10 Interesting Facts about the Statue of Unity, the symbol of National Unity
1. The "Statue of Unity" is the tallest statue in the world. Its length is about 182 metres.
2. The Statue of Unity is approximately 4 times taller than New York's famous Statue of Liberty.
3. This is the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the iron man of India, who is considered a symbol of unity.
4. The statue was constructed at a cost of approximately 430 million dollars, i.e., 29.9 billion rupees.
5. The construction of Patel's statue took 2,500,000 cubic feet of concrete, 5,700 tonnes of steel structure, and 18,500 tonnes of reinforcing steel rods.
6. There are approximately 12,000 bronze panels covering the structure, weighing approximately 1,700 tonnes.
7. Located 125 miles from Ahmedabad, this monument is visited by an estimated 2.5 million tourists every year.
8. The height of the statue exceeds that of the Spring Temple Buddha in Henan, China, which was previously the world's tallest statue at 420 feet.
9. Tourists can go up to the viewing gallery, which is located near the chest of the statue at a height of 500 feet.
10. More than 2,000 Indian workers contributed to the construction efforts, along with several hundred workers from China.