I never knew this existed until today. It is extraordinary. Dwarfs the statue of liberty. All credit to the architects and engineers. A must see if I get the opportunity.
The statue not being very popular internationally (especially compared to the Statue of Liberty) says something, that it wasn't done for clout or a world record or such but was indeed made as a powerful symbol, which makes it even better!
It's amazing that it is not mainly constructed for the sake of some title/ just to break a record in guineas book of world records, etc. But because it is meaningful for its country
Well as India is a developing country, in view of that a large sums of amount that was spent on this gigantic statue is a point of discussion. But everyone has to agree on that this is an engineering marvel. Thank you so much for making this video. We will love if you can make more India centric videos.
@@ar2543 Even Asoka wasn't mentioned in the History books, we only got to know about him in the late 19th century because the work of some British archaeologists. So does that translate into that Asoka wasn't the one of greatest ruler the world has ever seen. There not a single doubt about Patel's contributions towards the making of Modern India in my mind. I have found considerable amount of mention of Sardar in my textbooks from my childhood. I don't know what type of History book you are taking about.
For those who are saying ,that money should be used for poor , but in india there is already free ration ,subsidy on education and reservation for poor . Moreover india is a federal country, meaning each state in india is different and has state gov and budget , Gujarat is already doing well than other states ,so it is not wrong for them to build such thing , it would be different if it was Kerela or up
@@Acf9394 u r right our state government is in wrong hands he is looting all the money for himself and his family is having good life. But our state never used its money to build a statue, not in my knowledge. Pls feel free to correct me.
@@binoy2345 Kerala is a beautiful state which is getting looted by a bustard , I hope people underrstand it soon and kick him out. He is totally against hindus
@@Acf9394 yes I hope that day come soon. But one year before election he will come up with new schemes to blind fold common people and later take it back after he wins the election. I am so worried about the mother port coming to kerala... I am sure that he will drain massive amount from it. He is not doing anything to improve infrastructure. Only one thing he is doing is nh66 and that too slow 🐌😒.
I think it a great project and will go and see it. But yes the money could of been spent on helping poverty, however a tourist site like this will help bring in more revenue for the Indian government, India is getting better as time goes on. Thanks for sharing this.
In the last five years, india has taken 45 million people out of poverty. Today, there are less than one percent people below poverty line. 😁😁😁😁India is making its infrastructure beautiful. Because of this india has become best place for foreign investment surpassing USA.😜😜😜😜😜😜
@@Stars-bm5ht Well that's great news. I'm not Jealous at all. The only thing I'm Jealous about is the hot weather your having. Ha ha 😂 🤣 iv just supported you.
@@CarlsVlogs Sorry, i thought you also see india as a poor country. Because this is what western media is showing about india. They don't show how beautiful and advanced are india. They have brainwashed forigners about our mother india (bharat mata)
I see monument represent the whole culture or you can say country... If you think about USA.. You have mount Rushmore & Statue of liberty same goes to other countries. So indian had taj mahal which in no way representative of indian culture or it's history. So the new india is trying to step foot in the world with representing itself in it's best way
Actually it is a state sponsored project and Gujarat ( the state in which it is build ) is more developed than other states . As india is a federal country so every state has budget which it could use in any ways
Its beyond amazing what mankind can do. From pens to airplanes, vibrators to gigantic statues, its astonishing. But why is it so damn difficult to drive correctly?
Remarkable. I think things like this are worth it for the inspiration they provide to the people and their children. It lets them know humanity can do great things when we work together.
You must be beyond foolish for thinking such things. That money could have been spent to fight their poverty but no, arrogance and politics are stronger than the alleged good will. It's a monument to the idiocy. An insult to the future generations.
@@marikishtarWhile I may not have as much vitriol about it, I can't say that I disagree with you. In the Bible, Jesus remarks that, "the poor will always be with you," not as an excuse to do less for them, but in recognition that there is also value in expending resources in paying tribute. In the West, it used to be that the tallest point in a given town was the church steeple - a testament to what the populace most "looked up to." Now, the tallest statue we - as a planet - have is a statue of "unity" - which I think is a euphemism for the centralizing of power. Which might also be put, as you say, "arrogance and politics."
@@marikishtarRead a little bit of before making ignorant comments. The Indian state of Gujarat where this statue is is located is a highly industrialized part of India where many people have been lifted out of of poverty. Also this is a state with many many small and medium businesses
Alien visits that area. Alien Commander: What did you find out about these humans. Alien Scout: This species are massive. The size of large structures... Alien Commander: Welp, lets try the next planet.
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What a magnificent monument to fine man. Was surprised hearing the Statue Of Unity has its comparatively short 100-year life expectancy. Still at a mere $4 million a year to delight & inspire thousands of visitors is a bargain. When a nice patina sets in, it will be even more awesome. Nice India.
