World's tallest statue unveiled in India

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Source: ABC

The prime minister of India today unveiled the world’s largest statue, dedicated to Sardar Patel, a nationalist who helped unite modern India after its independence from Britain.

"We are doing everything possible to turn Sardar Patel's vision into a reality and ensure a good-quality life for our fellow Indians," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. The monument, called the Statue of Unity, stands at nearly 600 feet and cost a staggering $460 million to build.

That makes the mega statue almost 200 feet higher than the world’s next largest, the Spring Temple Buddha in China, which stands at about 420 feet. The new statue in India is also nearly twice the height of the Statue of Liberty, which is 305 feet tall. The Statue of Unity, located in the western state of Gujarat, is expected to attract tens of thousands of tourists per day. The project has proved controversial, however.

Farmers in the state of Gujarat were reportedly bemused that millions of dollars were spent on the flagship project. The BBC reported that locals have expressed deep concern that they still lack basic irrigation facilities vital to the region’s economy while mass investment has been diverted to a largely-ceremonial project.



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[Achilleaze]

1. What fools these mortals be

Ozymandias
BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY

I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

[NurseJackie]

23. Relative sizes / comparisons

Approximate heights of various notable statues: 1. Statue of Unity 240 m (incl. 58 m base) 2. Spring Temple Buddha 153 m (incl. 25 m pedestal and 20 m throne) 3. Statue of Liberty 93 m (incl. 47 m pedestal) 4. The Motherland Calls 87 m (incl. 2 m pedestal) 5. Christ the Redeemer 38 m (incl. 8 m pedestal) 6. Statue of David 5.17 m (excl. 2.5m plinth)

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Unity

[LakeSuperiorView]

2. Inga : Voof.

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein : "As the minuteness of the parts formed a great hinderance to my speed, I resolved therefore to make a being of a gigantic stature."

[pause]

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein : Of course. That would simplify everything.

Inga : In other vords: his veins, his feet, his hands, his organs vould all have to be increased in size.

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein : Exactly.

Inga : He vould have an enormous schwanzstucker.

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein : That goes without saying.

[Monsieur_Grumpe]

3. He's large

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[Judi Lynn]

14. Amazing! Never saw that movie, the clip is so funny, well-done. Thank you.

Welcome to D.U., Monsieur Grumpe.

[mr_lebowski]

17. You didn't miss all that much ... that might be the best part ;)

[Maxheader]

4. Looks line cheetox..

When will dementia boy start pushing for another face on mt rushmore?

[Judi Lynn]

15. Thanks for the thought! That would work. n/t

[Joe Nation]

5. That is a big ass statue.

[Faygo Kid]

6. Bring back the Greeks and Classicism!

That is one butt-ugly statue!

[Faygo Kid]

7. Bring back the Greeks and Classicism!

That is one butt-ugly statue!

[hibbing]

8. That looks really weird

Will you be able to take an elevator up his pant leg and look out his eyeballs?

Peace

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. Oh, great! Now Trump has another way to celebrate the greatest president of all times -- himself.

If a punk ass country like India can erect such a tall statute, clearly one twice as tall can be built in the image of Donnie Two Scoops.

[hibbing]

10. Both frightening and funny n/t

[Maxheader]

11. Oh fantastic!!

[Judi Lynn]

13. OMG. Quick! Delete your post. What if Trump sees it?

If he doesn't see it, it might take him several years to think of it, himself.

That is one horrendous picture.

Ships would turn away and leave immediately.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

27. I tried to think of a poem that would go along with it...

"Give me your rich, your Norwegians, your Russian money..."

[dalton99a]

22. Already erected:

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

25. Ew-w-w! How am I going to unsee that?

[MineralMan]

12. I'll bet it won't last 10 years.

[YOHABLO]

16. Like so many places in the world, people are suffering. What a waste of money on a lifeless statue.

[hunter]

19. Jobs are jobs.

People got paid and many workers learned skills with practical applications.

Here in the U.S.A. we build plenty of very expensive useless objects... aircraft carriers, F-35s, etc., while our people go hungry, homeless, and without appropriate medical care.

As Theodore Sturgeon noted, 90% of work is crud.

This monument is something the people who built it can point out to their grandkids... "I helped build that!"

My own grandpa was an engineer working on the Apollo Project. Bits of his metal took men to the moon and back. Some are in the Smithsonian.

Previous his aerospace work he was an Army Air officer in World War Two. After the war he built military aircraft and missiles. He never talked about that. His pride and joy was the work he did for the "waste of money" space program.

If you know how to raise lots of money and create jobs people can be proud of, then go for it...

I'm handing out candy for Halloween now. We have a big scary front porch, lots of lights and special effects we've invested in over the last thirty years, about half our own art.

A total waste of money too.

Yet the children coming by seem happy.

[FSogol]

24. Would a living staute have been better?

[Blue_Tires]

18. I dunno... Wasn't there, you know, something more worthwhile to burn $460m on?

[JI7]

20. i heard nobody really lives around there so hopefully it gets knocked down

the whole thing seems to go against what the guy stood for. instead of focusing on civil rights for people and improving actual lives they turn him into some god type figure that needs to be worshipped.

it's fucking ugly .

[dalton99a]

21. Made in China

The core of the statue is made up of reinforced concrete, but its surface that gives it a distinct design, has been created using 553 bronze panels - each panel has 10 to 15 micro panels. The panels were cast at a foundry in China and imported, which led to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi repeatedly targeting the government, claiming that the statue which will have a 'Made in China' tag.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/statue-of-unity-pm-modi-to-unveil-sardar-vallabhbhai-patels-statue-of-unity-today-10-points-1940311

[stonecutter357]

26. Did not look , let me guess it's a man !

it's a man with small hands ..