India is now home to the world’s tallest statue. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally presented the massive 600-foot Statue of Unity, which depicts the so-called Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, on Wednesday. Before becoming India’s first deputy prime minister, Patel was inspired by the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, leading him to organize a nonviolent civil disobedience movement against British colonialism. Amit Dave / Reuters This 600-foot statue in India is officially the tallest statue in the world, dethroning a 420-foot statue of Buddha in China. “Every Indian will be proud of the fact that the world’s tallest statue is now in India.

Source: Huffington Post October 31, 2018 18:56 UTC