List of statues
This is a list of notable statues worldwide, past and present.
Algeria
- Setif
- Constantine statue, Constantine
- Dihya statue, Khenchela
- Oruç Reis statue, Aïn Témouchent[1]
- Shoshenq statue, Tizi Ouzou[2]
Australia
- Dog on the Tuckerbox, five miles (8 km) from Gundagai
- Burke and Willsstatue, Melbourne
- South African War Memorial, Adelaide
- Map the Miner, Kapunda, South
Australia - Big Merino
Austria
- Statues in facades of the Naturhistorisches Museum - Museum of Natural History of Vienna, Maria-Theresien-Platz, Vienna.
- Naturhistorisches Museum. Sculpted by Kaspar von Zumbuschand unveiled in 1888.
- Gerard van Swieten statue on the memorial to Maria Theresa.
- Field marshal von Traun, and Field marshal von Khevenhülleron the memorial to Maria Theresa.
- Archduke Karl by Anton Dominik Fernkorn at the Heldenplatz, 1859. The equestrian sculpture is insofar a miracle which stands for Fernkorn's craftsmanship as a sculptor, as only the two back legs of the horse have a connection with the pedestal, it is only the second oldest in the world of this kind, after the Monument to Nicholas I in Saint Petersburg, outdoing the achievement of Tacca's equestrian sculpture of Philip IV in Madrid.
- Prince Eugen by Anton Dominik Fernkorn at the Heldenplatz, 1865.
- Archduke Albrecht by Kaspar von Zumbusch in front of the Albertina, 1899.
- Ringstraße, 1891.
- Statue of Nicholas, Count of Salm, plaza of the Rathaus, Vienna.
- Statues of Schönbrunn Palace, Gloriette Garden, Vienna.
Belgium
- Tongres
- Manneken Pis, in Brussels
- Butte du Lion ("Hillock of the Lion", "Lion's Mound") in Waterloo
- Godfrey of Bouillon, Royal Square, in Brussels.
- Baldwin I of Constantinople, Flanders Square, in Brussels.
- Léopold II, in Brussels.
- Albert I at Kunstberg.
- Charlemagne, in Liège.
Bolivia
Brazil
Cambodia
Canada
Manitoba
- Louis-Rielby Miguel Joyal
Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario
- Timothy Eaton statue - Royal Ontario Museum
- Henry Moore sculptures in front of Toronto City Hall and Art Gallery of Ontario
- Statue of Winston Churchill near Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto
- Statue of Sir Adam Beck on University Avenue in Toronto
- Queen's Park, Toronto
- George Brown, one of the Fathers of Confederation
- King George V moved from Delhi, India in 1969
- Sir John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada
- William Lyon Mackenzie, leader of the Upper Canada Rebellion
- Sir Oliver Mowat, third Premier of Ontario
- Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario
- Queen Victoria
- Sir James Pliny Whitney, sixth Premier of Ontario
- Ontario Veterans Memorial
- Golden Jubileein 2002
- Parliament Hill, Ottawa
- Queen Victoria - located north of the West Block; sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hébert (1900)
- Alexander Mackenzie - located west of the Centre Block; sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hébert (1901)
- Ernest Wise Keyser(1905)
- George Brown - located west of the Centre Block; sculpted by George William Hill (1913)
- Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine - located east of the Centre Block; sculpted by Walter Seymour Allward(1914)
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier - located south of the East Block; sculpted by Joseph-Émile Brunet (1922)
- Sir Robert Laird Borden - located west of the West Block; sculpted by Frances Loring(1957)
- Queen Elizabeth II - located east of the Centre Block; sculpted by Jack Harman(1977)
- John Diefenbaker - located north of the West Block; sculpted by Leo Mol (1985)
- Lester Bowles Pearson - located north of the West Block; sculpted by Danek Mozdzenski(1989)
- Sir George-Étienne Cartier - located west of the Centre Block; sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hébert
