8 highest statues in the world (pics)

1. Ushiku Amida Buddha. A statue of the Buddha in the city of Chuchura of a province of Ibaraki, Japan. The highest statue in the world, height of 120 meters which has been built in 1995.
2. The second highest statue in the world is located in China and devoted to two ancient Chinese emperors - to Yellow Emperor Huangdi and Yandi. Height is103 meters.
3. A monument-sculpture the Native land-mother costing in Kiev on coast of Dnepr. The general height of 102 meters with a pedestal.
4. Peter the Great statue in Moscow, height of 96 meters.
5. A statue of Freedom in New York, height 93 meters. In other, without pedestal its height is only 43 meters.
6. The sculpture the Native land-mother on Mamaev's barrow in Volgograd, height 82 meters, is built in 1967.
7. The 71-meter Buddha in Leshan, China. One of the oldest statues in the world. Creation was conducted with 713 for 803 year.
8. Jesus Hrista-Iskupitelja's 38-meter stone statue which towers above the city of Rio on mountain Korkovado in height of 709 meters. It is constructed in 1931.