List of the tallest statues in the United States
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 .
Statues over 12.2 m (40 ft)
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 / 40.6892; -74.0445 (Statue of Liberty (New York) )
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 / 25.982155; -80.140495 (Pegasus and the Dragon (Hallandale Beach, Florida) )
bronze and steel
Pegasus is 33.4 m (110 ft) in height. The dragon is 15.2 m (50 ft) in height
Statue of Union
27.4
90[ 4]
2024
Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple,Sugar Land, Texas
29°40′12″N 95°37′06″W / 29.6700°N 95.6182°W / 29.6700; -95.6182
Panchaloha (five-metal alloy of gold, silver, copper, zinc, and iron)[ 5]
The statue depicts Hindu God Hanuman
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 / 46.000472; -112.4462722 (Our Lady of the Rockies (Butte, Montana) )
concrete base; stainless steel statue
Stands upon a 1.5 m (5 ft) base Total monument height: 28.5 m (93.6 ft)[ 6]
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 / 40.73322; -113.55086
concrete
Iron Man Statue:
The Emergence of Man Through Steel
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 [ 7]
23
75
1953
Tulsa Expo Center ,Tulsa, Oklahoma
36°08′01″N 95°55′52″W / 36.133638°N 95.931158°W / 36.133638; -95.931158 (Golden Driller (Tulsa, Oklahoma) )
cast concrete and plaster
Sugar Land Quan Am
21.94
72
Mai Chi Kim[ 8]
1998
Chua Viet Nam,Sugar Land, Texas
29°40′15″N 95°37′03″W / 29.670853°N 95.617491°W / 29.670853; -95.617491 (Chua Viet Nam )
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 / 39.81083; -86.15750 (Children's Museum of Indianapolis )
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 / 38.890472; -77.0696806 (Marine Corps War Memorial )
bronze
Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) base. Total monument height: 23.7 m (78 ft)[ 9] View with Washington, D.C. in the distance.
Giraffe [ 10]
20.6
67.6
Bob Cassilly [ 11]
1997
Dallas Zoo ,Dallas, Texas
32°44′38″N 96°48′52″W / 32.74389°N 96.81444°W / 32.74389; -96.81444 (Dallas Zoo's giraffe statue (Dallas, Texas) )
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 / 30.66111; -95.51083 (Tribute to Courage (Huntsville, Texas) )
cast concrete
Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal[ 12]
Christ of the Ozarks [ 13]
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 / 36.4069083; -93.7231694 (Christ of the Ozarks (Eureka Springs, Arkansas) )
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 / 39.3206472; -74.5119028 (Lucy the Elephant )
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 / 33.920139; -116.7728472 (Cabazon Dinosaurs )
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.[ 14]
Skowhegan Indian
18.9
62
Bernard Langlais
1969
Skowhegan, Maine
44°46′04″N 69°43′11″W / 44.767792°N 69.719803°W / 44.767792; -69.719803 (Indian of Skowhegan )
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)[ 15]
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 / 29.150535; -95.449331 (The Father of Texas (Angleton, Texas) )
cast concrete
Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal[ 16]
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 / 33.4917167; -86.7955167 (Vulcan statue (Birmingham, Alabama) )
cast iron
Largest cast iron statue in the world.
