Interesting stories behind the 11 most colossal statues in the world

The best way to understand the story of a city is by visiting its most colossal statue because statues tell the stories deep in people’s hearts that their mouths often can’t utter. Now, the bigger the statue, the louder its story is because when it is hard to miss, it is hard to ignore. Now, while the statue is important, the story behind it determines its size, shape, color, and most importantly, its location. Whenever Colossal Statues are mentioned today, most people think of the Statue of Liberty in Manhattan or Jesus the Redeemer in Rio but these are just the tip of the iceberg as far as the world’s largest statues are concerned. Here is a look at the transformative inspirations behind the 11 most colossal statues around the world.

11. The Statue of Liberty, USA

The Statue of Liberty is not the tallest in the world, no! but its mere mention is enough to tell any stranger what to expect when they arrive in America. A land once ravaged by wars, torture, and the pain of slavery turned into a symbol of freedom for the whole world. The rise of America as the land of free after the Declaration of the Emancipation in 1863 reverberated worldwide, and Europe felt it too. Two decades later, In I886, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of this great nation and its friendship with the people of France, France gifted the US with the mighty Statue of Liberty. Its greatness does not really lie in the size but in the untold stories of billions of people around the world who are represented by the famous statue, most of whom have never even seen it. 

Standing on a 154ft pedestal on Liberty Island, and itself measuring 151ft, the Statue of Liberty stands at an intimidating height of 305ft, making it visible from as far away as 50 miles on a clear day. It is the creation of the French Sculptor Fredrich Augusto Bartholdi. The steel framework was designed by Alexander Eiffel, the creator of the Eiffel Tower. 

10. Christ The Redeemer, Brazil

This statue was recently included in the new 7 Wonders of the World. It is the fifth largest statue of Jesus in the world, but the most famous because of its importance to the city of Rio De Janeiro and Brazil as a whole. It was proposed as a commemoration for Princess Regent of Brazil Isabela in 1850 but permission for construction was not given until 1921. The initial design made by the Brazilian Engineer Hector da Silva Costa was not the…