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It's beautiful and majestic ! Just had the privilege to visit the amazing Statue of Unity in Gujarat .... courtesy a Training Tour conducted by Govt of Haryana for HCS Officers....Don't miss the Light & Sound Show in the evening 🙏
It fascinates me that photos of its original color are documented so that future people can see its former look before it eventually turns into a green statue like the Liberty.
I would have never known the guy without it being a statue and that as someone with many South Asian friends and a couple being Gujarati specifically. He really is criminally under appreciated outside of South Asia always getting crowded out by Ghandi in the independence movement. The unification was a really impressive feat given the insanely numerous distinct ethnic groups and polities having been united. It was like reverse Balkanization
I’d have preferred a statue of Padma Lakshmi, but this is pretty cool, too. Seriously, I like that it’s a realistic statue of an ordinary-looking older man. Most of us are going to look something like this, if we live long enough !
I'm packing my bags now - gotta see this incredible feat of modern engineering! India does not play 'second fiddle' when it comes to projects that push the limits of what can be accomplished technologically. If in doubt, visit Hampi, Ellora Cave complex, the Taj...
What an amazing man Patel was! And the statue is beautiful. But I can't help but think that he would've been more pleased to have the $400 million go toward providing food and shelter to the many, many poor people in India.
Эти бы усилия и ресурсы да в нужное русло, ну, например, чтобы Дели не был городом с самым грязным воздухом в мире. Или там, чтобы люди не были экстремально нищими и не жили в лачугах из полиэтиленовых пакетов и шифера.
Made in China for India. There is also staff attachment in China and technology transfer in the contract. Thus It will provide India the expertise to built another bigger statue.
@@2596mrThe statue is based on a old Photographs. A model was made from it. Not a creative form but a copy made for reference. India engineers has no understanding and knowledge of internal supporting structures that will attach the bronze plate. China has the expertise not India. Thus, you can cry harder now.
@@jacku8304 You are kidding me right? They literally hired one of the most prominent skulptor of India. Padmashree winner or something. You think making a clay model to capture right expressions is an easy task? By your logic making art of mona lisa is just someones face. Have you ever done anything like that in your life? Skulpting is and art form. They scanned the sculpture and then that was sent to china so they can manufacture it. But what would you scan without the sculpture? My foot? Geology, wind, all of it was considered and designed by Indian engineering. Like i said you are a cry baby, who just can't appreciate anything India does and wants to bring a racist point of view. The status stands there and is a big achievement. There is nothing you can do to bring it down. apart from crying.
@@2596mr You are really a crown. You simply pluck out information from the net and make up stories and that is a joke. I studied Restoration arts and have knowledge of all aspects of sculpturing. You guys hired a sculptor to make a model based on photographs provided. He didn't sculpt or carve out of his original creation. One of the earlier lesson on sculpturing is to copy the model with various materials. That means copying. Your sculptor, no matter his standing is still copying from a photographs provided. Not original ideal. He just follows the contouring lines faithfully on given materials. If your sculptor carved an image of "Big Foot" he saw and using you small feet as example, then that's original. So now clap with feet instead of your hands. India only does the paper work on land use approval from various department, landscaping the surrounding area, provide the concrete platform to withstand the weight of statue, etc. Simple basic stuff that is.... China then ship all materials, accompanied by structural engineers, technicians, welders, foreman, etc. Indian will provide laborers. Not forgetting the batch of people that China had provided "Technical transfer "were also there. Seemingly India will attempt to build the next world's biggest statue using the Chinese technology transferred to India on statue constructions. Now go cry an Ocean ! Lol......
Every country has a right to celebrate their heros. The age old argument from west, "this money could have been spent on poverty" havent they said the same thing when Indians launch the first with Moon then Mars mission and like so many other activities this country does, ignoring the fact that it inspired countless youth to science and no wonder Indian Scientists drive the world, not from today but going back 1000s years. West should have the some shame especially some UK and NYT periodicals passing judgement and doing rounds of cartoon to abuse India and Indians achivements.
@@Justin-nv i think you are just jealous or cannot handle the fact that india can achieve such goals.....and the western people like you still live under the colonial mindset....they fill the urge to lecture others on what to do and what not to do to hide their ugly ass truth behind the shiny facade. Stop it...get some help dude. Stop with all this nonsensical western liberalism....it's toxic ....and a threat to the sovereignity of other nations.
@@Justin-nv Hospitals are being built under his name. When the statue was inaugurated, the largest hospital in the state was also inaugurated and was named after him. Do some research.
@@Paul-hl8yg most of the western aid to india goes to NGO’s not the government doofis , did u really think western governments just handed cash to the indian government 😂; we built this with indian taxpayers money and donations; your western money didn’t do shit here
@@SS-eu2ef How does that change billions of aid coming to India from the West? More fool you that tax payers paid for a very expensive statue, when theres people starving in India!
Not uniting, it's called invading forcefully. That is the only thing they've learnt from British. British colonised them and They went on to colonise neighbouring countries.
