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This list of the tallest statues in the United States ranks free-standing statues based on their height from base to top. The list also includes novelty architecture.
Statue | Height | Image | Sculptor
|
Completed | Location | Coordinates | Materials | Notes | |
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m | ft | ||||||||
Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) |
46 | 151 | Frédéric Bartholdi | 1886 | Liberty Island, New York Harbor | 40°41′21″N 74°02′40″W / 40.6892°N 74.0445°W | copper sheet on metal armature | National Park Service, US Department of the Interior.
[1] The interior framework was designed by Gustave Eiffel. | |
Pegasus and Dragon | 33.5 | 110 | Mark Kara (designer) Stark Engineers [2] Strassacker Art Foundry [3] |
2014 |
Gulfstream Park Racetrack and Casino, Hallandale Beach, Florida |
25°58′56″N 80°08′26″W / 25.982155°N 80.140495°W | bronze and steel | Pegasus is 33.4 m (110 ft) in height. The dragon is 15.2 m (50 ft) in height | |
Our Lady of the Rockies | 27 | 88.6 | Robert O'Bill (artist/creator) Laurien Eugene Riehl (designer) | 1985 | Butte, Montana | 46°0′1.7″N 112°26′46.58″W / 46.000472°N 112.4462722°W | concrete base; stainless steel statue | Stands upon a 1.5 m (5 ft) base Total monument height: 28.5 m (93.6 ft) [4] | |
Metaphor: The Tree of Utah | 27 | 87 | see article | Karl Momen | 1986 |
Bonneville Salt Flats, Western Utah |
40°44′00″N 113°33′03″W / 40.73322°N 113.55086°W | concrete | |
Iron Man Statue: | 26 | 85 | Jack E. Anderson | 1987 | Chisholm, MN | 47°28'53'N
92°53'46'W |
brass, copper, steel, iron ore | Measures 85ft tall, 26m from the base to the top of the helmet, the helmet is light with LED | |
Golden Driller [5] | 23 | 75 | 1953 |
Tulsa Expo Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
36°08′01″N 95°55′52″W / 36.133638°N 95.931158°W | cast concrete and plaster | |||
Sugar Land Quan Am | 21.94 | 72 | Mai Chi Kim [6] | 1998 | Chua Viet Nam, Sugar Land, Texas |
29°40′15″N 95°37′03″W / 29.670853°N 95.617491°W | cast concrete | ||
Brachiosaurus Mother and Baby | 21.34 | 70 | Gary Staab | 2009 |
Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana |
39°48′39″N 86°9′27″W / 39.81083°N 86.15750°W | fiberglass | ||
United States Marine Corps War Memorial Iwo Jima Memorial |
20.7 | 68 | Felix de Weldon | 1954 |
Arlington Ridge Park, Arlington, Virginia |
38°53′25.7″N 77°04′10.85″W / 38.890472°N 77.0696806°W | bronze | Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) base. Total monument height: 23.7 m (78 ft) [7] View with Washington, D.C. in the distance. | |
Giraffe [8] | 20.6 | 67.6 | Bob Cassilly [9] | 1997 |
Dallas Zoo, Dallas, Texas |
32°44′38″N 96°48′52″W / 32.74389°N 96.81444°W | bronze and plexiglass | ||
A Tribute to Courage Sam Houston statue |
20.5 | 67 | see article | David Adickes | 1994 | Huntsville, Texas | 30°39′40″N 95°30′39″W / 30.66111°N 95.51083°W | cast concrete | Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal [10] |
Christ of the Ozarks [11] | 20 | 65.5 | Emmet Sullivan | 1966 | Magnetic Mountain, Eureka Springs, Arkansas |
36°24′24.87″N 93°43′23.41″W / 36.4069083°N 93.7231694°W | cast concrete | ||
Lucy the Elephant | 19.7 | 65 | James V. Lafferty, designer | 1881 | Margate City, New Jersey | 39°19′14.33″N 74°30′42.85″W / 39.3206472°N 74.5119028°W | wood, tin sheeting | Similar novelty buildings built at
Coney Island, New York (
Elephantine Colossus) and Cape May, New Jersey do not survive. NRHP listed. | |
Brontosaurus "Dinny the Dinosaur" |
19.7 | 65 | Claude K. Bell | 1978 |
Dinosaur Delights, Cabazon, California |
33°55′12.5″N 116°46′22.25″W / 33.920139°N 116.7728472°W | concrete over a steel frame | The novelty building is 45.7 m (150 ft) in length. The roadside attraction also features a 13.7 m (45 ft) Tyrannosaurus Rex statue. [12] | |
Skowhegan Indian | 18.9 | 62 | Bernard Langlais | 1969 | Skowhegan, Maine | 44°46′04″N 69°43′11″W / 44.767792°N 69.719803°W | wood, concrete base | Created for the 150th anniversary of Maine statehood Stands upon a 6.1 m (20 ft) base Total monument height: 25 m (82 ft) [13] | |
The Father of Texas Stephen Austin statue |
18.3 | 60 | David Adickes | 2009 | Angleton, Texas | 29°09′02″N 95°26′58″W / 29.150535°N 95.449331°W | cast concrete | Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal [14] | |
Vulcan | 17.1 | 56 | Giuseppe Moretti | 1904 |
Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama |
33°29′30.18″N 86°47′43.86″W / 33.4917167°N 86.7955167°W | cast iron | Largest cast iron statue in the world.
Created for the
1904 St. Louis World's Fair. | |
Hiawatha | 15.8 | 52 | Gordon Displays | 1964 | Hiawatha Park, Ironwood, Michigan |
46°26′59″N 90°09′44″W / 46.449709°N 90.162152°W | fiberglass | Stands upon a 0.8 m (2.5 ft) base Total monument height: 16.6 m (54.5 ft) [16] | |
Lux Mundi Light of the World |
15.8 | 52 | Tom Tsuchiya | 2012 | Solid Rock Church, Monroe, Ohio |
39°27′13.78″N 84°19′35.37″W / 39.4538278°N 84.3264917°W | polymer, composite, steel | Replaced the statue King of Kings which was struck by lightning and destroyed in 2010. [17] [18] | |
Dignity | 15.24 | 50 | 2016 | overlooking the Missouri River, near Chamberlain, South Dakota | 43°47′12.75″N 99°20′17.83″W / 43.7868750°N 99.3382861°W | ||||
Jolly Green Giant | 15.2 | 50 | Creative Displays F.A.S.T. Corp. |
1979 | Blue Earth, Minnesota | 43°39′02″N 94°5′46″W / 43.65056°N 94.09611°W | fiberglass | Stands upon a 1.7 m (5.5 ft) base Total monument height: 16.9 m (55.5 ft) [19] | |
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox | 15 | 49.2 | Ward Berg | Bunyan 1961 Babe 1950 |
Trees of Mystery, Klamath, California |
41°35′4.1″N 124°5′8.83″W / 41.584472°N 124.0857861°W | wood, chicken wire, stucco | Replaced a 1946 Bunyan statue by Ray & William Thompson.
