Statue of Unity
The Statue of Unity, built in 2018 and inaugurated in December 2018 in the Narmada Valley of Gujarat, is the tallest statue in the world at 182 meters (about 597 feet). Previously it was the Spring Temple of Buddha in China that was the tallest statue in the world. But now, the Statue of Unity from India hails the top position in the tallest statue list. The Statue of Unity was built to commemorate the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Sardar Patel was an Indian politician and the 1st deputy prime minister of India. Sardar Patel worked with the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi in his non-violent independence movements of India. He was an important leader for the people of India in the Quit India Movement against Britishers, which eventually led the people to start calling him “Sardar.” Post Independence of India, approximately 565 self-governing princely states were released from British rule under the Indian Independence Act, 1947. Then Sardar Patel led the nationa...