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http://news.yahoo.com/construction-worlds-tallest-statue-begins-india-105628559.html

Ahmedabad (India) (AFP) - Indian farmers were urged Thursday to hand over scraps of metal and tools for the world's tallest statue, as construction began on what promoters hope will be a wonder of the world.

The tribute to Sardar Patel, the first home minister of independent India, is set to be twice the size of the Statue of Liberty and four times higher than Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.

The metal structure, a pet project of opposition leader Narendra Modi in his home state of Gujarat, will rise 182 metres (600 feet) from an island in the Narmada river when completed in four years' time.

Modi laid the foundation stone on Thursday and urged farmers to donate tools which will be melted down and used in the memorial to a politician nicknamed the "Iron Man of India."

"People come to see the Taj Mahal, flock to America for the Statue of Liberty and France for the Eiffel Tower. Now people from all over the world will come here to see this wonder," Modi said.


"We have asked farmers from every village in India to give old pieces of their agricultural tools, just 200 grams or 400 grams would do," he added from the site at Kevadia, 170 kilometres (105 miles) from Gujarat's biggest city Ahmedabad.

A metal collection effort covering nearly 700,000 villages across the country will begin Thursday and last until January 26 next year, state officials said.

The total cost of the statue is estimated at 25 billion rupees ($300 million) and will be funded with public funds and private donations.

When finished, it will tower by 54 metres over the 128-metre Spring Temple Buddha in China's Henan province which is currently the world's tallest statue.

 

[xbhaskarx]

"People come to see the Taj Mahal, flock to America for the Statue of Liberty and France for the Eiffel Tower. Now people from all over the world will come here to see this wonder," Modi said.

Sure they will...

 

[Elchele]

Good thing they got their priorities in order

 

[Derpstar]

Honestly, it looks kind of ugly and I kind of doubt the structural integrity of a statue that big built with old melted down pieces of farm equipment (unless they're only doing that for small parts of the construction for symbolic purposes).

 

[Nathan Muir]

The scale in this picture is hilarious.

 

[Apath]

Will it really be considered a wonder when it's being built in modern times? =p

 

[JDSN]

Cool on them to request metal to poor farmers for this.

 

[Pandaman]

The scale in this picture is hilarious.

counting the base of the statue of liberty seems like cheating.

 

[Eyeh4wk]

lol, cant unsee the "come at me bro" pose from Christ and the russian statue.

 

[dripdripsplash]

Just searched The Motherland Calls and that statue is so awe-inspiring. So great.

 

[Lamel]

Nice priorities India. Asking the poor farmers for all they have too.

It's still a cool endeavor I suppose.

 

[Piecake]

http://news.yahoo.com/construction-worlds-tallest-statue-begins-india-105628559.html

in ugliness. All of those statues look a whole lot better than that ugly thing. And I really don't think that guy understands that people visit those places because they symbolize something, they mean something, and are an iconic part of NY, Brazil, Paris, etc

That thing? Well, good luck with that.

 

[Ferrio]

Something doesn't become iconic over night.

And ya the scale of that picture for the new statue is pretty bad.

 

[TCRS]

Just searched The Motherland Calls and that statue is so awe-inspiring. So great.

yeah, I didn't even know that thing existed. looks amazing.

 

[LQX]

Looks like something out of Fable.

 

[tino]

He really looks like a Tolkien character.

 

[Aureon]

THAT'S having your priorities straight!
....
Who the hell is the man the statue represents, anyway? I kind of expected it to be Gandhi again.

 

[GK86]

counting the base of the statue of liberty seems like cheating.

Do you hate America?

Just searched The Motherland Calls and that statue is so awe-inspiring. So great.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Just searched The Motherland Calls and that statue is so awe-inspiring. So great.

Best statue in that picture.

 

[Rubezh]

When are we going to get something like this?

 

[lastplayed]

Just searched The Motherland Calls and that statue is so awe-inspiring. So great.

It really is. Dat pose.