[20] Based on a model by Ann Cooper. [21] | |
Tapomurti Shri
Nilkanth Varni Murti (A Journey Inspiring Simplicity) |
14.94 | 49 | BAPS | 2021 | Swaminarayan Akshardham, Robbinsville, New Jersey | 40°15′16″N 74°34′35″W / 40.25453351179542°N 74.57632951685069°W | Bronze | The bronze murti is 49 feet tall to commemorate the 49 years Bhagwan Swaminarayan lived on earth while affecting social and spiritual reform in India.
[22] The framework was designed by Saints and Volunteers of BAPS. | |
Black Hawk Statue The Eternal Indian |
14.6 | 48 | Lorado Taft | 1911 |
Lowden State Park, near Oregon, Illinois |
42°2′03″N 89°19′59″W / 42.03417°N 89.33306°W | concrete | ||
Hammering Man | 14.6 | 48 | Lippincott, Inc. | 1991 |
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington |
47°36′25.31″N 122°20′17.20″W / 47.6070306°N 122.3381111°W | steel | [23] | |
Tex Randall | 14 | 47 | Harry Wheeler | 1959 | Canyon, Texas | 34°59′5.29″N 101°55′46.99″W / 34.9848028°N 101.9297194°W | cement and steel | [24] | |
Atlas | 13.7 | 45 | Lee Lawrie | 1937 |
Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York City |
40°45′32.12″N 73°58′37.84″W / 40.7589222°N 73.9771778°W | bronze, granite base |
Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) base. Total monument height: 16.4 m (54 ft) | |
The Keeper of the Plains | 13.4 | 44 | Blackbear Bosin | 1974 |
Mid-America All-Indian Center, Wichita, Kansas |
37°41′29″N 97°20′59″W / 37.69139°N 97.34972°W | Cor-Ten steel | Stands upon a 9.1 m (30 ft) rock promontory | |
Rocket Thrower | 12.95 | 42.5 | Donald De Lue | 1964 |
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City |
40°44′51″N 73°50′32″W / 40.7474°N 73.8421°W | bronze | Created for the 1964 New York World's Fair [25] | |
Athena Parthenos Athena of the Parthenon |
12.8 | 42 | Alan LeQuire | 1990 |
Parthenon, Nashville, Tennessee |
36°08′59″N 86°48′49″W / 36.14972°N 86.81361°W | composite of gypsum cement and fiberglass | Tallest indoor statue in United States. | |
Muskellunge | 12.5 | 41 | 1976 |
National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, Hayward, Wisconsin |
46°00′28″N 91°28′47″W / 46.0078°N 91.4797°W | fiberglass | The world's largest fiberglass sculpture. |
Statue | Height | Image | Sculptor | Completed | Location | Coordinates | Materials | Notes | |
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m | ft | ||||||||
The Big Indian (Chief Passamaquoddy) |
12.2 | 40 | Rodman Shutt | 1969 | 313 U.S. Route 1, Freeport, Maine |
43°49′04″N 70°08′41″W / 43.817851°N 70.144675°W | fiberglass | Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) base Total monument height: 14.9 m (49 ft) [26] Nickname: "BFI" (Big Freeport Indian) | |
Victory | 11.58 | 38 | George Brewster | 1893 |
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana |
39°46′6″N 86°9′29″W / 39.76833°N 86.15806°W | bronze | Victory stands atop a 75 m (246 ft) tower. Total monument height: 86.56 m (284 ft) [27] Restored in 2011 [28] | |
Vision of Peace Indian God of Peace |
11.58 | 38 | Carl Milles | 1936 |
City Hall, St. Paul, Minnesota |
44°56′39″N 93°5′38″W / 44.94417°N 93.09389°W | Mexican onyx | ||
William Penn | 11.3 | 37 | Alexander Milne Calder | 1894 |
City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
39°57′10″N 75°09′49″W / 39.95281°N 75.16352°W | bronze | Stands atop a 155.75 m (511 ft) tower designed by John McArthur Jr. | |
Apatosaurus "Wall Drug Dinosaur" |
11.3 | 37 | Emmet Sullivan | 1968 |
Wall Drug Store, Wall, South Dakota |
43°59′36″N 102°14′30″W / 43.993231°N 102.241795°W | concrete over an iron frame | The dinosaur statue is 24.4 m (80 ft) in length. | |
Portlandia | 11.25 | 36.9 | see article | Raymond Kaskey | 1985 | The
Portland Building, Portland, Oregon |
45°30′56.7″N 122°40′44.5″W / 45.515750°N 122.679028°W | hammered copper | Stands atop the entrance pavilion to The Portland Building. |
National Monument to the Forefathers Central figure: Faith |
11 | 36 | Faith: William Rimmer & [John D.?] Perry | 1907 |
Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Plymouth, Massachusetts |
41°57′36″N 70°40′34″W / 41.96000°N 70.67611°W | solid granite | Faith stands upon a 13.7 m (45 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 24.7 m (81 ft) [29] Other figures: Alexander Doyle, Carl Conrads & James H. Mahoney. Architect: Joseph Edward Billings | |
Iron Man | 11 | 36 | see article | Jack E. Anderson | 1987 |
Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm, Minnesota |
47°17′20″N 92°32′15″W / 47.28876°N 92.53762°W | iron ore | Stands upon a 14 m (45 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 25 m (81 ft) [30] |
Madonna, Queen of the Universe | 10.7 | 35 | Arrigo Minerbi | 1954 | Don Orione Home, East Boston, Massachusetts | 42°23′23″N 71°00′20″W / 42.389801°N 71.005604°W | bronze and copper | Mounted on a gray granite block structure with a crown-shaped gold top. [31] | |
Paul Bunyan | 10.1 | 33 | Dean Krotzer | 1985 | Paul Bunyan Historical Museum, Akeley, Minnesota |
47°00′12″N 94°43′50″W / 47.003348°N 94.730593°W | fiberglass | Visitors can sit in Bunyan's right hand. [32] | |
David (inspired by Michelangelo) | 10 | 32.8 | Serkan Özkaya | 2011 |
21c Museum Hotel, 700 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky |
fiberglass | Stands upon a 5 m (16.4 ft) pedestal
[33] Total monument height: 15 m (49.2 ft) | ||
Blue Mustang | 9.8 | 32 | see article | Luis Jiménez | 2008 |
Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado |
39°50′03″N 104°40′35″W / 39.83414°N 104.67638°W | fiberglass | Killed its creator when its head fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. Locals have nicknamed the statue Blucifer. [34] |
Ceres | 9.4 | 31 | John Storrs | 1930 |
Chicago Board of Trade Building, Chicago, Illinois |
41°52′41.25″N 87°37′56.1″W / 41.8781250°N 87.632250°W | aluminum | Stands atop a 184 m (605 ft) office building. | |
Paul Bunyan | 9.4 | 31 | J. Norman Martin | 1959 | Bass Park, Bangor, Maine |
44°47′19″N 68°46′42″W / 44.788657°N 68.778337°W | fiberglass over a steel frame | Stands upon a 2.1 m (6.7 ft) base Total monument height: 11.5 m (37.7 ft) [35] | |
Paul Bunyan | 9.4 | 31 | Victor R. Nelson | 1959 | Portland, Oregon | 45°35′02″N 122°41′12″W / 45.583829°N 122.686616°W | concrete over a steel frame | Created for the 1959