I dont deny that he was a great man(but also alot of great man had their problems, usually great ones also). But I think if someone was a great man, he would not want so much concrete, co much fuel burned, so much environmental degradation just to have a statue of himself. He propably would want people to follow his lead, do good, become enlightened themselves. So I doubt it was worth it.
Wtf? Do u know why Indian Emperor's built temple which were no use to them? It made temple economy as it gave jobs made people open shops gaining more revenue. How about we should all shut down statue manufacturing units?
@@anupamsatpathi2071 You response tells me you dont understand my argument. Destroying something would mean more degradation. So it doesnt make sense. I am talking about bulding new ones.
for this it epicenter also be need to within the range of 2km if there is any earthquke greater than 6.6 in the area, there are actually many more thing to do, than worry about this statue.
I don't understand why they bought metal in china if LAKSHMI NIWAS MITTAL is an Indian steel magnate the world's largest steelmaking company (KNOWN FOR KING OF STEEL IN INDIA).
Why Mittal? Jindals and Tatas could have supplied too. It's more to do with forging capabilities; India did not have that skill at that time. Importing from Europe wouldn't be economical.
It's a beautiful work of art and the most incredible recycling project I've ever seen. The only thing I would have any objection to is its placement if it's down river from a dam should the dam ever fail it would be submerged underwater Or destroyed.
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It's the impressive result of Indian, Chinese, Singaporean and American collaboration. Let's pray that never an earthquake larger than 6.5 on the Righter scale will happen.....
I visit there every sunday since 2019 except Corona lockdown period, the criticism the sculpture is facing just because of political situation only. Trust me buddy per capita income in Gujarat is much much more than anyone in India. Who are not earning well those are the people criticise this marvelous project. I bet you just visit here once and see how awesome it is and by its development the area around it also developed quite dramatically.
Hi, Was just curious how the crowd look like there? Are nearby hotels/ restaurants / shopped majorly filled with customers? Do you think almost half billion dollars spent was justified? (Not a criticism just a question)
@@SG-js3xt as Statue of liberty is icon for USA, the same way SOU is for us. Yes spending is very well justified because if you don't know your ancestors, i don't know what you will become. After visiting there one can actually realise that what iron man has does for our country while statue of liberty is for nothing. Thats why it is well justified. On the other hand i don't know about the hotels in near by Villages but i stayed in house hotel for couple of days with family, it was an awesome experience only issue is you have to book it prior. All major outlets are there so for lunch, dinner and snacks there is no major issue. And well speaking of development, just think about the area across bharuch side, no one was willing to go or stay at near by ankleswar and bharuch due to industrial area now by the SOU being there almost all visitors are staying in bharuch, ankleswar, baroda and surat. Its international attraction so just think about the revenue it is generating now. You know we have 2 lakh of debt on per head in india. By this kind of tourism government can easily reduce it. I believe in Modi government (actually i am politically neutral) just because whatever he is doing it is clearly visible. I had an issue near my colony i registered complaint on Narendra modi's application, the issues resolved in couple of days. Just think if normal common man's issues is now a days being solved by PM's visionary efforts, what do you think, isn't it revolutionary?
The need to honor and commemorate Patel's contribution to India is obvious. At 186 meters and $400 million for a static useless monument in the middle of nowhere is ridiculous for such an impoverished state. The worst part is that it wasn't even made in India. (India specializes in custom brass work to the world!) The Statue of Liberty is only 90 meters tall and it's HUGE.
100 year lifespan. What? That's not much for such a massive and expensive project. I guess that when it collapses, the legs will remain. Then, a plaque with Shelley's Ozymandias should be placed near the feet. I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said-“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
It lifespan is 1000+year not 100year In 100year the outer skin of statue get fully change into the colour just like statue of liberty due to brass corossion.
It lifespan is 1000+year not 100year In 100year only the outer skin of statue get fully change into green colour just like statue of liberty due to brass corossion.
It will have been better if they used the money to build a hospital in his name or a University or a bridge or something that both can be useful and to remember this great man.
haha love how he lastly said it is an eyesore, every country is struggling with something or the other that doesnt mean it can stop us stop spending on such an emotional and marvelous project. They have a problem with India, whenever we spend money, and they think we shouldnt, they indirectly mocks our projects while mentioning to spend it on something else. such a bad sport.
German shepherd dhurav rathe should see how much foreigners are appreciating this statue of unity ❤😂 . This will continue to grind white tourist money to india.
Statues like this make their good deeds and ideology live on. If you could invest 400 million to guarantee people in India would hear about these values, would you? Statues and monuments are more than vanity. They're a way to speak to future generations.
first it is made by the money of people given in donation and by crowdfunding and Gujarat tourism board. Second it is generating many job opportunities. and it incresing local tourism Third After the completion of statue of unity, Gujarat goverment actually made an adiitional tax revenue of 12 billion doller in just one year (2019).
This money could have been spent building better schools, colleges, universities, and libraries. There is no university in India that can compete with the top universities in the world. I think the government needs to focus on investing in research and development, innovation, and improving the education system in the country.
