• Height: 100 meters.
• Location: Japan.

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6. Guishan Guanyin:

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Guishan Guanyin is the sixth tallest statue in the world and the fourth tallest in China. It describes a bodhisattva expressing empathy for all Buddhas, and this statue is made with gilded Bronze.

The construction of this statue was done with the help of localities and many religious organizations. The Ningshan County Government collected approximately 260 million Yuan for its construction. Located in Weishan, Changsha, Hunan, China, Guishan Guanyin was completed in the year 2009.

• Height: 99 meters.
• Location: China.

7. Peter the Great Statue:

Peter the Great statue is one of the biggest statues in the world, located at the western confluence of the Vodootvodny Canal and the Moskva River in central Moscow, Russia. Its construction was an order by Empress Catherine the Great as a tribute to Peter the Great, her famous predecessor to the Russian throne.

This statue was to commemorate the 300 years of the Russian Navy, established by Peter the Great. Georgian designer ZurabTsereteli designed it. It is the eighth tallest statue in the world and was erected in 1997. This statue contains 600 tons of stainless steel, Bronze, and copper, weighing 1000 tons.

• Height: 98 meters.
• Location: Russia.

8. Great Buddha of Thailand:

Referred to as the Big Buddha, the great Buddha of Thailand statue is the seventh-largest monument globally, Thailand’s tallest, and South East Asia’s second tallest statue. This statue’s construction was started in 1990 and completed in 2018 on the orders of the first monk head of Wat Muang temple, Phra Kru VibulArjarakhun. The figure cost approximately 104 million baht, and many realistic Buddhists donated to the cause.

Its construction was to commemorate the King Bhumibol of Thailand. This statue is located in Wat Muang Wiset Chai Chan, Ang Thong, Thailand, and you can only see it from a very far distance because the figure is so tall.