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This is a list of notable statues worldwide, past and present.

Algeria

Australia

Austria

  Belgium

Bolivia

  Brazil

Cambodia

Canada

Manitoba

Newfoundland and Labrador

Ontario

Saskatchewan

China

Chile

  • Moai in Easter Island

Colombia

Denmark

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

France

Paul Wayland Bartlett.

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong

Lost statues in Hong Kong include:

Hungary

  • Heroes' Square, Heroes' Square (Hősök tere in Hungarian) is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary.
  • Anonymus, The statue of Anonymus, created by Miklós Ligeti in 1903, sits in front of Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest's Városliget (City Park)
  • Statue Park, Szoborpark or Statue Park is a park in Budapest's XXII. district, with a gathering of monumental Soviet-era statues.
  • Liberty Statue, The Szabadság Szobor or Liberty Statue (sometimes Freedom Statue) in Budapest, Hungary, was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of the Soviet liberation of Hungary from Nazi forces during World War II.

India

The Marjing Polo Statue in the Marjing Polo Complex of Heingang Ching in Imphal

  Indonesia

Italy

Japan

Lebanon

Mexico

  Malaysia

Myanmar

Mongolia

  Nicaragua

Norway

Philippines

Puerto Rico

  Russia

in Moscow

Senegal

Serbia

Sri Lanka

Singapore

South Africa

Sweden

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

Alabama

Arkansas

California

Florida

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Massachusetts

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Montana

Nevada

New Jersey

New York

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

South Carolina

South Dakota

  • Crazy Horse Memorial - massive stone sculpture in the Black Hills, depicting the Lakota warrior
  • Dignity - 50 foot statue of a Lakota woman in a star quilt, on a bluff above Chamberlain
  • Mount Rushmore - faces of four US presidents carved into the granite face of the mountain

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

Vietnam

Venezuela

By distinction

Oldest

Tallest

Tallest and largest equestrian statue

Largest stone sculptures

Metal sculptures

Other organizational lists

Notes

  1. ^ Many news websites mislead the height as "110 feet", "120 feet", etc.

References

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  2. ^ "La statue de Sheshonq, Camus et le conseil du Français au "peuple kabyle"". algeriepatriotique.com (in French). 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Monument to Humanity, Kars". atlasobscura.com.
  4. ^ Diaz, Joy (April 30, 2020). "How Tex Randall Went From Being Just A Statue To An Iconic Cowboy". Texas Standard. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ Usiku Daibutsu || Usiku Jyoen | Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ 106-Meter High Statue of Emperors Yan and Huang Built SINA.com
  7. ^ "Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 21 development projects worth Rs. 1,311 crore at Moirang, Manipur today". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-01-10. Shri Amit Shah inaugurated Medical College of worth Rs. 46 Crore at Churachandpur and unveils 122 feet tall Marjing polo statue of worth Rs. 39 crore
  8. ^ "Manipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates 122-feet-high Marjing Polo statue". India Today NE. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  9. ^ "Manipur: Amit Shah will unveil the tallest statue of the polo player, will hoist the tricolor at the historic site - News8Plus-Realtime Updates On Breaking News & Headlines". 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  10. ^ "World's tallest polo statue to be constructed in Mnp | Nagaland Post". Retrieved 2023-01-10.