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I dont' understand the scientific endeavor on building this when there are so many alternative fuel and energy projects left undone. but yeah, big statue equals big tourism. job done.
1:00 "...Some 100 million farmers... yielding 129 tonnes of scrap iron..." So each of them sent in 1.29 *grams* of old farm equipment, i.e. less than a paper clip ? Does nobody proofread ? What about the narrator, asleep on the job ?
What the Gujarat government did was they ran a campaign of collecting metal from villages. There were so many people who wanted to give something to be put into the statue, so the government decided to get a little metal piece from each village. So a village with a population of 2000 only gave a single nut/bolt or some other piece of metal.
@@SunilKumar-nf7ft That hardly qualifies as "old farm equipment". The script, as narrated, is rubbish. An item of "old farm equipment" would be a worn-out tractor engine block, or a broken crankshaft. Also, a million Qty of nut/bolt would easily fit into 1 cubic meter (100x per side cubed = 1M). The script is rubbish.
Incredible how little publicity this has in the West. Bravo India, I hope you invest to keep it standing forever.
Western culture. Us Americans only care about ourselves
yeah - the US and China literally had to do it for them.
For such a major achievement by the US and China, you think they would have covered it more.
I saw it once a while back and wasn't even sure if it was true
@@ec6052world collaboration I guess
I never knew this existed until today. It is extraordinary. Dwarfs the statue of liberty. All credit to the architects and engineers. A must see if I get the opportunity.
That doesn't say much. Lady Liberty doesn't even notch the top 20 biggest statues/monuments in the world. It's just the most famous.
We only have fake news, only propaganda. I bet you know women are men, and men are women, who can get pregnant.
The statue not being very popular internationally (especially compared to the Statue of Liberty) says something, that it wasn't done for clout or a world record or such but was indeed made as a powerful symbol, which makes it even better!
the statue of liberty is literally so small compared to some statues lol
@@dandandan18 that much money for a useless statue.
It's amazing that it is not mainly constructed for the sake of some title/ just to break a record in guineas book of world records, etc. But because it is meaningful for its country
Burj Khalifa 🤭
Made in China 🤦♂
You can hit two birds with one stone
@@m2gautam buildings and statues are different..
It was intended to be the biggest statue in the world. Unfortunately India lack the expertise to built it itself but seek China's help.
2:52 i cant even imagine how scary sitting in that crane would be at almost 180 meters
Joke-wise: If there ever was a Kaiju attack, The Statue of Unity would be our go-to to fend off the monster. Haha!
Also, this man Sardar Patel is known as Iron Man of India, so ig, he can definitely help to defend 😅😂
Joke-wise: They should send your mom instead, since she can certainly handle my Monster Cock. Haha!
Had an opportunity to visit it recently. Great piece of engineering marvel and execution. India should be really proud of this achievement.
What amazing symbolism that it used discarded farm machinery and enlisted the help of many countries
This statue is amazing. Up close is the only way to truly gauge the size, especially of cuppa! Truly amazing
Do visit India and witness it. Among the thousands of other ancient sites.
you have to see it in real life to appreciate the scale of it.
Wow. I have never seen this before. It's definitely not an eye sore. It's a beautiful work of art.
imagine seeing it irl
its garbage lol
@@unitycatalog just like your mom produced 😊
@@unitycatalogtakes one to see one
@@neethan30 cope🤣🤣🤣now go build a pedestrian bridge in morbi🤣🤣🤣
Well as India is a developing country, in view of that a large sums of amount that was spent on this gigantic statue is a point of discussion. But everyone has to agree on that this is an engineering marvel.
Thank you so much for making this video. We will love if you can make more India centric videos.
Bro its just a way to thank this man who unite our nation
Thanks to him India is what it is right now
He United our nation but where is he mentioned in history book. Only two names you can find in history books
@@ar2543 Even Asoka wasn't mentioned in the History books, we only got to know about him in the late 19th century because the work of some British archaeologists. So does that translate into that Asoka wasn't the one of greatest ruler the world has ever seen.
There not a single doubt about Patel's contributions towards the making of Modern India in my mind.
I have found considerable amount of mention of Sardar in my textbooks from my childhood. I don't know what type of History book you are taking about.
@@ar2543 exactly
4 billion in wages doesn't seem a waste of money!
Impressive engineering. And a beautiful statue.
For those who are saying ,that money should be used for poor , but in india there is already free ration ,subsidy on education and reservation for poor . Moreover india is a federal country, meaning each state in india is different and has state gov and budget , Gujarat is already doing well than other states ,so it is not wrong for them to build such thing , it would be different if it was Kerela or up
Why would u say kerala??
@@binoy2345 The statue was built in gujarat with their state's money , kerala govt is in a very good person's hand , soon kerala will come down
@@Acf9394 u r right our state government is in wrong hands he is looting all the money for himself and his family is having good life. But our state never used its money to build a statue, not in my knowledge. Pls feel free to correct me.