Oregon Centennial Exposition NRHP listed. [36] | |
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus | 9.1 | 30 | Jacques Lipchitz | 1977 | Jerome Greene Hall, Columbia University, New York City |
40°48′25.34″N 73°57′38.09″W / 40.8070389°N 73.9605806°W | bronze | ||
Martin Luther King Jr. | 8.53 | 28 | Lei Yixin | 2011 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. |
38°53′10″N 77°2′39″W / 38.88611°N 77.04417°W | granite | Carved into a 9.1 m (30 ft) block of granite. [37] | |
The Equestrian Don Juan de Oñate |
8.53 | 28 | John Sherrill Houser & Ethan Taliesin Houser | 2007 |
El Paso International Airport, El Paso, Texas |
31°47′46.021″N 106°23′44.84″W / 31.79611694°N 106.3957889°W | bronze | The Equestrian stands upon a 2.4 m (8 ft) base. Total monument height: 11 m (36 ft) [38] | |
Hermann Heights Monument | 8.2 | 27 | Alfonz Pelzer | 1897 | New Ulm, Minnesota | sheet copper over iron | Stands on a 21 m (70 ft) iron column encircled by a spiral staircase to the dome, which is supported by 10 iron columns and a Kasota stone base. | ||
Forever Marilyn ( Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch) |
7.9 | 26 | see article | Seward Johnson | 2011 | The Sculpture Foundation, Hamilton, New Jersey |
stainless steel, aluminum | Exhibited in Chicago, Illinois (2011–12) and Palm Springs, California (2012–14) | |
World's Largest Buffalo Monument | 7.9 | 26 | see article | Elmer Petersen | 1969 | Jamestown, North Dakota | cement | ||
Dancing Hog | 7.6 | 25 | Eugene Sargent | 2018 | Hogeye Inc., Fayetteville, Arkansas | Installed at the border of Fayetteville and Farmington. [39] | |||
Hanuman Statue | 7.6 | 25 | 2020 | Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin, Delaware | granite | The statue weighs 60,000 pounds and is nation's tallest statue of Hanuman, the Hindu god of strength and knowledge. [40] | |||
Civic Fame | 7.6 | 25 | Adolph Alexander Weinman | 1914 |
Manhattan Municipal Building, New York City |
40°42′46.67″N 74°0′14″W / 40.7129639°N 74.00389°W | gilded copper | Stands atop a 180 m (580 ft) office building. There is disagreement as to whether the model for the statue was Audrey Munson or Julia “Dudie” Baird. | |
Miss Pocahontas [41] | 7.6 | 25 | W. C. Ballard | 1956 | Pocahontas, Iowa | 42°43′58″N 94°39′31″W / 42.732739°N 94.658478°W | steel, wood & fiberglass | ||
Johnny Kaw | 7.6 | 25 | William Stewart | 1966 | Manhattan, Kansas | 39°18′02″N 96°57′36″W / 39.30056°N 96.96000°W | concrete over a steel frame | Stands upon a 0.25 m (0.75 ft) base Total monument height: 7.85 m (25.75 ft) [42] | |
Unconditional Surrender | 7.6 | 25 | see article | Seward Johnson | 2007 | San Diego, California | foam core with a urethane outer layer | ||
Behind the Walls | 7.5 | 24.5 | Jaume Plensa | 2018 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 42.275167°N 83.740472°W | polyester resin and marble dust | ||
Orpheus Francis Scott Key Monument |
7.3 | 24 | Charles Henry Niehaus | 1922 |
Fort McHenry Baltimore, Maryland |
39°15′50.91″N 76°34′54.75″W / 39.2641417°N 76.5818750°W | bronze | Commissioned in 1914 to commemorate the centennial of Key's writing of The Star-Spangled Banner. Stands upon a 4.6 m (15 ft) pedestal Total monument height: 11.9 m (39 ft) [43] | |
Fountain of Time | 7.3 | 24 | Lorado Taft | 1922 |
Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois |
41°47′12.3″N 87°36′27.9″W / 41.786750°N 87.607750°W | hollow-cast concrete over a steel frame |
Total monument length: 38.7 m (127 ft) Father Time watching the parade of humanity | |
Ad Astra (To the Stars) | 6.76 | 22.2 | Richard Bergen | 2002 |
Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, Kansas |
39°02′53″N 95°40′41″W / 39.04806°N 95.67806°W | bronze | A
Kansa warrior aiming an arrow at the North Star
[44] Stands atop the Capitol dome | |
The American Volunteer "Old Simon" |
6.55 | 21.5 |
Carl Conrads George Keller (architect) |
1876 installed 1880 |
Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Maryland |
39°27′33″N 77°44′28″W / 39.45917°N 77.74111°W | solid granite | Stands upon a 7 m (23 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 13.55 m (44.5 ft) Exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Tallest statue in the United States prior to 1886 completion of the Statue of Liberty. [45] | |
Goddess of Victory and Peace | 6.4 | 21 | Samuel Murray | 1910 |
Pennsylvania State Memorial Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
39°48′27″N 77°14′07″W / 39.807588°N 77.235153°W | bronze | Stands atop a 27.1 m (89 ft) pavilion. Total monument height: 33.5 m (110 ft) The goddess figure was cast from melted-down cannons. [46] | |
Apotheosis of St. Louis | 6.1 | 20 | Charles Henry Niehaus | 1903-06 |
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri |
38°38′23″N 90°17′39″W / 38.63980°N 90.29409°W | bronze | Niehaus modeled the statue in plaster for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. It was later cast in bronze by W. R. Hodges. Stands upon a 5.9 m (19.5 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 12 m (39.5 ft) [47] | |
Columbia Triumphant USS Maine Quadriga |
6.1 | 20 | Attilio Piccirilli | 1913 |
USS Maine National Monument, Columbus Circle, Central Park, New York City |
40°46′06″N 73°58′52″W / 40.768242°N 73.981012°W | gilded bronze | Stands upon a 13.1 m (43 ft) pylon Total monument height: 19.2 m (63 ft) [48] |
Statue | Height | Image | Sculptor | Completed | Location | Coordinates | Materials | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||||||||
Statue of Freedom | 5.9 | 19.5 | Thomas Crawford | 1862 |
United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
38°53′24″N 77°0′32.4″W / 38.89000°N 77.009000°W | bronze | Stands atop the lantern of the U.S. Capitol's dome. | |
The Virgin Mary |
5.8 |
19 |
Giovanni Meli |
1865/1882 | University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN | 41°42' 8.2764″N 86°14′17.4516″W | gilded | Stands atop The Golden Dome on the University of Notre Dame's campus. [49] | |
Thomas Jefferson | 5.8 | 19 | Rudulph Evans | 1943 |
Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. |
38°52′53″N 77°2′13″W / 38.88139°N 77.03694°W | bronze | Stands upon a 1.8 m (6 ft) pedestal Total monument height: 7.6 m (25 ft) [50] | |
