10 famous giant sculptures in the world
There are many classic sculptures that have been created along with the development of humans in world history. Sculpture has periods that reached the peak of plastic arts, sculpture with classic works of symbolic significance, shaping an artistic style that will last forever with time, bringing countless values to this day.
Those works always make people feel the infinite talents of humans. Let’s admire the top 10 most famous sculptures in the world below with Sculpture and Landscape Joint Stock Company Green Environment!
1. Statue of Liberty
This is a sculpture by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. This is the embodiment of the concept of freedom, which has existed as a goddess in many cultures. Since the French Revolution, the Statue of Liberty has been seen as a symbol of France and the French Republic. This famous bronze statue was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States.
It was designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and built by the famous French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel. The Statue of Liberty depicts the Roman goddess Libertas holding a torch above her head in her right hand and in her left hand she is carrying a tablet with the date of the United States Declaration of Independence in Roman numerals. The Statue of Liberty is the most famous sculpture in the world.
2. Christ the Redeemer
This is the work of sculptor Paul Landowski. Christ the Redeemer, called Cristo Redentor in native Portuguese, was completed in 1931. It is 30m high, excluding the 8m pedestal. Horizontally, Christ’s outstretched arms are 28m long.
Christ the Redeemer has become a symbol of Christianity worldwide. It is a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. It was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a 21st-century poll with over 100 million votes.
3. Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is a stone fountain in the Trevi district of Rome, Italy; designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci. At 26.3 metres high and 49.15 metres wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city. It is also one of the most famous fountains in the world. The fountain has appeared in many famous films, including Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita. The Trevi Fountain is a complex, elaborate, ancient and ancient water-jet system.
4. Great Sphinx of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a colossal limestone statue measuring 73.5m long and 20.22m high, the oldest known sphinx in Egypt. The Great Sphinx is a monumental sculpture and was the largest sculpture in the world for many centuries.
5. Leshan Giant Buddha
The Leshan Giant Buddha is over 70m tall. Construction began in 713 during the Tang Dynasty. It took 90 years to complete the statue.
6. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, USA
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, USA is a sculpture carved into a block of granite. This masterpiece began in 1927 and took 14 years to complete. 400 workers carved the faces of four US presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
7. Tirthankara in India
Tirthankara in India are sometimes carved on the outside but are also hidden in stone walls. In that case, people can only see the head of the statue. The slopes and hillsides of Gwalior are home to nearly 100 sculptures of various sizes. The most prominent of these is the 17m high masterpiece of Adinath or Rsabha. It was created between the 7th and 15th centuries.
8. Avukana Buddha
The 12m high Avukana Buddha, carved on a cliff in the 5th century, is one of the great masterpieces of Sri Lanka.
9. Mother Russia (Russia)
Also known as “The Call of the Motherland”, this is a famous statue in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, commemorating the historic Battle of Stalingrad. When it was erected in 1967, it was the tallest statue in the world with a total height of 85 m (from the tip of the sword).
10. Decebalus – Romania
This giant stone statue is a portrait of Decebalus, the last king of Dacia, carved directly into the cliff and overlooking the legendary Danube River, with a height of 40 m, it is the largest stone work in Europe.