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<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> has </span><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jx-YLBe8f6JVM9Q2van5xC6i3eFw?docId=c5c3c8c9-b823-42d0-ad03-50c414b027c7">begun construction</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> on a statue of </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Sardar Patel, the first home minister of independent India, and it is going to by the tallest in the world by far.</span></p>
<p><span><span>Patel shared a prison cell with <span>his close friend Mahatma Gandhi</span> and became the leader of the Congress Party in 1934.</span></span></p>
<p><span>The monument will be <span>600 feet tall and cost <span>$300 million.</span></span></span></p>
<p>Taking a look at the 305-foot State of Liberty, it's hard to fathom how massive this thing will be. </p>
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The World's Tallest Statue Is Under Construction - It Will Be Twice The Size Of The Statue Of Liberty

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

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

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