Jesus as Teacher | 5.6 | 18.5 | Ben Fortunado Marcune | 2016 | Center Valley, Pennsylvania | 40°32'23.8"N 75°22'28.4"W | bronze | Stands upon a 1.3 m (4 ft) pedestal
Total monument height 6.9 m (22.5 ft) | |
Angel Moroni | 5.5 | 18 | Avard Fairbanks | 1974 | Kensington, Maryland | 39°00′50″N 77°03′59″W / 39.0138526°N 77.0663723°W | gilded | Stands atop the Washington D.C. Temple of the LDS Church. | |
Colorado Thatcher Memorial Fountain |
5.5 | 18 | Lorado Taft | 1918 |
City Park, Denver, Colorado |
39°44′41″N 104°57′25″W / 39.74480°N 104.95685°W | bronze | Stands upon a 2.75 m (9 ft) pedestal. | |
The Boilermaker | 5.5 | 18 | Jon Hair | 2005 | West Lafayette, Indiana | 40°26′05″N 86°55′02″W / 40.43467569622493°N 86.91711352958559°W | Stands adjacent to Ross-Ade Stadium at Purdue University. | ||
Moses | 5.5 | 18 | Joseph Turkalj | 1963 | Notre Dame, IN | 41°42′09″N 86°14′04″W / 41.702598°N 86.234336°W | Known as 'First Down Moses' of 'Number #1 Moses'. | ||
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox | 5.5 | 18 | Cyril M. Dickenson (Bunyan) Jim Payton (Babe) |
Bunyan 1937 Babe 1939 |
Bemidji, Minnesota | concrete and plaster | Bunyan stands upon a 0.4 m (1.5 ft) base. Total monument height: 5.9 m (19.5 ft) [51] | ||
Illustrious Brother George Washington | 5.26 | 17.25 | Bryant Baker | 1950 |
George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia |
38°48′27″N 77°03′58″W / 38.80748°N 77.06598°W | bronze | Stands upon a 1.57 m (5.16 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 6.83 m (22.41 ft) [52] Dedicated by President Harry S. Truman, February 22, 1950 | |
Equestrian Statue of General Ulysses S. Grant | 5.23 | 17.2 | Henry Shrady | 1924 |
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, west of United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
38°53′23.1″N 77°0′46.4″W / 38.889750°N 77.012889°W | bronze | Stands upon a 6.86 (22.5 ft) pedestal Total monument height: 12.1 m (39.7 ft) [53] | |
Theodore Roosevelt | 5.2 | 17 | Paul Manship | 1967 |
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial, Potomac River, Washington, D.C. |
38°53′50.74″N 77°3′50.19″W / 38.8974278°N 77.0639417°W | bronze | Stands upon a 1.7 m (5.6 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 9.1 m (30 ft) [54] | |
Pioneer Woman | 5.2 | 17 | Bryant Baker | 1930 | Ponca City, Oklahoma | bronze on granite bass | The sculptor was chosen by the museum-going public following a touring exhibition of the 12 proposed models. | ||
Air Force Honor Guard | 5.2 | 17 | Zenos Frudakis | 2006 |
United States Air Force Memorial, Arlington, Virginia |
38°52′07″N 77°03′59″W / 38.868649°N 77.066259°W | bronze | The three stainless steel spires represent the contrails of the Air Force Thunderbirds. The tallest of these is 82.3 m (270 ft). [55] | |
Lenin | 5 | 16 | see article | Emil Venkov | 1988 installed 1994 |
Fremont, Seattle, Washington | 47°39′05″N 122°21′04″W / 47.6514°N 122.3510°W | bronze | [56] |
Saraswati | 4.9 | 16 | see article | multiple Balinese sculptors | 2013 | Washington, D.C. | 38°54′37″N 77°02′45″W / 38.9103°N 77.045829°W | unknown | [57] |
Superman | 4.87 [58] | 16 [58] | Unknown | 1993 [59] | Metropolis, Illinois | 37°08′46″N 88°44′08″W / 37.1460999°N 88.7355066°W | bronze | ||
Wisconsin | 4.72 | 15.5 | Daniel Chester French | 1913-1914 | Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin | 43°4′28″N 89°23′5″W / 43.07444°N 89.38472°W | gold-gilded bronze | ||
Equestrian Statue of General
William Tecumseh Sherman Sherman Memorial |
4.72 | 15.5 | Augustus Saint Gaudens | 1903 |
Grand Army Plaza, Central Park, New York City |
40°45′52″N 73°58′24″W / 40.7645°N 73.9732°W | gilded bronze | Stands upon a 2.7 m (8.8 ft) base Total monument height: 7.42 (24.3 ft) | |
The Sun Singer | 4.62 | 15.16 | [1] | Carl Milles | 1929 | Allerton Park, Monticello, IL | 39°59'39.1"N
88°40'04.4'W |
Bronze | The god Apollo with right foot on small tortoise. Milles sent Allerton the only full size replica of the 1926 Swedish commission in 1929. Allerton thought he was getting a garden sculpture. Many copies of the headless, armless castings of Sun Singer by Milles exist in museums worldwide |
Diana of the Tower | 4.45 | 14.6 | Augustus Saint Gaudens | 1893 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
39°57′58″N 75°10′52″W / 39.966°N 75.181°W | gilded copper | Created as a replacement weather vane for the 92.66 m (304 ft) tower of Madison Square Garden, New York City. Removed when the building was demolished, 1925. [60] | |
Commonwealth | 4.4 | 14.5 | Roland Hinton Perry | 1905 |
Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
40°15′52″N 76°53′01″W / 40.26435°N 76.88356°W | gilded bronze | Stands atop the lantern of the Pennsylvania State Capitol dome | |
Myles Standish Monument | 4.3 | 14 | S.J. Kelly (designer) Stephano Brignoli and Luigi Limonetta (sculptors) [61] |
1898 | Myles Standish Monument State Reservation, Duxbury, Massachusetts | 42°00′49″N 70°41′14″W / 42.013486°N 70.6872397°W | granite | Stands upon a 31 m (102 ft) column designed by Alden Frink.
[61] Total monument height: 35.35 m (116 ft) [62] Drone flight around Myles Standish Monument. [63] | |
George Washington | 4.3 | 14 | Lorado Taft | 1909 |
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
47°39′22″N 122°18′40″W / 47.6560736°N 122.3111274°W | bronze | Created for the 1909
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Stands upon an 8.5 m (28 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 12.8 m (42 ft) [64] | |
Gloria Victis | 4.3 | 14 | Frederick Ruckstull | 1909 | Salisbury, North Carolina | 35°40′06″N 80°28′16″W / 35.66833°N 80.47111°W | bronze | Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 7 m (23 ft) [65] | |
Benjamin Franklin | 3.8 | 12.5 | James Earle Fraser | 1938 |
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
39°57′29″N 75°10′25″W / 39.95806°N 75.17361°W | marble | Stands upon a 2.5 m (8.4 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 7.3 m (20.9 ft) [66] The Institute's rotunda is a memorial to Franklin. |
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This list of the tallest statues in the United States ranks free-standing statues based on their height from base to top. The list also includes novelty architecture.