@@binoy2345 Kerala is a beautiful state which is getting looted by a bustard , I hope people underrstand it soon and kick him out. He is totally against hindus
@@Acf9394 yes I hope that day come soon. But one year before election he will come up with new schemes to blind fold common people and later take it back after he wins the election. I am so worried about the mother port coming to kerala... I am sure that he will drain massive amount from it. He is not doing anything to improve infrastructure. Only one thing he is doing is nh66 and that too slow 🐌😒.
I think it a great project and will go and see it. But yes the money could of been spent on helping poverty, however a tourist site like this will help bring in more revenue for the Indian government, India is getting better as time goes on. Thanks for sharing this.
In the last five years, india has taken 45 million people out of poverty. Today, there are less than one percent people below poverty line. 😁😁😁😁India is making its infrastructure beautiful. Because of this india has become best place for foreign investment surpassing USA.😜😜😜😜😜😜
@@Stars-bm5ht Well that's great news. I'm not Jealous at all. The only thing I'm Jealous about is the hot weather your having. Ha ha 😂 🤣 iv just supported you.
@@CarlsVlogs Sorry, i thought you also see india as a poor country. Because this is what western media is showing about india. They don't show how beautiful and advanced are india. They have brainwashed forigners about our mother india (bharat mata)
I see monument represent the whole culture or you can say country... If you think about USA.. You have mount Rushmore & Statue of liberty same goes to other countries. So indian had taj mahal which in no way representative of indian culture or it's history.
So the new india is trying to step foot in the world with representing itself in it's best way
Actually it is a state sponsored project and Gujarat ( the state in which it is build ) is more developed than other states . As india is a federal country so every state has budget which it could use in any ways
Its beyond amazing what mankind can do. From pens to airplanes, vibrators to gigantic statues, its astonishing. But why is it so damn difficult to drive correctly?
They should have built an enormous vibrator instead.
Just imagine the severity of the earthquake it would cause lol
@@frankmcnally996 please read about geography of India before commenting. Half knowledge is always dangerous.
I ask my wife this every time she comes home with a sheepish expression on her face after borrowing my car. F*cking bitch.
Vibrators are the pinnacle of human achievement
Impressive. I hope to see it on my 3rd visit to India
You've been twice 👏👏👏
But it made in a foreign country, then assembled for them in India. So are you still interested to see it ?
@@jacku8304 I was impressed by the African Renaissance Statue in Dakar Senegal that was made in North Korea. An impressive one for sure
@@noodengr3three825 I really like your way of appreciating art for art sake.
India has created some of the world's most beautiful statues.............
Like the Jatayu Statue in Kerala
That one is an absolute beauty
Remarkable. I think things like this are worth it for the inspiration they provide to the people and their children. It lets them know humanity can do great things when we work together.
You must be beyond foolish for thinking such things.
That money could have been spent to fight their poverty but no, arrogance and politics are stronger than the alleged good will.
It's a monument to the idiocy.
An insult to the future generations.
@@marikishtarWhile I may not have as much vitriol about it, I can't say that I disagree with you. In the Bible, Jesus remarks that, "the poor will always be with you," not as an excuse to do less for them, but in recognition that there is also value in expending resources in paying tribute. In the West, it used to be that the tallest point in a given town was the church steeple - a testament to what the populace most "looked up to." Now, the tallest statue we - as a planet - have is a statue of "unity" - which I think is a euphemism for the centralizing of power. Which might also be put, as you say, "arrogance and politics."
Absolutely 💯
@@marikishtarRead a little bit of before making ignorant comments.
The Indian state of Gujarat where this statue is is located is a highly industrialized part of India where many people have been lifted out of of poverty. Also this is a state with many many small and medium businesses
@@MarcillaSmith Marik is an ignoramus who generalizes about this he knows nothing about
Alien visits that area.
Alien Commander: What did you find out about these humans.
Alien Scout: This species are massive. The size of large structures...
Alien Commander: Welp, lets try the next planet.
I love it. That really puts India on the world stage.
Chinese, Indian and American companies - good Collaboration. 👍
It is shit. Slums are even better than this
Ship from China and assembled all parts for them.
A statue doesn't put you on a world stage.
Statue of unity is an iconic piece of India's engineering
Well technically it's actually China's (the company responsible for the project)
Do you even know was thw architect
It was designed by a
Chinese Architect firm in Shanghai
Made in china.
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What a magnificent monument to fine man. Was surprised hearing the Statue Of Unity has its comparatively short 100-year life expectancy. Still at a mere $4 million a year to delight & inspire thousands of visitors is a bargain. When a nice patina sets in, it will be even more awesome. Nice India.
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@@indiasuperclean6969 India is a nice country but, THE CLEANEST? Nahhh
@@someday6654 ignore the bots, pretty sure it isn't even Indian
@@indiasuperclean6969 the River Ganges has entered the chat
@@someday6654 I'm pretty sure he's been sarcastic here 😂
I'm just now learning of this statue. Incredible. I'd love to see this someday. Not just up close, but from a great distance away too.