Created for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair . Stands upon a 38.4 m (126 ft) tower. Total monument height: 55.5 m (182 ft)[ 17]
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 / 46.449709; -90.162152 (Hiawatha Statue )
fiberglass
Stands upon a 0.8 m (2.5 ft) base Total monument height: 16.6 m (54.5 ft)[ 18]
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 / 39.4538278; -84.3264917 (Lux Mundi (Solid Rock Church, Monroe, Ohio) )
polymer , composite , steel
Replaced the statue King of Kings which was struck by lightning and destroyed in 2010.[ 19] [ 20]
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 / 43.7868750; -99.3382861
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 / 43.65056; -94.09611 (Jolly Green Giant statue (Blue Earth, Minnesota) )
fiberglass
Stands upon a 1.7 m (5.5 ft) base Total monument height: 16.9 m (55.5 ft)[ 21]
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 / 41.584472; -124.0857861 (Trees of Mystery )
wood, chicken wire, stucco
Replaced a 1946 Bunyan statue by Ray & William Thompson.[ 22] Based on a model by Ann Cooper.[ 23]
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 / 40.25453351179542; -74.57632951685069 (Tapomurti Shri Nilkanth Varni Murti (New Jersey) )
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.[ 24] 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 / 42.03417; -89.33306 (Black Hawk Statue (Lowden State Park near Oregon, Illinois) )
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 / 47.6070306; -122.3381111
steel
[ 25]
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 / 34.9848028; -101.9297194
cement and steel
[ 26]
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 / 40.7589222; -73.9771778 (Atlas (statue) )
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 / 37.69139; -97.34972 (The Keeper of the Plains (Wichita, Kansas) )
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 / 40.7474; -73.8421 (Rocket Thrower )
bronze
Created for the 1964 New York World's Fair [ 27]
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 / 36.14972; -86.81361 (Athena_Parthenos (Nashville, Tennessee) )
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 / 46.0078; -91.4797 (Muskie (Hayward, Wisconsin) )
fiberglass
The world's largest fiberglass sculpture.
Statues between 6.1 and 12.2 m (20 and 40 ft)
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 / 43.817851; -70.144675 (The Big Indian )
fiberglass
Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) base Total monument height: 14.9 m (49 ft)[ 28] 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 / 39.76833; -86.15806 (Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Indiana) )
bronze
Victory stands atop a 75 m (246 ft) tower. Total monument height: 86.56 m (284 ft)[ 29] Restored in 2011[ 30]
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 / 44.94417; -93.09389 (Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace) )
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 / 39.95281; -75.16352 (Philadelphia City Hall )
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 / 43.993231; -102.241795 (Wall Drug )
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 / 45.515750; -122.679028 (Portlandia (statue) )
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 / 41.96000; -70.67611 (Monument to the Forefathers )
solid granite
Faith stands upon a 13.7 m (45 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 24.7 m (81 ft)[ 31] 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 / 47.28876; -92.53762 (Iron Man (Chisholm Minnesota) )
iron ore
Stands upon a 14 m (45 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 25 m (81 ft)[ 32]
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 / 42.389801; -71.005604
bronze and copper
Mounted on a gray granite block structure with a crown-shaped gold top.[ 33]
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 / 47.003348; -94.730593 (Paul Bunyan Statue )
fiberglass
Visitors can sit in Bunyan's right hand.[ 34]
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[ 35] 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 / 39.83414; -104.67638 (Blue Mustang )
fiberglass
Killed its creator when its head fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. Locals have nicknamed the statue Blucifer.[ 36]
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 / 41.8781250; -87.632250 (Chicago Board of Trade Building )
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 / 44.788657; -68.778337 (Paul Bunyan Statue )
fiberglass over a steel frame
Stands upon a 2.1 m (6.7 ft) base Total monument height: 11.5 m (37.7 ft)[ 37]
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 / 45.583829; -122.686616 (Paul Bunyan Statue )
concrete over a steel frame
Created for the 1959 Oregon Centennial Exposition NRHP listed.[ 38]
Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial)
9.1
30
Daniel Chester French
1920
Lincoln Memorial ,Washington, D.C.
38°53′21.4″N 77°3′0.5″W / 38.889278°N 77.050139°W / 38.889278; -77.050139 (Lincoln Memorial )
marble
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 / 40.8070389; -73.9605806 (Bellerophon Taming Pegasus )
bronze
Lady Kindness
8.93
29.3
Dale Johnson, Laura Bush
2024
Lady Kindness , Cadobaz Estate Warren, Ohio.
