How India's Statue of Unity looks from space

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How Indias Statue of Unity looks from space

The image shows the statue built alongside the banks of river Narmada in Gujarat.

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Published: Sun 18 Nov 2018, 11:45 AM

Last updated: Sun 18 Nov 2018, 1:50 PM

An American company has taken a stunning image of the world's tallest statue from space.

According to media reports, the 597-feet Statue of Unity of India's "Iron Man" has been shared by the American Constellation of Satellites owned by Sky Lab. The image, captured on November 15, shows the statue built alongside the banks of river Narmada in Gujarat.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Statue of Unity to the nation on October 31, the foundation stone of which he had laid as the Gujarat Chief Minister in 2013 at the Sadhu Bet river island facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the River Narmada.

The statue has been designed by renowned Indian sculptor Ram V. Suthar, 93, of Maharashtra, who has designed 50 other monumental structures including statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Maharaja Ranjit Singh and G.B. Pant, among others.

The Statue of Unity complex is spread across 20,000 square metres and has a public plaza overlooking the river, food stalls, laser-light and sound show, gardens, hotel and convention hall, amusement park, research centres and a museum besides a memorial and exhibition depicting the life and times of Sardar Patel.
With inputs from IANS


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