It's beautiful and majestic !
Just had the privilege to visit the amazing Statue of Unity in Gujarat .... courtesy a Training Tour conducted by Govt of Haryana for HCS Officers....Don't miss the Light & Sound Show in the evening 🙏
It is shit. Slum people agit in that river
I think it's incredible. I didn't know this existed before today. It's amazing. I'd love to see it in person.
... In Person?... I Suppose That's True.. The Statue Represents a Person...That Teld Me Din't It Eh?...🤓🥂
@@TS-1267 You're a nice one.
Now New Zealand should actually build the statues from Fellowship of the Ring. 😁
Deeply meaningful and inspiring!
I'm a little obsessed with this statue; it's unbelievably huge, but it looks just like the person. He could be waiting for a taxi.
Great countries need a great icon!
It fascinates me that photos of its original color are documented so that future people can see its former look before it eventually turns into a green statue like the Liberty.
I believe Patina is the word. Beautiful statue
Honestly it'll look even better green imo
The statue of liberty is made of bronze. This is made of steel. Steel turns brown.
@@BOOGiNS the exterior is not steel
If only there could be a future collection of photos of all the dead people the resources used for this statue could have saved.
Great job Remembering our beloved Patel sir
I would have never known the guy without it being a statue and that as someone with many South Asian friends and a couple being Gujarati specifically. He really is criminally under appreciated outside of South Asia always getting crowded out by Ghandi in the independence movement. The unification was a really impressive feat given the insanely numerous distinct ethnic groups and polities having been united. It was like reverse Balkanization
I’d have preferred a statue of Padma Lakshmi, but this is pretty cool, too.
Seriously, I like that it’s a realistic statue of an ordinary-looking older man. Most of us are going to look something like this, if we live long enough !
Why do you want a statue of a masterchef judge?
@@malliyana201 Padma Lakshmi is a beautiful woman. It was a little joke.
He is no ordinary man tho
Except for women,but in india they dont get to choose😂
@@pyromaniac709wdym
The lifespan of statue of unity is 1000 years not 100 years.....
This Is Brilliance. Fantastic Engineering
its actually crazy how i have never learned about the literal biggest statue in the world
I m proud on the sardar vallabhai Patel.
I'm packing my bags now - gotta see this incredible feat of modern engineering! India does not play 'second fiddle' when it comes to projects that push the limits of what can be accomplished technologically. If in doubt, visit Hampi, Ellora Cave complex, the Taj...
I think this was an extremely difficult project, but they got it together, and the result is awesome!
@wuzz I have a job for you. A nice little bridge between England and America. I have a hammer you can use.
@wzz-di1elhush, baby bro
It's more than just a statue for us.
Should have used the budget for public toilets instead
What an amazing man Patel was! And the statue is beautiful. But I can't help but think that he would've been more pleased to have the $400 million go toward providing food and shelter to the many, many poor people in India.
proud to be an indian
Made in China :)
Its amazing to see countries still doing great things.
Most people in India live in poverty but they have 300 Mio $ for this statue
@@ltsch167110% isnt most of India
@@ltsch1671keep your knowledge with you only, 😡😡
Невероятно! Сколько усилий понадобилось для создания самой высокой в мире статуи.. 😮
Эти бы усилия и ресурсы да в нужное русло, ну, например, чтобы Дели не был городом с самым грязным воздухом в мире. Или там, чтобы люди не были экстремально нищими и не жили в лачугах из полиэтиленовых пакетов и шифера.
This statue is utterly phenomenal and a glorious tribute
Made in China for India. There is also staff attachment in China and technology transfer in the contract. Thus It will provide India the expertise to built another bigger statue.
@@jacku8304 cry more. For a statue, artists matter more than manufacturers. The artist was Indian. Engineers were Indian.
@@2596mrThe statue is based on a old Photographs. A model was made from it. Not a creative form but a copy made for reference. India engineers has no understanding and knowledge of internal supporting structures that will attach the bronze plate. China has the expertise not India. Thus, you can cry harder now.
@@jacku8304 You are kidding me right?
They literally hired one of the most prominent skulptor of India. Padmashree winner or something.
You think making a clay model to capture right expressions is an easy task? By your logic making art of mona lisa is just someones face. Have you ever done anything like that in your life? Skulpting is and art form. They scanned the sculpture and then that was sent to china so they can manufacture it. But what would you scan without the sculpture? My foot?
Geology, wind, all of it was considered and designed by Indian engineering.
Like i said you are a cry baby, who just can't appreciate anything India does and wants to bring a racist point of view. The status stands there and is a big achievement. There is nothing you can do to bring it down. apart from crying.
@@2596mr You are really a crown. You simply pluck out information from the net and make up stories and that is a joke. I studied Restoration arts and have knowledge of all aspects of sculpturing. You guys hired a sculptor to make a model based on photographs provided. He didn't sculpt or carve out of his original creation. One of the earlier lesson on sculpturing is to copy the model with various materials. That means copying. Your sculptor, no matter his standing is still copying from a photographs provided. Not original ideal. He just follows the contouring lines faithfully on given materials. If your sculptor carved an image of "Big Foot" he saw and using you small feet as example, then that's original. So now clap with feet instead of your hands.
