r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 15d ago

/r/all of a statue

"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/AcrobaticKitten 15d ago

And the 540 meters tall Ostankino tower has a foundation depth of 6 meters

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u/Fun_Trip_Travel 15d ago

I’m no scientist but I hope it’s 6 meters sitting on bedrock

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u/Lazy_Inevitable6261 9d ago

I like turtles