 600’:700”/12
Ratio 600’:58’
Impressive.
Ask Joe Biden.
MY dad I’d bigger than YOUR dad!
Do other countries think that a bigger statue will eclipse Liberty?
Id never heard of this one, so I looked it up. Here it is:
And....I kind of like it. Art critics apparently hate it. Wikipedia says they complain that the figure arent African enough, and display macho sexism. In the meantime, local imams complain that its immodest.
Well. No wonder I like it.
IOW, the statue of *cough* “unity” ain’t the Statue of LIBERTY
As scale, the St. Louis Arch is 630 feet at its highest point...that’s a big mama!
Good gosh - do they have to bow down and worship it when they hear the music play?
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