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RobertoOrtiz

11-28-2007, 05:20 AM

Post here your refence for the Colossus mini challenge.

Here is the FULL list of Colosal Statures we wlll be working on.

Heare are some of the most notable Statures from our list

Cristo Redentor de Concorvado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_%28statue%29) -Brazil
Mother Motherland Calls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Motherland_Is_Calling), Russia
Statue of Liberty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty), United States
Crazy Horse Memorial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_Memorial), United States
Colossus of Rhodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Rhodes); Rhodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes) island,Greece (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece).
Great Sphinx of Giza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza), Egypt
The models should be picked from the following list :

100m and over

Ushiku Daibutsu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushiku_Daibutsu), China (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China). 108 m (354 ft). Completed in 2005.
Emperors Yan and Huang; Zhengzhou (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengzhou), China. 106 m (348 ft). Completed 2007.
Dai Kannon of Sendai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sendai) (depicts Avalokitesvara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokitesvara)); Sendai, Japan. 100 m (328 ft).
50m - 99m

Peter the Great (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Great) (depicts Peter I of Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_I_of_Russia)); Moscow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow), Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia). 96 m
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Buddha_at_Ling_Shan) (depicts Gautama Buddha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha); Wuxi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxi), Jiangsu Province (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangsu_Province), China. 88 m
Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park (depicts Avalokitesvara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokitesvara)); Ashibetsu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashibetsu), Hokkaidō (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkaidō), Japan. 88 m
Rodina Mat'Zovyot! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Motherland_Is_Calling) (Mother Motherland Calls) in Mamayev Kurgan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamayev_Kurgan); Volgograd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgograd), Russia. 85 m
Awaji Kannon (depicts Avalokitesvara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokitesvara)); Awaji Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awaji_Island), Hyōgo Prefecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyōgo_Prefecture), Japan. 80 m
Great Standing Maitreya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya)Buddha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha); Beipu, Hsinchu County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsinchu_County), Taiwan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan), China. 72 m ).
Leshan Giant Buddha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshan_Giant_Buddha) (depicts Maitreya); Leshan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshan), China. 71 m
Mother Motherland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Motherland_(Kiev%2529); Kiev (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev), Ukraine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine). 62 m
Jibo Kannon of Narita-san temple (depicts Avalokitesvara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokitesvara)); Kurume, Fukuoka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurume,_Fukuoka) prefecture, Japan. 62 m
Guan Yin of Mount Xiqiao; (depicts Avalokitesvara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokitesvara)) Nanhai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanhai) district, Guangzhou (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou), China. 62 m
Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guan_Yin) (depicts Avalokitesvara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokitesvara)); Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizuwakamatsu,_Fukushima), Japan. 57 m
Tokyo Wan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Bay) Kannon (depicts Avalokitesvara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokitesvara)); Futtsu, Chiba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futtsu,_Chiba), Japan. 56 m
Hanuman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman)Murti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murti) in New Delhi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi); New Delhi, India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India). 53 m
Usami Dai-Kannon (depicts Avalokitesvara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokitesvara)); Izu Peninsula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izu_Peninsula), Itō, Shizuoka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itō,_Shizuoka), Japan. 50 m
30m - 49m

