Rendering of the Statue of Unity, showing its interior (all images courtesy Michael Graves Architecture & Design) For three years, workers in Gujarat, India, have been constructing a massive statue of ...

Right on schedule, the world's tallest statue has officially opened in India. Standing almost 600 ft (182 m) tall, the new Statue of Unity depicts Indian freedom fighter Vallabhbhai Patel, and was ...

When Indian prime minister Narendra Modi unveiled the tallest statue in the world Wednesday, he traveled to a small spot called Sadhu Bet on the Narmada River in the state of Gujarat. And that’s a ...

The world’s largest statue has been unveiled today by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The “Statue of Unity” depicting former Indian Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was designed by ...

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“Modi calls this development,” said Musafir, an advocate for local tribes. “It’s his obsession to make himself immortal, like Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.” Towering over the Narmada River, ...

The Statue of Unity sits on its own artificial island in the Narmada River. (Courtesy the Prime Minister's Office of Narendra Modi) The monument took eight years to design and four to build. Prime ...

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