India only does the paper work on land use approval from various department, landscaping the surrounding area, provide the concrete platform to withstand the weight of statue, etc. Simple basic stuff that is....
China then ship all materials, accompanied by structural engineers, technicians, welders, foreman, etc. Indian will provide laborers. Not forgetting the batch of people that China had provided "Technical transfer "were also there. Seemingly India will attempt to build the next world's biggest statue using the Chinese technology transferred to India on statue constructions. Now go cry an Ocean ! Lol......
Every country has a right to celebrate their heros.
The age old argument from west, "this money could have been spent on poverty" havent they said the same thing when Indians launch the first with Moon then Mars mission and like so many other activities this country does, ignoring the fact that it inspired countless youth to science and no wonder Indian Scientists drive the world, not from today but going back 1000s years.
West should have the some shame especially some UK and NYT periodicals passing judgement and doing rounds of cartoon to abuse India and Indians achivements.
@@Justin-nv i think you are just jealous or cannot handle the fact that india can achieve such goals.....and the western people like you still live under the colonial mindset....they fill the urge to lecture others on what to do and what not to do to hide their ugly ass truth behind the shiny facade.
Stop it...get some help dude. Stop with all this nonsensical western liberalism....it's toxic ....and a threat to the sovereignity of other nations.
@@Justin-nv Hospitals are being built under his name. When the statue was inaugurated, the largest hospital in the state was also inaugurated and was named after him.
Do some research.
When India is still receiving aid from the West & India builds a 400 million statue?
@@Paul-hl8yg most of the western aid to india goes to NGO’s not the government doofis , did u really think western governments just handed cash to the indian government 😂; we built this with indian taxpayers money and donations; your western money didn’t do shit here
@@SS-eu2ef How does that change billions of aid coming to India from the West? More fool you that tax payers paid for a very expensive statue, when theres people starving in India!
Not uniting, it's called invading forcefully. That is the only thing they've learnt from British. British colonised them and They went on to colonise neighbouring countries.
Beautiful and marvelous thing...love to more indian things
I dont deny that he was a great man(but also alot of great man had their problems, usually great ones also). But I think if someone was a great man, he would not want so much concrete, co much fuel burned, so much environmental degradation just to have a statue of himself. He propably would want people to follow his lead, do good, become enlightened themselves. So I doubt it was worth it.
Then why was statue of Abraham lincoln built?
Wtf? Do u know why Indian Emperor's built temple which were no use to them? It made temple economy as it gave jobs made people open shops gaining more revenue. How about we should all shut down statue manufacturing units?
Ok then go and destroy mount Rushmore.
@@anupamsatpathi2071Why are u arguing with them? U and I know these people would restrict the same which they do after its completion
@@anupamsatpathi2071 You response tells me you dont understand my argument. Destroying something would mean more degradation. So it doesnt make sense. I am talking about bulding new ones.
Very impressive design. The statue's location makes it a destination, must see...this will help locals tremendously!
The spacing of the bronze outer tiles is also important for expansion and contraction with the temperature.
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Triumph of engineering, yes; aesthetics, not for me personally. Maybe better to see it in person.
Very cool statue that I'm sad and surprised I've never heard of until now.
That moment when an earthquake happens and it's 6.6 on the Richter Scale:
for this it epicenter also be need to within the range of 2km
if there is any earthquke greater than 6.6 in the area, there are actually many more thing to do, than worry about this statue.
@@user-we8hi4yu6
India is a great country. It'll be a world power in the next 30 years.
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no need 30 years, more or less, everyone is a power of the world, including USA, Yemen, etc
30 yrs. your funny, how about + 30 yrs.
Not with modi behind the wheel 😂
Not with this politics
Say this as a indian
very, very cool work. what an honor.
I don't understand why they bought metal in china if LAKSHMI NIWAS MITTAL is an Indian steel magnate the world's largest steelmaking company (KNOWN FOR KING OF STEEL IN INDIA).
Why Mittal? Jindals and Tatas could have supplied too. It's more to do with forging capabilities; India did not have that skill at that time. Importing from Europe wouldn't be economical.
It's a beautiful work of art and the most incredible recycling project I've ever seen. The only thing I would have any objection to is its placement if it's down river from a dam should the dam ever fail it would be submerged underwater Or destroyed.
If that dam fails they will have much bigger issues to deal with than a statue.
The Dam was an act of madness, and the Statue is a symbol of human pride.
I couldn't agree more. The concrete industry is run by a global mafia. That's the only reason it exists.
I think appreciation and a showcase of Indias current giant strides
This man give his whole life to his country And Unite the India.
THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN INDIA 🤗🇮🇳 THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD , WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH CLEAN INDIA 🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗
Lol
Are you for real?