- $50 banknoteby various sculptors
- Sir John A. Macdonald - located east of the Centre Block; sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hébert
- William Lyon Mackenzie King - located north of the East Block; sculpted by Raoul Hunter
- Thomas D'Arcy McGee - located north of the Centre Block; sculpted by George William Hill
Saskatchewan
- Sir John A. Macdonald statue
China
- Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan
- Grand Buddha at Ling Shan in Wuxi, Jiangsu China
- Spring Temple Buddha in Henan
- Terracotta Army in Xi'an
Chile
- Moai in Easter Island
Colombia
- Cristo Rey
- India Catalina
- Monument to Effort
- Shakira statue
- Vargas Swamp Lancers
Denmark
- Frederik V on Horseback by Jacques Saly
- The Little Mermaid by Edvard Eriksen
- Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen by Bertel Thorvaldsen
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
France
- The Vimy Memorial, honouring Canada's role there in the First World War
- The Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin in Calais
- The Thinker by Auguste Rodin in Paris
- Frédéric Bartholdi in Belfort
- Venus de Milo, ancient Greek statue in the Louvre
- Winged Victory of Samothrace, ancient Greek statue also in the Louvre
- Frédéric Bartholdi on the Île aux Cygnesin Paris
- Rue de Rivoli by Emmanuel Frémiet.
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur by Hippolyte Lefèbvre, 1927.
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur by Hippolyte Lefèbvre, 1927.
- Ferdinand Foch near the Trocadéro.
- École Militaire.
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, 1882.
- Albert I of Belgium near the Place de la Concorde.
- Hôtel de Ville.
- Marble equestrian statue of Louis Dupaty, completed in 1821 by Jean-Pierre Cortot.
- General Lafayetteat Cours la Reine by
- King Louis XIV in front of Louvre Pyramid.
- King Louis XIV by François Joseph Bosio at the Place des Victoires, 1822.
- José de San Martín in the Parc Montsouris.
- King Edward VII by Paul Landowskiat Place Edouard VII.
- Napoléon Bonaparte at Champs-Élysées.
- Pont Alexandre-III.
Georgia
- Kartlis Deda by Elguja Amashukeli
Germany
- Bavaria, a statue as symbol of the South German kingdom of Bavaria in Munich
- Victory Column, a statue of Victoria, the goddess of victory, in Berlin
- Bismarck Monument, a statue of Otto von Bismarck, in Hamburg
- Hermannsdenkmal, a statue of Arminius, victor of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
- Niederwalddenkmal, a statue of Germania, as symbol of Germany, close to Rüdesheim
- King Friedrich II by Christian Daniel Rauch in the Unter den Linden.
- King Friedrich Wilhelm IV by Alexander Calandrelli in front of the Alte Nationalgalerie.
- National Monument (Berlin City Palace, 1897, destroyed.
- Emperor Wilhelm I by Albert Moritz Wolff at the Hohenzollernplatz in Rixdorf, 1902, destroyed in 1944.
- Emperor Wilhelm I by Franz Dorrenbach in the Neuendorfer Straße in Spandau.
- Emperor Friedrich III by Rudolf Maison, in front of Bode Museum, 1904, destroyed in 1950s.
- Saint George defeats the Dragon
- Statue of Sleeping Beauty in Wuppertal, Germany
Greece
- Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World sculpted by Pheidias. (Relocated to Constantinople in 393, later destroyed by fire in 462)
- Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. (destroyed by earthquake in 224 BC, and the remains sold for scrap in 656)
- Athena Promachos, was a colossal bronze statue of the Greek goddess Athena which stood between the Propylaea and the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens, sculpted by Pheidias.
- Athena Parthenos, was a massive chryselephantine sculpture of the Greek goddess Athena which stood inside the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens, sculpted by Pheidias.