41°17′26.33″N 80°43′15.79″W / 41.2906472°N 80.7210528°W / 41.2906472; -80.7210528 (Lady Kindness )
marble
[ 39]
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 / 38.88611; -77.04417 (Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial )
granite
Carved into a 9.1 m (30 ft) block of granite.[ 40]
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 / 31.79611694; -106.3957889 (Monument to the Forefathers )
bronze
The Equestrian stands upon a 2.4 m (8 ft) base. Total monument height: 11 m (36 ft)[ 41]
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.[ 42]
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.[ 43]
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 / 40.7129639; -74.00389 (Manhattan Municipal Building )
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 [ 44]
7.6
25
W. C. Ballard
1956
Pocahontas, Iowa
42°43′58″N 94°39′31″W / 42.732739°N 94.658478°W / 42.732739; -94.658478 (Miss Pocahontas )
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 / 39.30056; -96.96000 (Johnny Kaw )
concrete over a steel frame
Stands upon a 0.25 m (0.75 ft) base Total monument height: 7.85 m (25.75 ft)[ 45]
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 / 39.2641417; -76.5818750 (Francis Scott Key Monument )
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)[ 46]
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 / 41.786750; -87.607750 (Fountain of Time )
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 / 39.04806; -95.67806 (Kansas State Capitol )
bronze
A Kansa warrior aiming an arrow at the North Star[ 47] 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 / 39.45917; -77.74111 (The American Volunteer )
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.[ 48]
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 / 39.807588; -77.235153 (The Pennsylvania State Memorial )
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.[ 49]
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 / 38.63980; -90.29409 (Apotheosis of St. Louis )
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)[ 50]
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 / 40.768242; -73.981012 (USS Maine National Monument )
gilded bronze
Stands upon a 13.1 m (43 ft) pylon Total monument height: 19.2 m (63 ft)[ 51]
Statues under 6.1 m (20 ft)
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 / 38.89000; -77.009000 (Statue of Freedom )
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.[ 52]
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 / 38.88139; -77.03694 (Jefferson Memorial )
bronze
Stands upon a 1.8 m (6 ft) pedestal Total monument height: 7.6 m (25 ft)[ 53]
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 / 39.0138526; -77.0663723 (Washing DC Temple )
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 / 39.74480; -104.95685 (Thatcher Memorial Fountain )
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 / 40.43467569622493; -86.91711352958559
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 / 41.702598; -86.234336
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)[ 54]
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 / 38.80748; -77.06598 (George Washington Masonic National Memorial )
bronze
Stands upon a 1.57 m (5.16 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 6.83 m (22.41 ft)[ 55] 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 / 38.889750; -77.012889 (Grant Memorial )
bronze
Stands upon a 6.86 (22.5 ft) pedestal Total monument height: 12.1 m (39.7 ft)[ 56]
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 / 38.8974278; -77.0639417 (Theodore Roosevelt Statue )
bronze
Stands upon a 1.7 m (5.6 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 9.1 m (30 ft)[ 57]
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 / 38.868649; -77.066259 (US Air Force Memorial )
bronze
The three stainless steel spires represent the contrails of the Air Force Thunderbirds . The tallest of these is 82.3 m (270 ft).[ 58]
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 / 47.6514; -122.3510
bronze
[ 59]
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 / 38.9103; -77.045829
unknown
[ 60]
Superman
4.87[ 61]
16[ 61]
Unknown
1993[ 62]
Metropolis, Illinois
37°08′46″N 88°44′08″W / 37.1460999°N 88.7355066°W / 37.1460999; -88.7355066 (Superman Statue )
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 / 43.07444; -89.38472
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 / 40.7645; -73.9732 (Sherman Memorial )
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
[2]
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 / 39.966; -75.181 (Philadelphia Museum of Art )
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.[ 63]
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 / 40.26435; -76.88356 (Commonwealth )
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)[ 64]
1898
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation , Duxbury, Massachusetts
42°00′49″N 70°41′14″W / 42.013486°N 70.6872397°W / 42.013486; -70.6872397 (Myles Standish Monument (Duxbury, Massachusetts) )
granite
Stands upon a 31 m (102 ft) column designed by Alden Frink.[ 64] Total monument height: 35.35 m (116 ft)[ 65] Drone flight around Myles Standish Monument.[ 66]
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 / 47.6560736; -122.3111274 (George Washington Statue )
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)[ 67]
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 / 35.66833; -80.47111 (Gloria Victis )
bronze
Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 7 m (23 ft)[ 68]
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 / 39.95806; -75.17361 (Franklin Institute )
marble
Stands upon a 2.5 m (8.4 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 7.3 m (20.9 ft)[ 69] The Institute's rotunda is a memorial to Franklin.
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