Dai Kannon of Kamaishi; Kamaishi, Iwate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamaishi,_Iwate), Japan. 48.5 m
Ten Directions Pu Xian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantabhadra) Buddha; Mount Emei (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Emei), Sichuan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan) province, China. 48 m
Vírgen de la Paz (Virgin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus%2529) of Peace); Trujillo, Trujillo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trujillo,_Trujillo), Venezuela (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela). 46.7 m
Liberty Enlightening the World (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Enlightening_the_World); Liberty Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Island), New York (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York), United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States). 46 m
Birth of the New Man (depicts Christopher Columbus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus)); Sevilla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevilla), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain). 45 m
Lord Murugan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murugan) statue; Batu Caves (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Caves), Gombak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombak), Malaysia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia). 42.7 m
Grand Byakue Kannon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannon); Takasaki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takasaki), Gunma Prefecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunma_Prefecture), Japan. 41.8 m Great Matzu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matzu); Meizhou Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meizhou_Island), Fujian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujian), China. 40.5 m
José María Morelos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_María_Morelos) statue; Janitzio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janitzio) island, Michoacan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michoacan), Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico). 40 m
Fo Guang Shan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fo_Guang_Shan)Amitabha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabha) Buddha; Kaohsiung (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaohsiung), Taiwan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan), ROC. 40 m
Lord Shiva (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Shiva) of Murudeshwara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murudeshwara); Murudeshwara, district of Uttara Kannada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttara_Kannada), Karnataka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka), India. 37 m
Rong Xian Buddha; Rong Xian, Sichuan province, China. 37 m
The Merlion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlion) of Sentosa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentosa); Sentosa, Republic of Singapore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore). 37 m
Statue of Padmasambhava (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmasambhava) in Namchi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namchi) (depicts the Guru Rinpoche); Namchi, India. 36 m
Bodhisattva (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva)Kannon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannon)of Tazawako (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazawako); Tazawako, Akita prefecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akita_prefecture), Japan. 35 m
Cristo de la Concordia; Cochabamba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochabamba), Bolivia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia). 34.2 m (112 ft) standing on a 6.2 m pedestal. 40.4 m
Tian Tan Buddha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tian_Tan_Buddha); Ngong Ping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngong_Ping), Lantau Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantau_Island), Hong Kong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong). 34 m
Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart); Le Mas-Rillier in Dombes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dombes), Ain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain) department, France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France). 33 m
Golden Maitreya Buddha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya_Buddha) of Beopjusa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beopjusa); Naesongni-myeon, Chungcheongbuk-do (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chungcheongbuk-do) province, South Korea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea). 33 m
Laozi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi) statue in Mount Mao; near Zhenjiang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhenjiang), Jiangsu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangsu) province, China. 33 m
Mindroling Monastery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindroling_Monastery)Buddha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha) statue; Dehradun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehradun), Uttarakhand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand) state, India. 32.6 m
Standing Buddha in the Wat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat) Indrawiharn; Bangkok (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok), Thailand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand). 32 m
Bhaisajyaguru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaisajyaguru) of the Nihon-Ji Temple; Kyonan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyonan), Awa District, Chiba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awa_District,_Chiba), Japan. 31 m Lord
Shiva of the Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haridwar), Uttarakhand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand), India. 30.5 m
Vírgen de El Panecillo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Panecillo) (Virgin in The Panecillo); Quito (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quito), Ecuador (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador). 30 m
Bronze Guan Yin of the Kek Lok Si (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kek_Lok_Si) Temple; Air Itam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Itam), Penang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang) island, Malaysia. 30 m (
Cristo Redentor de Concorvado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_(statue%2529) (Christ the Redeemer); Rio de Janeiro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil). 30 m (98.5 ft) standing on a 9.5 m pedestal. 39.6 m
Cristo del Otero (depicts Jesus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus)); Palencia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palencia), Spain. 30 m