- Poseidon of Cape Artemision
- Antikythera Ephebe
- Marathon Boy
- Charioteer of Delphi
- Hermes of Praxiteles
- Kroisos Kouros
- Kleobis and Biton
- Moscophoros
- Peplos Kore
- Statue of King Leonidas - Thermopylae
- Statue of Liberty (Mytilene)
Hong Kong
- Statue of Victoria Park
- Statue of Sir Thomas Jackson at Statue Square
- Statue of King George VI at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
- Statue of Bruce Lee the Hong Kong cities
- Tian Tan Buddha in Buddhist temple in Hong Kong
Lost statues in Hong Kong include:
- Statue of Edward VII - formerly at Statue Square
- Statue of Prince Albert - formerly at Statue Square
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
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- Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
- Murudeshwara
- Gommateshwara statue, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka
- Statue of Lord Male Mahadeshwara.
- Statue of Ahimsa, Maharashtra
- Shri Bhaktha Anjaneyar, Vedasandur, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
- Buddha Statue of Hyderabad, Husain Sagar, Hyderabad, Telangana
- Abhaya Buddha Statue in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
- Dhyana Buddha Statue in Amaravathi
- Lord Hanuman statue, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu.
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Statue of Unity, (world's tallest)
- Adiyogi Shiva statue, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- Statue of Belief, Nathdwara, Rajasthan
- Jakhoo Temple Hanuman Murti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Indonesia
- Christ Blessing, Manado
- Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue, Bali
- Jalesveva Jayamahe Monument, Surabaya
- Jesus Buntu Burake, Makale
- Patung Pemuda Membangun, Jakarta
- Patung Yesus Kristus, Mansinam Island
- Selamat Datang Monument, Jakarta
- West Irian Liberation Monument, Jakarta
Italy
- Colossus of Barletta, statue of a Byzantine emperor
- Colossus of Nero
- Apollo Belvedere
- Laocoön and His Sons
- David (Donatello)
- Bacchus (Michelangelo)
- David (Michelangelo)
- The Deposition (Michelangelo)
- Cristo della Minerva
- Moses (Michelangelo)
- Pietà (Michelangelo)
- Rondanini Pietà
- David (Bernini)
- Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius
- Ecstasy of St Theresa
- Leonardo's horse, statue of a Horse in Milan based upon a design by Leonardo da Vinci from 500 years before.
- Statue Campidoglio in Rome
- the Trevi Fountain statue in Rome
Japan
- Ushiku Daibutsu as Buddhist temple Ushiku Japan
- Sendai Daikannon in Sendai
- Hokkaido Kannonin Hokkaido
- Awaji Kannon in Awaji
Lebanon
Mexico
- El Ángel de la Independencia, Mexico City
- Julio Cesar Chavez Gonzalez, Culiacan
- Guerrero Chimalli Mexican statue
Malaysia
Myanmar
Mongolia
- the Equestrian statue of Genghis Khan in Mongolia
Nicaragua
- Alexis Arguello, Managua
- Jesús de la Misericordia, San Juan del Sur
Norway
- Frogner Park including the Vigeland installation, Oslo
Philippines
- Benavides Monument at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila
- Eagle of the North in Agoo, La Union
- Filipina Comfort Women in Manila (dismantled, lost)
- Mother of All Asia – Tower of Peace in Batangas City
- Queen Isabel II Statue in Manila
- Oblation statues of the University of the Philippines
- St. Vincent Ferrer Statue in Bayambang, Pangasinan
- The Victor in Bridgetowne, Pasig
Puerto Rico
- Sixto Escobar in Barceloneta, thought to be the first made for a professional boxer.
- Birth of the New World
Russia
- Mother Motherland Is Calling
- equestrian monumentsto Russian tsars
- Monument to Minin and Pozharsky on Red Square in Moscow
- Worker and Kolkhoz Woman in Moscow
- Peter the Great Statue
in Moscow
- List of statues of Lenin
- List of Mother Motherland statues
Senegal
- African Renaissance Monument, 52 m high
Serbia
- Kalemegdan
- Church of St. Sava
- Emperor Dušan outside Palata pravde
- Prince Mihailo Monument on the Republic Square
- Karađorđe Statue by the Church of St. Sava
Sri Lanka
- Statue of Bhuddha in Kurunegala - 88-foot (27 m) high.
