WORLD'S TALLEST MONUMENTS_TOP 10

1. Ushiku Daibutsu, Ushiku, Japan

The Ushiku Daibutsu located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is the world’s tallest freestanding bronze statue. Completed in 1995, it stands a total of 120m above the ground, including the 10m high base and 10m high lotus platform. An elevator takes visitors up to 85m off the ground, where an observation floor is located.

2. Buddhist statue of Guanyin, Sanya, China

Sanya is located on Hainan, the smallest province of the People’s Republic of China located off the southern coast of the country. Yalong Wan is a local park that located at a beach 7.5 km southeast of Sanya City. The highlight of the park is the a 108-meter Buddhist statue of Guanyin. This statue was completed in May 2005 and is one of the tallest statues in the world.




3. Yellow Chinese emperors Huangdi and Yandi, China
Yellow Chinese emperors Huangdi and Yandi. China. 103 meters tall.



4. Motherland, Kiev, Ukraine
Kiev’s statue of the Motherland, a memorial of the Great Patriotic War (World War II). The statue itself is 62 meters tall, the overall height is 102 meters.



5. Statue of Peter I, Moscow, Russia

statue of Peter I on the bank of the Moskva River is one of the tallest outdoor sculptures in the world.



6. Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York

Liberty Enlightening the World, known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is a colossal statue given to the United States by France in 1886, standing at Liberty Island, New York in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans.



7. “The Motherland” statue, Volgograd, Russia
“The Motherland” is a monumental statue by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad and dedicated in 1967. The significant structural engineering challenges of the 84 meter tall, 7900 ton sculpture were handled by Nikolai Nikitin. Measured from the tip of her sword to the top of the plinth, the distance is 85 meters. It is located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd.


8. Statue of Lanshan Buddha, Lanshan, China

Buddha near Lanshan. China, Lanshan. 71 meters tall.


9. Buddha of Bamyan, Afghanistan

The Buddha of Bamyan were monumental statue of standing Buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km northwest of Kabul. 55 meters tall. It were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. Japan, Switzerland, and UNESCO, among others, have pledged support for the rebuilding of the statues.



10. Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Christ the Redeemer is a large Art Deco-style statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 32 m tall, weighs 1000 tons and is located at the peak of the 710-m Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park, overlooking the city.
As well as being a potent symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of the city.

SOLUTION 09/06/2011

1--The two children will go first then one will stay back and the second will return the boat to their parents. The mother will cross. The child that's at the end of the river will return the boat and carry his brother, he leaves his brother there. Then he returns the boat to the father. The father enters the boat and cross. The other child brings the boat back, takes his brother and joins the parents.

2--Glass. It's a greenhouse. As in growing plants.

3--Alphabet!

4--You throw the ball up.

BEST MIND PUZZLES

1--There is a family, they intend on crossing a river with a boat that can take 70kg. The father weighs 70kg, the mother weighs 70kg and the two children weigh 35kg each. How will they cross the river?

2--A man walks down a street filled with different colored houses. He passes a red house made with red brick. A black house made with black brick. A yellow house made with yellow brick. He also passes an orange house made with orange brick. Next to the orange house, he sees a green house. What is the green house made of?

3--What word has 26 letters but only 3 syllables?


4--You pick up a ball and throw it. In mid flight the ball turns around and lands back in your hand. How is that possible?


For solution refer SOLUTION 09/06/2011

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