The statue The largest in the world took two years and nine months to prepare and was inaugurated in October 2018 on the banks of the Narmada River in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
It is almost 5 times the size of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Plus, it's about twice as big as the statue of the Freedom In New York.
Built as a tribute to an activist fighting for independence in India, named Sardal Patel.
The statue called the Unity Statue It was considered the largest in the world.
Possessing nothing more, nothing less than its 182 meters high.
Monument made up of 210 m3 of cement, 25,000 tons of steel and 1,700 tons of bronze.
In this sense, it had the cost of about 29,900 million Indian rupees, that is, it would give about 2,000 million reais.
Giant project, signed by the sculptor Ram V. Sutar and designed by the contractor Larsen & Toubro, which was in charge of all the engineering, operation, construction and maintenance of the work.
Furthermore, in the vicinity of the Unity Statue, contributing to add all the local tourism are the botanical gardens.
And also the banks of the Narmada river, the Flores valley gathering more than 20 thousand different plants and a colorful view with nearly 300 types of flowers.
At the foot of the statue, has another garden that contains numerous cacti and succulents, providing a more arid experience in the environment.
At the same time, tourists can take specimens of the species as a souvenir of the place, cultivated near the monument.
Despite everything, the inauguration did not stop receiving criticism, the work generated revolt in the majority of the residents of the state.
Complaining about the high expenses invested with this work, in the midst of various difficulties faced by local workers who suffer from hunger and malnutrition.