- Maligawila Buddha statue in Maligawila, Monaragala District
- Kekirawa, Anuradhapura District
- Three Buddha statues at Buduruvagala in Wellawaya, Monaragala District
- Samadhi Statue in Anuradhapura
- National Museum of Colombo
- National Museum of Colombo
- Gal Vihara in Polonnaruwa
- Statue of Parakramabahu I in Polonnaruwa
- Sangiliyan Statue in Jaffna
Singapore
- The Merlion statues at the Singapore River mouth and on Sentosa
- The Sir Stamford Raffles statue, based on the original by Thomas Woolner, located at the Victoria Concert Hall and at the Raffles Landing Site along Singapore River
South Africa
- Port Elizabeth
Sweden
- The Branting Monument in Stockholm.
- Snowdrop (sculpture) at various locations in Sweden.
Turkey
- Aphrodite of Cnidus, famous Hellenistic statue.
- Aviation Martyrs' Monument in Istanbul
- Monument of the Republic is located in Taksim Square, İstanbul
- Statue of Humanity unfinished as of 2010[3]
United Kingdom
- Angel of the North
- Dream
- Duke of York Column
- Grey's Monument
- Maiwand Lion
- Nelson's Column
- Statue of St Christopher, Norton Priory
- Statue of Horatio Nelson, Birmingham
- Wellington Statue
- The Lincoln Imp
United States
- Madonna of the Trail
- National Monument to the U.S. Constitution
- History of fountains in the United States
Alabama
- Vulcan statue, Birmingham, Alabama World's tallest cast iron statue
Arkansas
- Christ of the Ozarks statue, Eureka Springs
California
Florida
Illinois
- Black Hawk Statue, Oregon
- The Bowman and The Spearman, Chicago
- Chicago Picasso, Chicago
- Cloud Gate, Chicago
- Flamingo, Chicago
- Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State, Chicago
- Miró's Chicago, Chicago
- Nuclear Energy, Chicago
- Standing Lincoln, Chicago
- Forever Marilyn, Chicago
Indiana
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis
- George Rogers Clark Memorial and statues of George Rogers Clark and Francis Vigo, Vincennes, Indiana
Kentucky
- Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Hodgenville, Kentucky)
- Statue of Alben W. Barkley, Frankfort
- Statue of Roberto Clemente, Louisville
Massachusetts
- The Hiker, Fall River
- National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth
- Prince Harry the Navigator, Fall River
Maryland
- Washington Monument, Baltimore
- Boonsboro
Michigan
- Cross in the Woods, Indian River
- Fist of Joe Louis, Detroit
- General George Armstrong Custer, Monroe
- George Washington, Detroit
- Sparty, East Lansing
- The Spirit of Detroit, Detroit
Minnesota
- Iron Man is 81 ft (25 m) tall including the 36-foot-tall (11 m) figure, out of iron ore. Chisholm
- St. Paul
- Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace), Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse
- Christopher Columbus, Minnesota State Capitol Grounds
Missouri
- were involved.
- Sherry Fry.
Montana
- James J. Hill statue, Havre, Montana
- Our Lady of the Rockies statue, Butte, Montana
Nevada
- Burning Man effigy
New Jersey
- Tapomurti Shri Nilkanth Varni Murti at the Swaminarayan Akshardham (North America)
New York
- Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), New York City
North Dakota
- Enchanted Highway, a collection of the world's largest scrap metal sculptures
- Tommy Turtle in Bottineau, North Dakota, the world's largest depicted turtle
Ohio
- Statues at Great American Ball Park by Tom Tsuchiya, Cincinnati
- King of Kings (destroyed by lightning strike and fire in 2010), near Monroe, Ohio
- Tyler Davidson Fountain, Cincinnati
- Statues at Hope Memorial Bridge, Cleveland
- Fountain of Eternal Life (also known as Peace Arising from the Flames of War), Cleveland
Oklahoma
- Pioneer Woman, Ponca City
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Joe Paterno statue, Beaver Stadium, State College(2001–2011)
- Rocky statue, Philadelphia
- Swann Memorial Fountain, Philadelphia, Alexander Stirling Calder
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
- Statue of Strom Thurmond on the City Square, of his hometown, Edgefield, 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
- Texas State Fair.
