The tallest statue in the world, honoring India's first deputy prime minister and twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty, was unveiled Wednesday.
The 597-foot steel and bronze "Statue of Unity," erected in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, depicts Vallabhbhai Patel, who played a part in unifying the country and leading it to independence.
The bronze-clad statue cost $430 million to build and houses a memorial garden and a museum at its base.
Modi ordered the statue built when he was Gujarat chief minister. It took 33 months to build.
Wednesday was Patel's birthday, known as National Unity Day. "Brothers and Sisters, this highest statue of the world will be remembered for the whole world, our future generations, the courage, strength and determination of that person," Modi said at the ceremony.
The statue, dubbed the “Statue of Unity,” is 182 meters tall, making it the tallest statue in the world.
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