RobertoOrtiz

11-28-2007, 08:15 PM

20m - 29m

Thiruvalluvar Statue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiruvalluvar_Statue) (depicts Tiruvalluvar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiruvalluvar)); Kanyakumari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanyakumari), Tamil Nadu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu), India. 29 m
White marble Guan Yin of Yinxian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinxian); Yinxian,Zhejiang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhejiang), China. 29 m
Cristo Rei (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristo-Rei) (Christ the King (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_King)); Almada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almada), Portugal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal). 28 m
Christ of Vung Tau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vung_Tau); Vung Tau, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_Ria-Vung_Tau_Province), Vietnam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam). 28 m
Bingling Temple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingling_Temple)Maitreya Buddha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya_Buddha); near Lanzhou (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanzhou), Gansu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu) province, China. 27 m
Heiwa-Kannon (depicts the Goddess of Peace); near Utsunomiya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsunomiya); Tochigi Prefecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tochigi_Prefecture), Japan. 27 m
Cristo Rei of Dili (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dili) (depicts Christ the King); city of Dili, Timor Leste (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timor_Leste). 27 m
Our Lady of the Rockies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Rockies); Butte, Montana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butte,_Montana), United States. 27 m
Smiling Maitreya Buddha of the Bao Jue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temples_of_Taichung) Temple; Taichung (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taichung), Taiwan, ROC. 26.8 m
Statue of Buddha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha) in Kurunegala‎ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurunegala). Kurunegala, Sri Lanka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka). 26,8 m
Sitting Byakue Kannon; Soma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sōma,_Fukushima) city, Fukushima (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima) prefecture, Japan. 26.4 m
Hanuman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman) of Carapichaima (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carapichaima); Carapichaima, Trinidad and Tobago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago). 26 m
Christ Roi des Houches (depicst Christ the King); Les Houches (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Houches), Haute-Savoie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haute-Savoie) department, France. 25 m
Cristo Blanco (White Christ); Cusco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cusco), Cusco Province (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cusco_Province), Peru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru). 25 m
Great Buddha in the coiled naga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga); located inside the Xieng Khuan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xieng_Khuan), Vientiane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vientiane), Laos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos). 25 m
Ōfuna Kannon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōfuna_Kannon); Kamakura, Kanagawa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamakura,_Kanagawa), Tokyo, Japan. 25 m.
Hanuman of the Ram Tirath temple; Amritsar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar), Punjab (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_India) state, India. 24.5 m
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_and_Kolkhoz_Woman); Russia. 24 m
Jiangang Jing She Temple Buddha; Tambun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambun), Perak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perak) state, Malaysia. 24 m
Heiwa Kannon of Funaoka Park; near Funaoka station (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funaoka_Station_(Miyagi%2529), Miyagi Prefecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyagi_Prefecture), Japan. 24 m
Kannon of the Ryozen Historical Memorial; Kyoto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto), Kyoto Prefecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Prefecture), Japan. 24 m
Il Sancarlone (depicts Saint Charles Borromeo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Charles_Borromeo)); Arona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arona_(NO%2529), Novara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Novara) province, Italy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy). 23.5 m .
Cristo Rey de los Álamos; Tijuana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tijuana), Baja California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_California) state, Mexico. 23.3 m
Mayr Hayastan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Armenia) (Mother Armenia); Yerevan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerevan), Armenia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia). 23 m
Torii Kannon; Hannou (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannou) city, Saitama prefecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saitama_prefecture), Japan. 23 m
Cristo del Sagrado Corazon (Christ of the Sacred Heart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Heart)); near Rosarito (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosarito), Baja California state, Mexico. 23 m
Lord Vishnu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Vishnu) statue; Garuda Wisnu Kencana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Wisnu_Kencana) park in Bukit Peninsula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Peninsula), Indonesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia). 23 m
Hanuman Vatika; Rourkela (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rourkela), Orissa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orissa) state, India. 23 m
Golden Driller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Driller); Tulsa, Oklahoma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma), United States. 23 m
Guan Yin of Zhongzheng (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhongzheng) Park, Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei-Keelung_metropolitan_area), Taiwan, China. 22.4 m
Christ the Redeemer of Maratea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratea); Maratea, province of Potenza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Potenza), Italy. 22 m
Aumisme Buddha Maitreya in Mandarom; near Castellane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castellane), Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) department, France. 22 m (72 ft). Completed in 1981
Cristo de las Noas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristo_de_las_Noas); Torreon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torreon), Coahuila (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coahuila), Mexico. 21.8 m
Seiryuu-ji Temple Buddha (depicts Dainichi Nyorai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dainichi_Nyorai)); Aomori (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori,_Aomori) city, Aomori prefecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_prefecture), Japan. 21.3 m (70 ft).
Buddha of the Longxing Monastery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longxing_Monastery); near Zhengding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengding), Hebei (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebei) province, China. 21.3
Cosmic Christ; near Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute department, France. 21 m
Cristo de El Cubilete (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_del_Cubilete) (Christ King of the Mountain of El Cubilete); Silao (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silao), Guanajuato (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanajuato), Mexico. 20.5 m (67 ft) with a 12.5 m pedestal. 33 m
Dallas Zoo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Zoo)'s giraffe statue; Dallas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas), Texas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas) state, United States. 20.5 m
Kartlis Deda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartlis_Deda) (Mother Georgia); Tbilisi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi), Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country%2529). 20 m
Guan Yin of the South Sea; Putuo Shan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putuo_Shan) island, Shanghai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai), China. 20 m
Cristo de La Habana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Habana); Havana, Cuba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba). 20 m (65.5 ft) with a 3 m pedestal. 23 m
Kun Iam statue (depicts Guan Yin); Macau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau). 20 m (65.5 ft) with a 7 m pedestal. 27 m
Kim Il Sung (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung), Pyongyong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyong), North Korea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea). 20 m
Great Sphinx of Giza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza); Giza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giza), near Cairo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo), Egypt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt). 20 m (65.5 ft).
Goddess A-Ma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-Ma) statue; Coloane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloane), Macau. 20 m
Christ of the Ozarks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_of_the_Ozarks); Eureka Springs, Arkansas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Springs,_Arkansas), United States. 20 m
Disappeared