- Dallas Zoo's giraffe statue
- Statue of Don Juan de Oñate called The Equestrian in El Paso, Texas - At 36 feet (11 m) tall, it is purported by the sculptor to be the largest bronze equestrian statue in the world.
- Statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas - At 66 feet (20 m) tall, it is the tallest statue of any American political figure.
- Tex Randall - 47-foot (14 m) tall cowboy figure constructed in 1959 next to U.S. Route 60 in Canyon, Texas.[4]
Utah
- This is the Place Monument at Heritage Park in Salt Lake City
- Brigham Young Monument
Virginia
Washington
- Fremont Troll, Seattle
- Hammering Man, Seattle
- The Lone Sailor, Bremerton
- Statue of Lenin (Seattle)
- Waiting for the Interurban, Seattle
- The Burghers of Calais and The Thinker by Rodin, at Maryhill Museum of Art near Goldendale, Washington
Washington, D.C.
- Statue of Abraham Lincoln, inside the Lincoln Memorial
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson, inside the Jefferson Memorial
Vietnam
- Christ of Vung Tau, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu
- Bình Thuận
- Bình Thuận
Venezuela
- Monumento a la Virgen de la Paz in Venezuela
By distinction
Oldest
- Löwenmensch figurine
Tallest
- Kevadiya, Gujarat, India. 182 m (597 ft). Completed 2018.
- Vairocana Buddha); Lushan, Henan, China. 108 m (354 ft) Buddha statue standing on a 20 m (66 ft) lotus throneplaced on a 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building. Completed 2002.
- Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. 100 m (330 ft) Buddha statue standing on a 10 m (33 ft) lotus throne placed on a 10 m (33 ft) pedestal/building. Completed 1995.[5]
- , China. 108 m (354 ft). Completed in 2005.
- Emperors Yan and Huang; Zhengzhou, China. 106 m (348 ft). Completed 2007.[6]
- Avalokitesvara); Sendai, Japan. 100 m (330 ft).
Tallest and largest equestrian statue
- Ulan Bator, Mongolia, completed in 2006 has a height of 40 metres (130 feet) on a 10 metres (33 feet) high base.
- Monument To Gral. José Gervasio Artigas In Minas, Uruguay - 18 meters tall, 9 meters long, weight 150,000 kilos 1974
Largest stone sculptures
Metal sculptures
- At 54 m wide, the Angel of the North has the largest single dimension.
- The Statue of Liberty is the tallest at 46 m, atop a 47 m pedestal.
- The Enchanted Highway is a collection of the world's largest scrap metal sculptures.
- Vulcan statue, (17m) in Birmingham, Alabama, US, is the largest cast iron statue.
Other organizational lists
- List of equestrian statues
- List of tallest statues
- List of the tallest statues in the United States
- List of Roman domes
- New Seven Wonders of the World
- List of archaeological sites by country
- List of colossal sculpture in situ
- List of megalithic sites
- List of archaeoastronomical sites by country
- List of Egyptian pyramids
- List of Mesoamerican pyramids
- List of equestrian statues in Italy
Notes
- ^ Many news websites mislead the height as "110 feet", "120 feet", etc.
References
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- ^ "La statue de Sheshonq, Camus et le conseil du Français au "peuple kabyle"". algeriepatriotique.com (in French). 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Monument to Humanity, Kars". atlasobscura.com.
- ^ Diaz, Joy (April 30, 2020). "How Tex Randall Went From Being Just A Statue To An Iconic Cowboy". Texas Standard. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Usiku Daibutsu || Usiku Jyoen | Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 106-Meter High Statue of Emperors Yan and Huang Built SINA.com
- ^ "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
- ^ "Manipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates 122-feet-high Marjing Polo statue". India Today NE. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
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