 

[Showaddy]

With all due respect to Sardar Patel, if India want to build this to attract tourists he seems an odd man to build a giant statue of.

 

[Nathan Muir]

 

[sangreal]

counting the base of the statue of liberty seems like cheating.

well they count the base of all of them

I love how the 30 meters between the statue of liberty and ushiku is tiny compared to the 30 meters between ushiku and the new statue

e: beaten

 

[jerry1594]

Lol so many haters in here. It looks fine, though the Russian and Brazilian ones are the best of the lot.

 

[King Boo]

can't wait to build this wonder in civilization later

 

[Plywood]

Just searched The Motherland Calls and that statue is so awe-inspiring. So great.

Very impressive.

 

[IceCold]

They should rebuild Colossus.

 

[Branduil]

People write meters as mts?

 

[Nathan Muir]

People write meters as mts?

No, not really. I was following the format already given in that horrible representation.

 

[Eyeh4wk]

When are we going to get something like this?

Well, Japan built this 18 meters Gundam statue, not as tall but it's a start.

 

[Necromanti]

Nice priorities India. Asking the poor farmers for all they have too.

It's still a cool endeavor I suppose.

"Asking".

 

[Loxley]

Isn't The Motherland Calls perpetually falling apart?

 

[Black Door]

Inverse order of importance on the world stage...

 

[DiscoJer]

I can't believe I've never seen that Russian statue before. That's amazing.

It's pretty easy to do a static statue of someone standing, but that sort of pose and the sword way up like that is really impressive.

 

[Cyan]

Seriously, wtf.

 

[Toxi]

The scale in this picture is hilarious.

The thing that gets me is how the Statue of Liberty sneaks out of last place thanks to its huge pedestal.

Might as well put Christ the Redeemer in first considering he's located at the top of a 700 meter tall mountain.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Finally some recognition for Sardar instead of constant obsession with the Nehru-Gandhi family.

 

[segasonic]

http://news.yahoo.com/construction-worlds-tallest-statue-begins-india-105628559.html

Dear Americans, thanks for slowly adopting the metric system after all these decades.

Now please also use the correct symbol for meters which is lower case m. kthxbye

 

[Konka]

The thing that gets me is how the Statue of Liberty sneaks out of last place thanks to its huge pedestal.

Might as well put Christ the Redeemer in first considering he's located at the top of a 700 meter tall mountain.

Blame it on the French.

 

[-Deimos]

Seems like a waste of resources. Does it really have to be so big?

 

[Cyan]

Dear Americans, thanks for slowly adopting the metric system after all these decades.

Now please also use the correct symbol for meters which is lower case m. kthxbye

If this image had been made by Americans, it would've been in feet.

 

[ZealousD]

Dear Americans, thanks for slowly adopting the metric system after all these decades.

lol

Americans haven't adopted shit.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Seems like a waste of resources. Does it really have to be so big?

This is happening in my state in India...I would say No, it doesn't.

At the same time, being this huge means it will not be ignored. Sardar Patel had a very important role in unifying India post partition but because he is not from the Nehru-Gandhi family it gets largely ignored.

There is a lot of politics at play here. The Chief Minister of the state where this Statue is running as PM candidate against Congress's Rahul Gandhi. And one of the things at play here is, following Sardar Patel's brand of secularism vs Congress's brand of secularism

 

[Jeff Albertson]

But how big was the foot in lost?

 

[Chuckie]

If they count pedestals, the should mention Christ Blessing in Sulawesi, Indonesia... it stands 50 meters tall with pedestal.

 

[Valhelm]

lol

Americans haven't adopted shit.

The US government officially uses the metric system. The people are just too uninformed and stubborn.

 

[Dany]

The US government officially uses the metric system. The people are just too uninformed and stubborn.

the education system havn't instituted it.

 

[PJV3]

How utterly ghastly, I'm not really keen on any overly large statues but that is just fucking awful.

 

[Archer]

lol, cant unsee the "come at me bro" pose from Christ and the russian statue.