The Statue of Unity is a colossal statue of Indian statesman and independence activist Vallabhbhai Patel. Patel was highly respected for his leadership in uniting 562 princely states of India with a major part of the former British Raj to form the single Union of India. The statue is the world’s tallest statue with a height of 182 metres.
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The Statue of Unity is a colossal statue of Indian statesman and independence activist Vallabhbhai Patel. Patel was highly respected for his leadership in uniting 562 princely states of India with a major part of the former British Raj to form the single Union of India. The statue is the world’s tallest statue with a height of 182 metres. It is located on the Narmada River in the Kevadiya colony, facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam 100 kilometres southeast of the city of Vadodara and 150 kilometres from Surat. The project was first announced in 2010 and the construction of the statue started in October 2013 by Larsen & Toubro. It was designed by Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar, and was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October 2018, the 143rd anniversary of Sardar Patel’s birth. The Statue ofUnity is a much larger replica of a statue of the leader installed at Ahmedabad International Airport. The total height of the structure is 240 m, with a base of 58 m and the statue measuring 182 m.
The height was specifically chosen to match the number of seats in the Gujarat Assembly, with most of the money raised by a Public Private Partnership. It took 57 months to complete and cost about ₹2,063 crore by the government of Gujarat, with the total cost of the project estimated to be about $3,062,000. It can withstand winds of up to 180 kilometres per hour and earthquakes measuring 6. 5 on the Richter scale which are at a depth of 10 km and within a radius of 12 km of the sculpture. The design of Patel’s dhoti-clad legs and the use of sandals for footwear rendered the design thinner at the base than at the top thereby affecting its stability. The head is up, a shawl flung from shoulders and hands are on the side as if he is set to walk. The expression, posture and pose justify the dignity, confidence, iron will as well as kindness that his personality exudes.
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