Higher, bigger, wider

National honor, religious devotion or patriotic salute have driven people to build monuments and statues around the world dedicated to idols. Size definitely matters.

The Little Mermaid

Denmark, 1913

Michelangelo’s David

Italy, 1504

Goddess of Victory

Germany, 1873

Soviet War Memorial

Germany, 1949

Christ the Redeemer

Brazil, 1931

Mount Rushmore

USA, 1941
*estimate

Jesus Christ the King

Poland, 2010

Statue of Liberty

USA, 1886

African Renaissance Monument

Senegal, 2010

Emperors Yan and Huang

China, 2007
*estimate, excluding stairs

Motherland Monument

Ukraine, 1981

The Motherland Calls

Russia, 1967

Great Buddha of Thailand

Thailand, 2008

Peter the Great

Russia, 1997

Sendai Daikannon

Japan, 1991

Birth of the New World

Puerto Rico, 2016

Laykyun Setkyar

Myanmar, 2008

Spring Temple Buddha

2008, China

Statue of Unity

India, 2018

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Veröffentlicht am 26.03.2019
Credits

Design:
Jakub Chrobok, Katja Günther, Anne Lötz, Ludwig Maertins
Research:
Juliane Grebin, Katja Günther
Text:
Sabine Devins

Quellen
  1. 01The Little Mermaid, Denmark.nethttp://www.denmark.net/denmark-guide/attractions-denmark/little-mermaid-copenhagen/
  2. 02Michelangelo’s David, Art Werkhttp://www.art-michelangelo.de/david-von-michelangelo/
  3. 03Goddess of Victory, Berlin.dehttps://www.berlin.de/en/attractions-and-sights/3560160-3104052-victory-column.en.html
  4. 04Soviet War Memorial, Gruen-Berlinhttps://gruen-berlin.de/projekt/sowjetisches-ehrenmal-treptow
  5. 05Christ the Redeemer, Christo Redentorhttps://en.cristoredentoroficial.com.br/curiosidades
  6. 06Mount Rushmore, Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Mount-Rushmore-National-Memorial
  7. 07Mount Rushmore, Plumbbob.dehttp://www.plumbbob.de/media//DIR_42117/DIR_120701/f382e8d5853c7992ffff814efffffff5.pdf
  8. 08Mount Rushmore, National Memorial South Dakotahttps://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/kidsyouth/how-big-are-the-heads.htm
  9. 09Jesus Christ the King, Swiebodzinhttp://www.swiebodzin.eu/en/attractions-of-the-town1
  10. 10Statue of Liberty, Libertyellisfoundationhttps://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/statue-facts
  11. 11Statue of Liberty, Gogeometryhttp://www.gogeometry.com/geometry/real-world/statue-of-liberty/statue-of-liberty-geometry-architecture.html
  12. 12African Renaissance Monument, History Todayhttps://www.historytoday.com/grand-tour/african-renaissance-monument
  13. 13Emperors Yan and Huang, Sinahttp://news.sina.com.cn/c/2007-04-19/071811670271s.shtml
  14. 14Emperors Yan and Huang, China Tours Reisemagazinhttps://blog.chinatours.de/2018/03/05/monument-der-kaiser-yan-und-huang-zhengzhou/
  15. 15Motherland Monument, War Museumhttps://www.warmuseum.kiev.ua/_eng/museum/monument/
  16. 16Motherland Calls, Culture.ruhttps://www.culture.ru/materials/159169/rodina-mat-zovet-10-faktov-o-monumente
  17. 17Motherland Calls, Statesymbolhttp://statesymbol.ru/image/regionsymbol/20051003/39598029.html
  18. 18The Great Buddha, Atlas Obscurahttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/thailands-biggest-buddha
  19. 19Peter the Great, Moscow Travel Guidehttps://moscow.touristgems.com/attractions/7362-peter-the-great-statue/
  20. 20Sendai Daikannon, Daikannonhttp://daikannon.com/kannon.html
  21. 21Birth of the New World, Atlas Obscurahttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/la-estatua-de-colon
  22. 22Birth of the New World, Zurab Tseretelihttps://zurabtsereteli.com/project/the-birth-of-the-new-world/
  23. 23Laykyun Setkyar, Botschaft Myanmarhttps://www.botschaft-myanmar.de/monywa-die-stadt-mit-dem-riesenbuddha.html
  24. 24Spring Temple Buddha, Welthttps://www.welt.de/reise/Fern/article185463306/Die-groessten-Statuen-New-Yorks-Freiheitsstatue-ist-nur-ein-Zwerg.html
  25. 25Statue of Unity, ORFhttps://orf.at/stories/3084841/
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