Statue | Height | Image | Sculptor
|
Completed | Location | Coordinates | Materials | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||||||||
Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) |
46 | 151 | Frédéric Bartholdi | 1886 | Liberty Island, New York Harbor | 40°41′21″N 74°02′40″W / 40.6892°N 74.0445°W | copper sheet on metal armature | National Park Service, US Department of the Interior.
[1] The interior framework was designed by Gustave Eiffel. | |
Pegasus and Dragon | 33.5 | 110 | Mark Kara (designer) Stark Engineers [2] Strassacker Art Foundry [3] |
2014 |
Gulfstream Park Racetrack and Casino, Hallandale Beach, Florida |
25°58′56″N 80°08′26″W / 25.982155°N 80.140495°W | bronze and steel | Pegasus is 33.4 m (110 ft) in height. The dragon is 15.2 m (50 ft) in height | |
Our Lady of the Rockies | 27 | 88.6 | Robert O'Bill (artist/creator) Laurien Eugene Riehl (designer) | 1985 | Butte, Montana | 46°0′1.7″N 112°26′46.58″W / 46.000472°N 112.4462722°W | concrete base; stainless steel statue | Stands upon a 1.5 m (5 ft) base Total monument height: 28.5 m (93.6 ft) [4] | |
Metaphor: The Tree of Utah | 27 | 87 | see article | Karl Momen | 1986 |
Bonneville Salt Flats, Western Utah |
40°44′00″N 113°33′03″W / 40.73322°N 113.55086°W | concrete | |
Iron Man Statue: | 26 | 85 | Jack E. Anderson | 1987 | Chisholm, MN | 47°28'53'N
92°53'46'W |
brass, copper, steel, iron ore | Measures 85ft tall, 26m from the base to the top of the helmet, the helmet is light with LED | |
Golden Driller [5] | 23 | 75 | 1953 |
Tulsa Expo Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
36°08′01″N 95°55′52″W / 36.133638°N 95.931158°W | cast concrete and plaster | |||
Sugar Land Quan Am | 21.94 | 72 | Mai Chi Kim [6] | 1998 | Chua Viet Nam, Sugar Land, Texas |
29°40′15″N 95°37′03″W / 29.670853°N 95.617491°W | cast concrete | ||
Brachiosaurus Mother and Baby | 21.34 | 70 | Gary Staab | 2009 |
Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana |
39°48′39″N 86°9′27″W / 39.81083°N 86.15750°W | fiberglass | ||
United States Marine Corps War Memorial Iwo Jima Memorial |
20.7 | 68 | Felix de Weldon | 1954 |
Arlington Ridge Park, Arlington, Virginia |
38°53′25.7″N 77°04′10.85″W / 38.890472°N 77.0696806°W | bronze | Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) base. Total monument height: 23.7 m (78 ft) [7] View with Washington, D.C. in the distance. | |
Giraffe [8] | 20.6 | 67.6 | Bob Cassilly [9] | 1997 |
Dallas Zoo, Dallas, Texas |
32°44′38″N 96°48′52″W / 32.74389°N 96.81444°W | bronze and plexiglass | ||
A Tribute to Courage Sam Houston statue |
20.5 | 67 | see article | David Adickes | 1994 | Huntsville, Texas | 30°39′40″N 95°30′39″W / 30.66111°N 95.51083°W | cast concrete | Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal [10] |
Christ of the Ozarks [11] | 20 | 65.5 | Emmet Sullivan | 1966 | Magnetic Mountain, Eureka Springs, Arkansas |
36°24′24.87″N 93°43′23.41″W / 36.4069083°N 93.7231694°W | cast concrete | ||
Lucy the Elephant | 19.7 | 65 | James V. Lafferty, designer | 1881 | Margate City, New Jersey | 39°19′14.33″N 74°30′42.85″W / 39.3206472°N 74.5119028°W | wood, tin sheeting | Similar novelty buildings built at
Coney Island, New York (
Elephantine Colossus) and Cape May, New Jersey do not survive. NRHP listed. | |
Brontosaurus "Dinny the Dinosaur" |
19.7 | 65 | Claude K. Bell | 1978 |
Dinosaur Delights, Cabazon, California |
33°55′12.5″N 116°46′22.25″W / 33.920139°N 116.7728472°W | concrete over a steel frame | The novelty building is 45.7 m (150 ft) in length. The roadside attraction also features a 13.7 m (45 ft) Tyrannosaurus Rex statue. [12] | |
Skowhegan Indian | 18.9 | 62 | Bernard Langlais | 1969 | Skowhegan, Maine | 44°46′04″N 69°43′11″W / 44.767792°N 69.719803°W | wood, concrete base | Created for the 150th anniversary of Maine statehood Stands upon a 6.1 m (20 ft) base Total monument height: 25 m (82 ft) [13] | |
The Father of Texas Stephen Austin statue |
18.3 | 60 | David Adickes | 2009 | Angleton, Texas | 29°09′02″N 95°26′58″W / 29.150535°N 95.449331°W | cast concrete | Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal [14] | |
Vulcan | 17.1 | 56 | Giuseppe Moretti | 1904 |
Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama |
33°29′30.18″N 86°47′43.86″W / 33.4917167°N 86.7955167°W | cast iron | Largest cast iron statue in the world.
Created for the
1904 St. Louis World's Fair. | |
Hiawatha | 15.8 | 52 | Gordon Displays | 1964 | Hiawatha Park, Ironwood, Michigan |
46°26′59″N 90°09′44″W / 46.449709°N 90.162152°W | fiberglass | Stands upon a 0.8 m (2.5 ft) base Total monument height: 16.6 m (54.5 ft) [16] | |
Lux Mundi Light of the World |
15.8 | 52 | Tom Tsuchiya | 2012 | Solid Rock Church, Monroe, Ohio |
39°27′13.78″N 84°19′35.37″W / 39.4538278°N 84.3264917°W | polymer, composite, steel | Replaced the statue King of Kings which was struck by lightning and destroyed in 2010. [17] [18] | |
Dignity | 15.24 | 50 | 2016 | overlooking the Missouri River, near Chamberlain, South Dakota | 43°47′12.75″N 99°20′17.83″W / 43.7868750°N 99.3382861°W | ||||
Jolly Green Giant | 15.2 | 50 | Creative Displays F.A.S.T. Corp. |
1979 | Blue Earth, Minnesota | 43°39′02″N 94°5′46″W / 43.65056°N 94.09611°W | fiberglass | Stands upon a 1.7 m (5.5 ft) base Total monument height: 16.9 m (55.5 ft) [19] | |
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox | 15 | 49.2 | Ward Berg | Bunyan 1961 Babe 1950 |
Trees of Mystery, Klamath, California |
41°35′4.1″N 124°5′8.83″W / 41.584472°N 124.0857861°W | wood, chicken wire, stucco | Replaced a 1946 Bunyan statue by Ray & William Thompson.
