List of tallest statues in the United States
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This list of the tallest statues in the United States ranks free-standing statue
s located in the United States
based on their height from base to top.
(depicts Crazy Horse
); Black Hills, South Dakota
, United States. 182 m (564 ft) when completed. Birth of the New World (depicts Christopher Columbus); Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
. 110 m (362 ft).
Statue
A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...
s located in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
based on their height from base to top.
Statue | Location | Height m |
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Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886... (Liberty Enlightening the World) |
Liberty Island Liberty Island Liberty Island is a small uninhabited island in New York Harbor in the United States, best known as the location of the Statue of Liberty. Though so called since the turn of the century, the name did not become official until 1956. In 1937, by proclamation 2250, President Franklin D... , New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
46 m | 151 ft | Stands upon a 47 m pedestal. 93 m (305 ft) total monument height., see article | 1886 | cast copper on metal armature | 40.6892°N 74.0445°W | Frédéric Bartholdi Frédéric Bartholdi Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a French sculptor who is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty.-Life and career:... |
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Our Lady of the Rockies Our Lady of the Rockies Our Lady of the Rockies is a 90-foot statue dedicated to mothers everywhere, that sits atop the Continental Divide overlooking Butte, Montana. It is the United States' largest Madonna and its second largest statue.... |
Butte, Montana Butte, Montana Butte is a city in Montana and the county seat of Silver Bow County, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. As of the 2010 census, Butte's population was 34,200... |
27 m | 88.6 ft | see article | 1985 | cast concrete | 46°0′1.7"N 112°26′46.58"W | Laurien Eugene Riehl (designer) | |
Golden Driller Golden Driller The Golden Driller is a , statue of an oil worker, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Although it is claimed to be the largest free-standing statue in the world, there are many taller statues. It is currently the third tallest statue in the United States.- Overview :... |
Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's... |
23 m | 75 ft | see article | 1953 | cast concrete and plaster, | 36.133638°N 95.931158°W | ||
Dallas Zoo Dallas Zoo Dallas Zoo is a zoo located south of downtown Dallas, Texas in Marsalis Park. Established in 1888, it is the oldest and largest zoological park in Texas and is managed by the non-profit Dallas Zoological Society. The zoo is home to 1,800 animals representing 406 species... 's giraffe Giraffe The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all extant land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant... statue |
Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... |
20.5 m | 67.6 ft | 1997 | bronze and plexiglass | 32°44′38"N 96°48′52"W | Bob Cassilly Bob Cassilly Robert James Cassilly Jr. was an American sculptor, entrepreneur, and museum director. Based in St... |
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"Tribute to Courage" (Sam Houston Sam Houston Samuel Houston, known as Sam Houston , was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of... statue) |
Huntsville, Texas Huntsville, Texas Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 35,508 at the 2010 census. It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area.... |
20.5 m | 67 ft | with a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal | 1994 | cast concrete | 30°39′40"N 95°30′39"W | David Adickes | |
Christ of the Ozarks Christ of the Ozarks Christ of the Ozarks statue is a monumental sculpture of Jesus located near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, atop Magnetic Mountain. It was erected in 1966 as a "Sacred Project" by Gerald L. K. Smith. He briefly led the Share Our Wealth movement initiated by Huey P. Long during the Great... |
Eureka Springs, Arkansas Eureka Springs, Arkansas Eureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. Along with Berryville, it is one of the two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,350... |
20 m | 65.5 ft | see article | 1966 | cast concrete | 36°24′24.87"N 93°43′23.41"W | ||
King of Kings (statue) | Monroe, Ohio Monroe, Ohio Monroe is a city located in east central Butler and west central Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2007, the city population was 7,655, up from 4,008 in 1990.... |
19m | 62 ft | destroyed by lightning Lightning Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms... June 4, 2010 |
2004 | Styrofoam Styrofoam Styrofoam is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company for closed-cell currently made for thermal insulation and craft applications. In 1941, researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab found a way to make foamed polystyrene... and fiberglass Fiberglass Glass fiber is a material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass.Glassmakers throughout history have experimented with glass fibers, but mass manufacture of glass fiber was only made possible with the invention of finer machine tooling... |
39.453857°N 84.32642°W | James Lynch | |
Vulcan statue Vulcan statue The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. The tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan, god of the fire and forge. It was created as Birmingham's entry for the Louisiana... |
Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S... |
17.1 m | 56 ft | from base to spear-tip, see article | 1904 | cast iron | 33°29′30.18"N 86°47′43.86"W | Giuseppe Moretti Giuseppe Moretti Giuseppe Moretti was an Italian émigré sculptor who became known in America for his public monuments in bronze and marble. Most notable among his works is Vulcan in Birmingham, Alabama, which is the largest cast iron statue in the world... |
