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The World's Tallest Statue Is Under Construction - It Will Be Twice The Size Of The Statue Of Liberty

Michael KelleyNov 3, 2013, 02:21 IST

REUTERS

India has begun construction on a statue of Sardar Patel, the first home minister of independent India, and it is going to by the tallest in the world by far.

Patel shared a prison cell with his close friend Mahatma Gandhi and became the leader of the Congress Party in 1934.

The monument will be 600 feet tall and cost $300 million.

Taking a look at the 305-foot State of Liberty, it's hard to fathom how massive this thing will be.

REUTERS/NASA/Bill Ingalls