[20] Based on a model by Ann Cooper. [21] | |
Tapomurti Shri
Nilkanth Varni Murti (A Journey Inspiring Simplicity) |
14.94 | 49 | BAPS | 2021 | Swaminarayan Akshardham, Robbinsville, New Jersey | 40°15′16″N 74°34′35″W / 40.25453351179542°N 74.57632951685069°W | Bronze | The bronze murti is 49 feet tall to commemorate the 49 years Bhagwan Swaminarayan lived on earth while affecting social and spiritual reform in India.
[22] The framework was designed by Saints and Volunteers of BAPS. | |
Black Hawk Statue The Eternal Indian |
14.6 | 48 | Lorado Taft | 1911 |
Lowden State Park, near Oregon, Illinois |
42°2′03″N 89°19′59″W / 42.03417°N 89.33306°W | concrete | ||
Hammering Man | 14.6 | 48 | Lippincott, Inc. | 1991 |
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington |
47°36′25.31″N 122°20′17.20″W / 47.6070306°N 122.3381111°W | steel | [23] | |
Tex Randall | 14 | 47 | Harry Wheeler | 1959 | Canyon, Texas | 34°59′5.29″N 101°55′46.99″W / 34.9848028°N 101.9297194°W | cement and steel | [24] | |
Atlas | 13.7 | 45 | Lee Lawrie | 1937 |
Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York City |
40°45′32.12″N 73°58′37.84″W / 40.7589222°N 73.9771778°W | bronze, granite base |
Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) base. Total monument height: 16.4 m (54 ft) | |
The Keeper of the Plains | 13.4 | 44 | Blackbear Bosin | 1974 |
Mid-America All-Indian Center, Wichita, Kansas |
37°41′29″N 97°20′59″W / 37.69139°N 97.34972°W | Cor-Ten steel | Stands upon a 9.1 m (30 ft) rock promontory | |
Rocket Thrower | 12.95 | 42.5 | Donald De Lue | 1964 |
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City |
40°44′51″N 73°50′32″W / 40.7474°N 73.8421°W | bronze | Created for the 1964 New York World's Fair [25] | |
Athena Parthenos Athena of the Parthenon |
12.8 | 42 | Alan LeQuire | 1990 |
Parthenon, Nashville, Tennessee |
36°08′59″N 86°48′49″W / 36.14972°N 86.81361°W | composite of gypsum cement and fiberglass | Tallest indoor statue in United States. | |
Muskellunge | 12.5 | 41 | 1976 |
National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, Hayward, Wisconsin |
46°00′28″N 91°28′47″W / 46.0078°N 91.4797°W | fiberglass | The world's largest fiberglass sculpture. |
Statue | Height | Image | Sculptor | Completed | Location | Coordinates | Materials | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||||||||
The Big Indian (Chief Passamaquoddy) |
12.2 | 40 | Rodman Shutt | 1969 | 313 U.S. Route 1, Freeport, Maine |
43°49′04″N 70°08′41″W / 43.817851°N 70.144675°W | fiberglass | Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) base Total monument height: 14.9 m (49 ft) [26] Nickname: "BFI" (Big Freeport Indian) | |
Victory | 11.58 | 38 | George Brewster | 1893 |
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana |
39°46′6″N 86°9′29″W / 39.76833°N 86.15806°W | bronze | Victory stands atop a 75 m (246 ft) tower. Total monument height: 86.56 m (284 ft) [27] Restored in 2011 [28] | |
Vision of Peace Indian God of Peace |
11.58 | 38 | Carl Milles | 1936 |
City Hall, St. Paul, Minnesota |
44°56′39″N 93°5′38″W / 44.94417°N 93.09389°W | Mexican onyx | ||
William Penn | 11.3 | 37 | Alexander Milne Calder | 1894 |
City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
39°57′10″N 75°09′49″W / 39.95281°N 75.16352°W | bronze | Stands atop a 155.75 m (511 ft) tower designed by John McArthur Jr. | |
Apatosaurus "Wall Drug Dinosaur" |
11.3 | 37 | Emmet Sullivan | 1968 |
Wall Drug Store, Wall, South Dakota |
43°59′36″N 102°14′30″W / 43.993231°N 102.241795°W | concrete over an iron frame | The dinosaur statue is 24.4 m (80 ft) in length. | |
Portlandia | 11.25 | 36.9 | see article | Raymond Kaskey | 1985 | The
Portland Building, Portland, Oregon |
45°30′56.7″N 122°40′44.5″W / 45.515750°N 122.679028°W | hammered copper | Stands atop the entrance pavilion to The Portland Building. |
National Monument to the Forefathers Central figure: Faith |
11 | 36 | Faith: William Rimmer & [John D.?] Perry | 1907 |
Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Plymouth, Massachusetts |
41°57′36″N 70°40′34″W / 41.96000°N 70.67611°W | solid granite | Faith stands upon a 13.7 m (45 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 24.7 m (81 ft) [29] Other figures: Alexander Doyle, Carl Conrads & James H. Mahoney. Architect: Joseph Edward Billings | |
Iron Man | 11 | 36 | see article | Jack E. Anderson | 1987 |
Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm, Minnesota |
47°17′20″N 92°32′15″W / 47.28876°N 92.53762°W | iron ore | Stands upon a 14 m (45 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 25 m (81 ft) [30] |
Madonna, Queen of the Universe | 10.7 | 35 | Arrigo Minerbi | 1954 | Don Orione Home, East Boston, Massachusetts | 42°23′23″N 71°00′20″W / 42.389801°N 71.005604°W | bronze and copper | Mounted on a gray granite block structure with a crown-shaped gold top. [31] | |
Paul Bunyan | 10.1 | 33 | Dean Krotzer | 1985 | Paul Bunyan Historical Museum, Akeley, Minnesota |
47°00′12″N 94°43′50″W / 47.003348°N 94.730593°W | fiberglass | Visitors can sit in Bunyan's right hand. [32] | |
David (inspired by Michelangelo) | 10 | 32.8 | Serkan Özkaya | 2011 |
21c Museum Hotel, 700 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky |
fiberglass | Stands upon a 5 m (16.4 ft) pedestal
[33] Total monument height: 15 m (49.2 ft) | ||
Blue Mustang | 9.8 | 32 | see article | Luis Jiménez | 2008 |
Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado |
39°50′03″N 104°40′35″W / 39.83414°N 104.67638°W | fiberglass | Killed its creator when its head fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. Locals have nicknamed the statue Blucifer. [34] |
Ceres | 9.4 | 31 | John Storrs | 1930 |
Chicago Board of Trade Building, Chicago, Illinois |
41°52′41.25″N 87°37′56.1″W / 41.8781250°N 87.632250°W | aluminum | Stands atop a 184 m (605 ft) office building. | |
Paul Bunyan | 9.4 | 31 | J. Norman Martin | 1959 | Bass Park, Bangor, Maine |
44°47′19″N 68°46′42″W / 44.788657°N 68.778337°W | fiberglass over a steel frame | Stands upon a 2.1 m (6.7 ft) base Total monument height: 11.5 m (37.7 ft) [35] | |
Paul Bunyan | 9.4 | 31 | Victor R. Nelson | 1959 | Portland, Oregon | 45°35′02″N 122°41′12″W / 45.583829°N 122.686616°W | concrete over a steel frame | Created for the 1959
