About Statue of Unity
India Just Unveiled the World’s Tallest Statue, and It’s Twice as Big as the Statue of Liberty.An iconic 182 meter tall statue, a tribute to the Iron Man of India, is built at the Sadhu-Bet Island, approximately 3.5kms south of Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadia in the Narmada district of Gujarat.
This inspiring memorial site, with a number of edu-tainment components, is located between the Vindhyachal and Satpuda Ranges rising weir Narmada River, impounded by Garudeshwar, the Sardar Sarovar Dam and the town of Kevadia.
Unique Features of World’s Tallest Statue 2018
Sophisticated state of art technologies like Light Detection and Ranging Technology and
Telescopic logging to assess rock joint are adopted.Statue development through four stages of Mockup, state of the art three-dimensional scanning technique and computer numerical control production technique adopted to ensure accurate reproduction of minute details.
Approximately 1850 Metric Ton of Bronze cladding shall be erected without any external staging.
Statue development through four stages of Mockup, state of the art three-dimensional scanning technique and computer numerical control production technique adopted to ensure accurate reproduction of minute details.
Did you know?
The Narmada is the fifth largest river in the Indian subcontinent, traversing 1,312 km through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat to drain into the Arabian Sea at the Gulf of Cambay.
The river has a basin area of 97,410 square km and flows between the Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges. The Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on the Narmada near Rajpipla in the state of Gujarat. Here are six astounding facts about this massive multipurpose water resources project.
- The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a 1,210 m long concrete gravity dam with a proposed final height of 163 m above the deepest foundation level. At present, it stands at a height of 121.9 m.
- The river catchment area above the dam site is spread across 88,000 square km.
- It has a spillway discharging capacity of 87,000 cumecs.
- It has the longest canal network in the world and includes the Narmada Main Canal, around 2,500 km of branch canals, 5,500 km of distributaries, and other associated channels.
- The 458.3km long, 1,133 cumecs capacity Narmada Main Canal in Gujarat is the largest irrigation lined canal in the world. It further extends by 74 km in Rajasthan, and has 38 off-taking branch canals being built in phases.
- It is world’s second largest dam in terms of volume of concrete used.
Must do things at Statue of Unity
A visitor can take a lift installed inside the statue which runs at a speed of 4 metres per second to reach a viewers’ gallery, close to the chest of the statue, at a height of 135 metres.
A museum and exhibition hall have also been built inside the giant structure, depicting the life and times of India’s ‘Iron Man’.
There is also a 17-km-long Valley of Flowers and a Tent City. A guest house, ‘Sreshtha Bharat Bhavan’, has also been built where tourists can stay.
For those who want to click photographs, the complex also has a separate selfie point from where you get a good view of the statue and its surroundings. There is also a museum and audio-visual gallery.
Worlds Tallest Statue Height Comparison
| Statue | Country | Height in Mtrs | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
 Statue of Unity | India | 182 Mtrs | 1 |
 Spring Temple Buddha | China | 153 Mtrs | 2 |
| Ushiku Daibutsu | Japan | 120 Mtrs | 3 |
| Statue of Liberty | U.S | 93 Mtrs | 4 |
| The Motherland Calls | Russia | 85 Mtrs | 5 |
| Christ The Redeemer | Brazil | 38 Mtrs | 6 |
Unity Statue Online Ticket Booking
You can also buy tickets at the location of the statue and from Shrestha Bharat Bhavan complex
For online Ticket booking CLICK Here
Statue of Unity Location Map
The massive statue is located nearly 90 kilometres from Vadodara in Gujarat, around 200 km from Ahmedabad and a road trip from Mumbai will be around 420 km long via National Highway 48 and State Highway 64. You can also reach the statue via State Highway 11 and State Highway 63.
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