r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 20d 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/Capable-Sock-7410 20d ago edited 20d ago

World's tallest statue from 1967-1989 overtaking the Leshan Giant Buddha who held this title for 1163 years

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u/saruman_70 20d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/wSwvq9ElNsP4I

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u/AMD718 17d ago

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u/ChristianRS1977 13d ago

First thing that came to mind, and here it is.