Oregon Centennial Exposition NRHP listed. [36] | |
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus | 9.1 | 30 | Jacques Lipchitz | 1977 | Jerome Greene Hall, Columbia University, New York City |
40°48′25.34″N 73°57′38.09″W / 40.8070389°N 73.9605806°W | bronze | ||
Martin Luther King Jr. | 8.53 | 28 | Lei Yixin | 2011 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. |
38°53′10″N 77°2′39″W / 38.88611°N 77.04417°W | granite | Carved into a 9.1 m (30 ft) block of granite. [37] | |
The Equestrian Don Juan de Oñate |
8.53 | 28 | John Sherrill Houser & Ethan Taliesin Houser | 2007 |
El Paso International Airport, El Paso, Texas |
31°47′46.021″N 106°23′44.84″W / 31.79611694°N 106.3957889°W | bronze | The Equestrian stands upon a 2.4 m (8 ft) base. Total monument height: 11 m (36 ft) [38] | |
Hermann Heights Monument | 8.2 | 27 | Alfonz Pelzer | 1897 | New Ulm, Minnesota | sheet copper over iron | Stands on a 21 m (70 ft) iron column encircled by a spiral staircase to the dome, which is supported by 10 iron columns and a Kasota stone base. | ||
Forever Marilyn ( Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch) |
7.9 | 26 | see article | Seward Johnson | 2011 | The Sculpture Foundation, Hamilton, New Jersey |
stainless steel, aluminum | Exhibited in Chicago, Illinois (2011–12) and Palm Springs, California (2012–14) | |
World's Largest Buffalo Monument | 7.9 | 26 | see article | Elmer Petersen | 1969 | Jamestown, North Dakota | cement | ||
Dancing Hog | 7.6 | 25 | Eugene Sargent | 2018 | Hogeye Inc., Fayetteville, Arkansas | Installed at the border of Fayetteville and Farmington. [39] | |||
Hanuman Statue | 7.6 | 25 | 2020 | Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin, Delaware | granite | The statue weighs 60,000 pounds and is nation's tallest statue of Hanuman, the Hindu god of strength and knowledge. [40] | |||
Civic Fame | 7.6 | 25 | Adolph Alexander Weinman | 1914 |
Manhattan Municipal Building, New York City |
40°42′46.67″N 74°0′14″W / 40.7129639°N 74.00389°W | gilded copper | Stands atop a 180 m (580 ft) office building. There is disagreement as to whether the model for the statue was Audrey Munson or Julia “Dudie” Baird. | |
Miss Pocahontas [41] | 7.6 | 25 | W. C. Ballard | 1956 | Pocahontas, Iowa | 42°43′58″N 94°39′31″W / 42.732739°N 94.658478°W | steel, wood & fiberglass | ||
Johnny Kaw | 7.6 | 25 | William Stewart | 1966 | Manhattan, Kansas | 39°18′02″N 96°57′36″W / 39.30056°N 96.96000°W | concrete over a steel frame | Stands upon a 0.25 m (0.75 ft) base Total monument height: 7.85 m (25.75 ft) [42] | |
Unconditional Surrender | 7.6 | 25 | see article | Seward Johnson | 2007 | San Diego, California | foam core with a urethane outer layer | ||
Behind the Walls | 7.5 | 24.5 | Jaume Plensa | 2018 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 42.275167°N 83.740472°W | polyester resin and marble dust | ||
Orpheus Francis Scott Key Monument |
7.3 | 24 | Charles Henry Niehaus | 1922 |
Fort McHenry Baltimore, Maryland |
39°15′50.91″N 76°34′54.75″W / 39.2641417°N 76.5818750°W | bronze | Commissioned in 1914 to commemorate the centennial of Key's writing of The Star-Spangled Banner. Stands upon a 4.6 m (15 ft) pedestal Total monument height: 11.9 m (39 ft) [43] | |
Fountain of Time | 7.3 | 24 | Lorado Taft | 1922 |
Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois |
41°47′12.3″N 87°36′27.9″W / 41.786750°N 87.607750°W | hollow-cast concrete over a steel frame |
Total monument length: 38.7 m (127 ft) Father Time watching the parade of humanity | |
Ad Astra (To the Stars) | 6.76 | 22.2 | Richard Bergen | 2002 |
Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, Kansas |
39°02′53″N 95°40′41″W / 39.04806°N 95.67806°W | bronze | A
Kansa warrior aiming an arrow at the North Star
[44] Stands atop the Capitol dome | |
The American Volunteer "Old Simon" |
6.55 | 21.5 |
Carl Conrads George Keller (architect) |
1876 installed 1880 |
Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Maryland |
39°27′33″N 77°44′28″W / 39.45917°N 77.74111°W | solid granite | Stands upon a 7 m (23 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 13.55 m (44.5 ft) Exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Tallest statue in the United States prior to 1886 completion of the Statue of Liberty. [45] | |
Goddess of Victory and Peace | 6.4 | 21 | Samuel Murray | 1910 |
Pennsylvania State Memorial Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
39°48′27″N 77°14′07″W / 39.807588°N 77.235153°W | bronze | Stands atop a 27.1 m (89 ft) pavilion. Total monument height: 33.5 m (110 ft) The goddess figure was cast from melted-down cannons. [46] | |
Apotheosis of St. Louis | 6.1 | 20 | Charles Henry Niehaus | 1903-06 |
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri |
38°38′23″N 90°17′39″W / 38.63980°N 90.29409°W | bronze | Niehaus modeled the statue in plaster for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. It was later cast in bronze by W. R. Hodges. Stands upon a 5.9 m (19.5 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 12 m (39.5 ft) [47] | |
Columbia Triumphant USS Maine Quadriga |
6.1 | 20 | Attilio Piccirilli | 1913 |
USS Maine National Monument, Columbus Circle, Central Park, New York City |
40°46′06″N 73°58′52″W / 40.768242°N 73.981012°W | gilded bronze | Stands upon a 13.1 m (43 ft) pylon Total monument height: 19.2 m (63 ft) [48] |
Statue | Height | Image | Sculptor | Completed | Location | Coordinates | Materials | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||||||||
Statue of Freedom | 5.9 | 19.5 | Thomas Crawford | 1862 |
United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
38°53′24″N 77°0′32.4″W / 38.89000°N 77.009000°W | bronze | Stands atop the lantern of the U.S. Capitol's dome. | |
The Virgin Mary |
5.8 |
19 |
Giovanni Meli |
1865/1882 | University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN | 41°42' 8.2764″N 86°14′17.4516″W | gilded | Stands atop The Golden Dome on the University of Notre Dame's campus. [49] | |
Thomas Jefferson | 5.8 | 19 | Rudulph Evans | 1943 |
Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. |