Great Buddha of Bamiyan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamyan); Bamiyan Province (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamiyan_Province), Afghanistan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan). 55 m
Minor Buddha of Bamiyan; Bamiyan province, Afghanistan. 37 m
Colossus of Nero (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Nero) (later renamed as Colossus Solis); Rome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome), Italy. 36 m
The Cosmoplanetary Messiah; near Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute department, France. 33 m
Colossus of Rhodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Rhodes); Rhodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes) island, Dodecanese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodecanese) region, Greece (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece). 30 m
Planned

Crazy Horse Memorial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_Memorial); (depicts Crazy Horse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse)); Black Hills, South Dakota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota), 172 m (564 ft) when completed - under construction
Maitreya Project (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya_Project); (depicts Maitreya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya)); Kushinagar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushinagar), Uttar Pradesh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh), India. 152 m (500 ft).[23] (http://forums.cgsociety.org/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=4801635#_note-22)
Birth of the New World; (depicts Christopher Columbus); Cataño (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataño), Puerto Rico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico). 120 m (394 ft) [24] (http://forums.cgsociety.org/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=4801635#_note-23)
Buddha Dordenma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_Dordenma_statue); (depicts Shakyamuni (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakyamuni) Buddha); Thimphu, Bhutan, 51m (169 ft)
Fantasy

The Argonath; Lord of the Rings

RobertoOrtiz

11-28-2007, 08:16 PM

References:
Master list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_statues_by_height (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_statues_by_height)

Cristo Redentor de Concorvado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_%28statue%29) -Brazil
images (http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Cristo+Redentor+de+Corcovado&sp=1&fr2=sp-top&ei=UTF-8&fr2=tab-web&fr=yfp-t-501&ei=UTF-8&SpellState=n-664248794_q-hIRkxdVhfHgniv1ZxVvhhgAAAA)
Mother Motherland Calls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Motherland_Is_Calling), Russia
images (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Mamayev+Kurgan&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi)
Statue of Liberty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty), United States
images (http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&q=Statue+of+Liberty&btnG=Search+Images)
Crazy Horse Memorial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_Memorial), United States
images (http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&q=Crazy+Horse+Memorial&btnG=Search+Images)
Colossus of Rhodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Rhodes); Rhodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes) island,Greece (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece).
images (http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&q=Colossus+of+Rhodes&btnG=Search+Images)
Great Sphinx of Giza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza), Egypt
images (http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&q=Great+Sphinx+of+Giza&btnG=Search+Images)
The Argonath, Lord of the Rings
images (http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Argonath&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8)

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