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Jolly Green Giant statue | Blue Earth, Minnesota Blue Earth, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,621 people, 1,535 households, and 925 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,137.0 people per square mile . There were 1,666 housing units at an average density of 523.1 per square mile... |
16.8 m | 55 ft | see article | 1979 | fiberglass | 43°39′02"N 94°5′46"W | ||
Black Hawk Statue Black Hawk Statue The Black Hawk Statue, or The Eternal Indian, is a sculpture by Lorado Taft located in Lowden State Park which is near the city of Oregon, Illinois. The statue is perched over the Rock River on a 77 foot bluff overlooking the city.-History:... |
Lowden State Park Lowden State Park Lowden State Park is an Illinois state park on in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The park was named after Governor Frank Orren Lowden. Governor Lowden had served Illinois during World War I. Lowden State Park is home to the Black Hawk Statue, by artist Lorado Taft... near Oregon, Illinois Oregon, Illinois Oregon is a city located in Ogle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 3,721, down from 4,060 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ogle County.- History :... |
14.6 m | 48 ft | see article | 1911 | concrete | 42°2′03"N 89°19′59"W |
Lorado Taft Lorado Taft Lorado Zadoc Taft was an American sculptor, writer and educator. Taft was born in Elmwood, Illinois in 1860 and died in his home studio in Chicago in 1936.-Early years and education:... |
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The Keeper of the Plains The Keeper of the Plains The Keeper of the Plains is a Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. It sits at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita, Kansas... |
Wichita, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area... |
13.4 m | 44 ft | Stands upon a 30 ft rock promontory | 1974 | Cor-Ten steel | 37°41′29"N 97°20′59"W | |
Blackbear Bosin Blackbear Bosin Blackbear Bosin was a Comanche-Kiowa sculptor and painter, also known as Tsate Kongia.-Background:Francis Blackbear Bosin was born June 5, 1921 in Cyril, Oklahoma near Anadarko. His parents were Frank Blackbear and Ada Tivis Bosin. His Kiowa name, Tsate Kongia, means "Blackbear" and belongs to his... |
Athena Parthenos | Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home... |
12.8 m | 42 ft | Tallest indoor statue in United States | 1990 | composite of gypsum cement and fiberglass | 36°08′59"N 86°48′49"W | Alan LeQuire Alan LeQuire Alan LeQuire is an American sculptor from Nashville, Tennessee. Many of his sculptures are installed in the city.LeQuire's father, Virgil, was a physician and researcher on the faculty of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. His mother, Louise, was a painter, art teacher, and writer. The... |
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Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace) Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace) The Vision of Peace is a statue in the three-story memorial concourse lobby along the Fourth Street entrance of the Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The memorial to war dead was created by Swedish sculptor Carl Milles... |
St. Paul, Minnesota | 11.58 m | 38ft | 1936 | Mexican onyx | Carl Milles Carl Milles Carl Milles was a Swedish sculptor, best known for his fountains. He was married to artist Olga Milles and brother to Ruth Milles and half brother to the architect Evert Milles... |
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William Penn Philadelphia City Hall Philadelphia City Hall is the house of government for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At , including the statue, it is the world's second-tallest masonry building, only shorter than Mole Antonelliana in Turin... |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
11.3 m | 37 ft | 1894 | bronze | Alexander Milne Calder Alexander Milne Calder Alexander Milne Calder was an American sculptor best known for the architectural sculpture of Philadelphia City Hall. Both his son, Alexander Stirling Calder, and grandson, Alexander "Sandy" Calder, were to become significant sculptors in the 20th century.-Biography:Alexander Milne Calder was... |
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Iron Man Iron Man (statue) The Iron Man statue is located at the entrance to the Ironworld Discovery Center 1.28 kilometers outside in Chisholm, Minnesota. It is including the , and was completed in 1987 out of iron ore. It is accompanied by a plaque with the The Emergence of Man Through Steel poem and is said to be the... |
Chisholm, Minnesota Chisholm, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 4,960 people, 2,178 households, and 1,287 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,129 people per square mile . There were 2,375 housing units at an average density of 540/sq mi... |
11 m | 36 ft | Stands upon a 14 m (45 ft) pedestal. 25 m (81 ft) total monument height. see article | 1987 | iron ore | 47.28876°N 92.53762°W | Jack E. Anderson |
Planned
Crazy Horse MemorialCrazy Horse Memorial
The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument complex that is under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills, in Custer County, South Dakota. It represents Crazy Horse, an Oglala Lakota warrior, riding a horse and pointing into the distance. The memorial was commissioned by Lakota...
(depicts Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse was a Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota. He took up arms against the U.S...
); Black Hills, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, United States. 182 m (564 ft) when completed. Birth of the New World (depicts Christopher Columbus); Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" , or "Ciudad del Mangó"...
. 110 m (362 ft).
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