The previous record holder was the Spring Temple Buddha in China, which is 420 feet tall. India's new statue is nearly twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty, 305 feet with pedestal and foundation ...

A 182-metre-high (600-foot-high) tribute to independence icon Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat state will be the first to dwarf the Spring Temple Buddha in China, currently the world’s ...

In 2008 China completed what was described as the world’s biggest statue—the 128-metre Spring Temple Buddha in the central province of Henan. The company that built Hong Kong’s 34-metre-tall ...

The Spring Temple Buddha in China is currently the world's biggest statue at 128 metres. India's statue has cost 29.9bn rupees (£330m; $430m) and is seen as a pet project of Indian Prime Minister ...

Created by Indonesian sculptor Nyoman Nuarta, it would be shorter than the Spring Temple Buddha in China but taller than the Laykyun Sekkya Buddha in Myanmar, according to kompas.com. Built ...