38°52′53″N 77°2′13″W / 38.88139°N 77.03694°W | bronze | Stands upon a 1.8 m (6 ft) pedestal Total monument height: 7.6 m (25 ft) [50] | |
Jesus as Teacher | 5.6 | 18.5 | Ben Fortunado Marcune | 2016 | Center Valley, Pennsylvania | 40°32'23.8"N 75°22'28.4"W | bronze | Stands upon a 1.3 m (4 ft) pedestal
Total monument height 6.9 m (22.5 ft) | |
Angel Moroni | 5.5 | 18 | Avard Fairbanks | 1974 | Kensington, Maryland | 39°00′50″N 77°03′59″W / 39.0138526°N 77.0663723°W | gilded | Stands atop the Washington D.C. Temple of the LDS Church. | |
Colorado Thatcher Memorial Fountain |
5.5 | 18 | Lorado Taft | 1918 |
City Park, Denver, Colorado |
39°44′41″N 104°57′25″W / 39.74480°N 104.95685°W | bronze | Stands upon a 2.75 m (9 ft) pedestal. | |
The Boilermaker | 5.5 | 18 | Jon Hair | 2005 | West Lafayette, Indiana | 40°26′05″N 86°55′02″W / 40.43467569622493°N 86.91711352958559°W | Stands adjacent to Ross-Ade Stadium at Purdue University. | ||
Moses | 5.5 | 18 | Joseph Turkalj | 1963 | Notre Dame, IN | 41°42′09″N 86°14′04″W / 41.702598°N 86.234336°W | Known as 'First Down Moses' of 'Number #1 Moses'. | ||
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox | 5.5 | 18 | Cyril M. Dickenson (Bunyan) Jim Payton (Babe) |
Bunyan 1937 Babe 1939 |
Bemidji, Minnesota | concrete and plaster | Bunyan stands upon a 0.4 m (1.5 ft) base. Total monument height: 5.9 m (19.5 ft) [51] | ||
Illustrious Brother George Washington | 5.26 | 17.25 | Bryant Baker | 1950 |
George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia |
38°48′27″N 77°03′58″W / 38.80748°N 77.06598°W | bronze | Stands upon a 1.57 m (5.16 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 6.83 m (22.41 ft) [52] Dedicated by President Harry S. Truman, February 22, 1950 | |
Equestrian Statue of General Ulysses S. Grant | 5.23 | 17.2 | Henry Shrady | 1924 |
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, west of United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
38°53′23.1″N 77°0′46.4″W / 38.889750°N 77.012889°W | bronze | Stands upon a 6.86 (22.5 ft) pedestal Total monument height: 12.1 m (39.7 ft) [53] | |
Theodore Roosevelt | 5.2 | 17 | Paul Manship | 1967 |
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial, Potomac River, Washington, D.C. |
38°53′50.74″N 77°3′50.19″W / 38.8974278°N 77.0639417°W | bronze | Stands upon a 1.7 m (5.6 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 9.1 m (30 ft) [54] | |
Pioneer Woman | 5.2 | 17 | Bryant Baker | 1930 | Ponca City, Oklahoma | bronze on granite bass | The sculptor was chosen by the museum-going public following a touring exhibition of the 12 proposed models. | ||
Air Force Honor Guard | 5.2 | 17 | Zenos Frudakis | 2006 |
United States Air Force Memorial, Arlington, Virginia |
38°52′07″N 77°03′59″W / 38.868649°N 77.066259°W | bronze | The three stainless steel spires represent the contrails of the Air Force Thunderbirds. The tallest of these is 82.3 m (270 ft). [55] | |
Lenin | 5 | 16 | see article | Emil Venkov | 1988 installed 1994 |
Fremont, Seattle, Washington | 47°39′05″N 122°21′04″W / 47.6514°N 122.3510°W | bronze | [56] |
Saraswati | 4.9 | 16 | see article | multiple Balinese sculptors | 2013 | Washington, D.C. | 38°54′37″N 77°02′45″W / 38.9103°N 77.045829°W | unknown | [57] |
Superman | 4.87 [58] | 16 [58] | Unknown | 1993 [59] | Metropolis, Illinois | 37°08′46″N 88°44′08″W / 37.1460999°N 88.7355066°W | bronze | ||
Wisconsin | 4.72 | 15.5 | Daniel Chester French | 1913-1914 | Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin | 43°4′28″N 89°23′5″W / 43.07444°N 89.38472°W | gold-gilded bronze | ||
Equestrian Statue of General
William Tecumseh Sherman Sherman Memorial |
4.72 | 15.5 | Augustus Saint Gaudens | 1903 |
Grand Army Plaza, Central Park, New York City |
40°45′52″N 73°58′24″W / 40.7645°N 73.9732°W | gilded bronze | Stands upon a 2.7 m (8.8 ft) base Total monument height: 7.42 (24.3 ft) | |
The Sun Singer | 4.62 | 15.16 | [1] | Carl Milles | 1929 | Allerton Park, Monticello, IL | 39°59'39.1"N
88°40'04.4'W |
Bronze | The god Apollo with right foot on small tortoise. Milles sent Allerton the only full size replica of the 1926 Swedish commission in 1929. Allerton thought he was getting a garden sculpture. Many copies of the headless, armless castings of Sun Singer by Milles exist in museums worldwide |
Diana of the Tower | 4.45 | 14.6 | Augustus Saint Gaudens | 1893 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
39°57′58″N 75°10′52″W / 39.966°N 75.181°W | gilded copper | Created as a replacement weather vane for the 92.66 m (304 ft) tower of Madison Square Garden, New York City. Removed when the building was demolished, 1925. [60] | |
Commonwealth | 4.4 | 14.5 | Roland Hinton Perry | 1905 |
Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
40°15′52″N 76°53′01″W / 40.26435°N 76.88356°W | gilded bronze | Stands atop the lantern of the Pennsylvania State Capitol dome | |
Myles Standish Monument | 4.3 | 14 | S.J. Kelly (designer) Stephano Brignoli and Luigi Limonetta (sculptors) [61] |
1898 | Myles Standish Monument State Reservation, Duxbury, Massachusetts | 42°00′49″N 70°41′14″W / 42.013486°N 70.6872397°W | granite | Stands upon a 31 m (102 ft) column designed by Alden Frink.
[61] Total monument height: 35.35 m (116 ft) [62] Drone flight around Myles Standish Monument. [63] | |
George Washington | 4.3 | 14 | Lorado Taft | 1909 |
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
47°39′22″N 122°18′40″W / 47.6560736°N 122.3111274°W | bronze | Created for the 1909
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Stands upon an 8.5 m (28 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 12.8 m (42 ft) [64] | |
Gloria Victis | 4.3 | 14 | Frederick Ruckstull | 1909 | Salisbury, North Carolina | 35°40′06″N 80°28′16″W / 35.66833°N 80.47111°W | bronze | Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 7 m (23 ft) [65] | |
Benjamin Franklin | 3.8 | 12.5 | James Earle Fraser | 1938 |
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
39°57′29″N 75°10′25″W / 39.95806°N 75.17361°W | marble | Stands upon a 2.5 m (8.4 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 7.3 m (20.9 ft) [66] The Institute's rotunda is a memorial to Franklin. |
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