Statue of Unity: The world's Tallest Statue

   The Statue of Unity should be called the world's divine magnificent monument. Yes, this bird's memorial of Gujarat's province of Gujarat is wonderful and unique. 

   In fact, this memorial is dedicated to the country's first Deputy Prime Minister and the first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Statue of Unity Memorial is located at a place called Sadhu Bata, about 3.20 kilometers away from Sardar Sarovar Dam of Gujarat. 

  Statue of Unity is the life-size statue of the country's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

   This statue of late Patel is the tallest statue in the world. The height of the Statue of Unity is 182 meters ie 597 feet. The total height of the Statue of Unity is 240 meters. 

  The height of the statue is 182 meters. Its base is about 58 meters high. Thus the total height of the Statue of Unity is 240 meters. In fact, this place is a panoramic island of Gujarat's Narmada river. 

  The Vihangam Memorial Statue of Unity located in Kewaria of Narmada district is more visible. 

   This divine monument was dedicated to the nation by the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2018. On a global basis, the height of 153 meters with the base of the spring-templar Buddha based in China. Particularly, the total weight of the Statue of Unity is around 1700 tons. 

  Experts believe that the Statue of Unity is itself amazing and unique. Statue of Unity has been constructed under the supervision of Ram V. Sutar. 

  It is worth mentioning that the Indian government has decorated the carpenter with Padma Bhushan in 2016. Even before it was decorated with the Padmashree in 1999. 

  Experts believe that Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue. In the height, the Statue of Unity has left the world far behind. 

   Particularly, the audience of 153 meters above the Statue of Unity can easily see the surrounding panoramic view of the memorial with the splendor of the monument. 

  From the viewer gallery, the panoramic view of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, reservoir, Satpura and Vindhya mountain ranges is observed. 

  There is also two high speed elevators in the interior area of ​​this statue. The audience is the venue for more than 200 tourists together on the gallery. 

  The Sardar Patel Museum is also a great place. The museum underlines the events related to Sardar Patel's life. The Light and Sound Show provides tourists with full information and entertainment. 

   Particularly, the Statue of Unity is the best tourist destination in Gujarat. Experts believe that more than 27,000 tourists visit the Statue of Unity in a day. 

   About 3001 crores of rupees have been spent on the construction of Statue of Unity. Thus, the cost of building the Statue of Unity was US $ 438.15 million. 

  Particularly that the Statue of Unity was created in a span of 5 years. According to experts, the Statue of Unity was laid on 31 October 2013. Five years after it was dedicated to the nation on October 31, 2018. 

   It has been specially that for the construction of Statue of Unity, iron donations were taken from farmers. It is noteworthy that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is also known as Iron Man. 

   Iron donation from farmers was taken in the form of old agricultural equipment, waste-bad iron items. Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel National Integration Trust has taken the responsibility of taking iron donation. 

   For this, 36 offices were opened in the country. Iron donation was donated by 5 lakh farmers. In this, about 5000 metric tons of iron was collected. 

   However, this iron was not used in the main statue but in other work of the project. 

   Iron, bronze and concrete have been used in the construction of Statue of Unity. The construction of the Statue of Unity is three-tier. 

  It has a base, exhibition floor, balcony and terrace etc. The memorial park and the museum are very spacious. 

   There is also a state-of-the-art public Plaza on the Statue of Unity. From here you can easily see the Narmada river and the statue. Given its singularity and vision, it should call the country's important cultural attraction.

   All necessary resources are available for the Statue of Unity visit. The nearest airport is Vadodara. The distance of the Statue of Unity from Vadodara Airport is about 90 kilometers. The nearest railway station is Vadodara Junction. Tourists can also travel to the Statue of Unity through the road.
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