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Height : 88 mHanuman Murti of New Delhi, IndiaHeight : 53 m
Great Standing Maitreya Buddha of Beipu, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, ChinaHeight : 72 m
The Guanyin Statue of Hainan, also known as Guan Yin of the South Sea of Sanya, is a 108 metre tall statue of the bodhisattva Guan Yin, sited on the south coast of China's island province Hainan in the Nanshan Culture Tourism Zone near the Nanshan Temple west of Sanya. The statue has three aspects; one side faces inland and the other two face the South China Sea, to represent blessing and protection by Guan Yin of China and the whole world. One aspect depicts Guan Yin cradling a sutra in the left hand and gesturing the Vitarka Mudra with the right, the second with her palms crossed, holding a string of prayer beads, and the third holding a lotus. The mantra Om mani padme hum is written in Tibetan script around each aspects' halo. This is currently the fourth tallest statue in the world.
VÃrgen de la Paz (Virgin of Peace) of Trujillo, VenezuelaHeight : 46.7 m
Fo Guang Shan Amitabha Buddha of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ChinaHeight : 40 m
Great Matzu of Meizhou Island, Fujian, ChinaHeight : 40.5 m
The Ushiku Daibutsu, located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is one of the world's tallest statues. Completed in 1995, it stands a total of 120 meters (394 feet) tall, including the 10m high base and 10m high lotus platform. An elevator takes visitors up to 85m off the ground, where an observation floor is located. It depicts Amitabha Buddha and is plated with bronze. It is also known as Ushiku Arcadia (Amida's Radiance and Compassion Actually Developing and Illuminating Area).
Dai Kannon of Kamaishi, Iwate, JapanHeight : 48.5 m
Bodhisattva Kannon of Tazawako, Akita prefecture, JapanHeight : 35 m
The Merlion of Sentosa, Republic of SingaporeHeight : 37 m
Lord Shiva of the Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, IndiaHeight : 30.5 m
Usami Dai-Kannon of Izu Peninsula, ItÅ, Shizuoka, JapanHeight : 50 m
Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) of Le Mas-Rillier in Dombes, Ain department, FranceHeight : 33 m
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, ChinaHeight : 88 m
Tokyo Wan Kannon of Futtsu, Chiba, JapanHeight : 56 m
Leshan Giant Buddha of Leshan, ChinaHeight : 71 m
Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, JapanHeight : 57 m
Guan Yin of Kek Lok Si Temple, Air Itam, Penang island, MalaysiaHeight : 30 m
Standing Buddha in Wat Indrawiharn of Bangkok, ThailandHeight : 32 m
Statues of Emperors Yan and Huang , China. A 106-meter high statue of Emperors Yan and Huang was built in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province.The statue is eight meters higher than the Statue of Liberty in New York and took 20 years to complete.
Awaji Kannon of Awaji Island, HyÅgo Prefecture, JapanHeight : 80 m
Peter the Great of Moscow, RussiaHeight : 96 m
Dai Kannon of Sendai, JapanHeight : 100 m (2 X Olympic size swimming pool length)
Birth of the New Man (Christopher Columbus) of Sevilla, SpainHeight : 45 m
Cristo de la Concordia of Cochabamba, BoliviaHeight : 34.2 m
Ten Directions Pu Xian Buddha of Mount Emei, Sichuan province, ChinaHeight : 48 m
Golden Maitreya Buddha of Beopjusa, Naesongni-myeon, Chungcheongbuk-do province, South KoreaHeight : 33 m
Grand Byakue Kannon of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, JapanHeight : 41.8 m
Rodina Mat’Zovyot! (Mother Motherland Calls) at Mamayev Kurgan of Volgograd, RussiaHeight : 85 m
Liberty Enlightening the World of Liberty Island, New York, United StatesHeight : 46 mLord Murugan of Batu Caves, Gombak, MalaysiaHeight : 42.7 m
Jibo Kannon at Narita-san temple of Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, JapanHeight : 62 m
Guan Yin at Mount Xiqiao of Nanhai district, Guangzhou, ChinaHeight : 62 m
Bhaisajyaguru in Nihon-Ji Temple of Kyonan, Awa District, Chiba, JapanHeight : 31 m
VÃrgen de El Panecillo (Virgin in The Panecillo) of Quito, EcuadorHeight : 30 m
Laozi statue in Mount Mao near Zhenjiang of Jiangsu province, ChinaHeight : 33 m
Mindroling Monastery Buddha of Dehradun, Uttarakhand state, IndiaHeight : 32.6 m
Tian Tan Buddha of Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong KongHeight : 34 m
Cristo Redentor de Concorvado (Christ the Redeemer) of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilHeight : 30 m