And they smell onions too. Dirty street foods.
i was there a few months ago... its stunning
It's the impressive result of Indian, Chinese, Singaporean and American collaboration. Let's pray that never an earthquake larger than 6.5 on the Righter scale will happen.....
I visit there every sunday since 2019 except Corona lockdown period, the criticism the sculpture is facing just because of political situation only. Trust me buddy per capita income in Gujarat is much much more than anyone in India. Who are not earning well those are the people criticise this marvelous project. I bet you just visit here once and see how awesome it is and by its development the area around it also developed quite dramatically.
Hi, Was just curious how the crowd look like there? Are nearby hotels/ restaurants / shopped majorly filled with customers? Do you think almost half billion dollars spent was justified? (Not a criticism just a question)
@@SG-js3xt as Statue of liberty is icon for USA, the same way SOU is for us. Yes spending is very well justified because if you don't know your ancestors, i don't know what you will become. After visiting there one can actually realise that what iron man has does for our country while statue of liberty is for nothing. Thats why it is well justified. On the other hand i don't know about the hotels in near by Villages but i stayed in house hotel for couple of days with family, it was an awesome experience only issue is you have to book it prior. All major outlets are there so for lunch, dinner and snacks there is no major issue. And well speaking of development, just think about the area across bharuch side, no one was willing to go or stay at near by ankleswar and bharuch due to industrial area now by the SOU being there almost all visitors are staying in bharuch, ankleswar, baroda and surat. Its international attraction so just think about the revenue it is generating now. You know we have 2 lakh of debt on per head in india. By this kind of tourism government can easily reduce it. I believe in Modi government (actually i am politically neutral) just because whatever he is doing it is clearly visible. I had an issue near my colony i registered complaint on Narendra modi's application, the issues resolved in couple of days. Just think if normal common man's issues is now a days being solved by PM's visionary efforts, what do you think, isn't it revolutionary?
0:20 lol nice job on putting that baseball-field-sized crater in his cheek. Did the guy have tumor removed
No it's a burn scar from his time during his struggle for independence against the British.
What happened to this channel? Did they all quit?
Yh where is tech Vision
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Well their country, their money. Until now I had no idea who the dude even was.
You probably skipped world history lessons
No one really know him except Indians themselves. Let them alone, they choose statue than toilet, let it be
The need to honor and commemorate Patel's contribution to India is obvious. At 186 meters and $400 million for a static useless monument in the middle of nowhere is ridiculous for such an impoverished state. The worst part is that it wasn't even made in India. (India specializes in custom brass work to the world!) The Statue of Liberty is only 90 meters tall and it's HUGE.
Haow many hospitals, schools or benefit homes to poor men or ancient people could to build ??? It is stupid.
We can only hope that 17 Saudi Arabians don't fly 2 planes into it and the Taj Mahal falls down later that day?
100 year lifespan. What? That's not much for such a massive and expensive project. I guess that when it collapses, the legs will remain. Then, a plaque with Shelley's Ozymandias should be placed near the feet.
I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said-“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
Atleast you shouldn't have copied that iconic poem.
I have read this poem in my 10th class
Patel was no Ozumandias. He was a simple man, basically a peasant leader.
It lifespan is 1000+year not 100year
In 100year the outer skin of statue get fully change into the colour just like statue of liberty due to brass corossion.
It lifespan is 1000+year not 100year
In 100year only the outer skin of statue get fully change into green colour just like statue of liberty due to brass corossion.
Humans can do amazing things. Just imagine if we’d quit killing each other
I hope they can make a 100 meter statue of forrest gump in alabama some day
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I think you cannot put in value for what he actually did for a India, so the statue is already worth its weight in gold
இந்த சிலை செய்த வீணத்த செலவிற்க்கு பதிலாக கிராமங்களில் தொழிற்வளர்ச்சிக்கு பயன்படுத்திருப்பின் நாடு செழிப்பாகுமே!....
You just hate when india do something great
Then stop wasting your money and start donating to charity
*Shadow of the Colossus theme starts playing ominously in the distance*
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That Flower has more Patel's than an indian phone book.
For being the world's largest statue, the statue itself doesn't seem too thrilled. It's like "well...this is alright, I guess."
They couldnt even make him look happy or at least proud
detailed 3D-scan was produced which formed the basis for the bronze cladding cast in a foundry in China.[10][14
What a waste of money, people don’t have water to drink and this shit is done again and again in every city
It will have been better if they used the money to build a hospital in his name or a University or a bridge or something that both can be useful and to remember this great man.
I don't understand why 95% RUclipsrs read their info so much fast. My brain can't process this amount of information so quickly
Great video with great presentation
I never even heard of this statue--so much for school 🤣
You will get record views, for sure 😉 coz it's a video about India🇮🇳
Yea for sure
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it's been 17hrs lol, where's the indians bros
@@Wheels_of_Simulation things take time bro maybe this video's topic wasn't good enough to attract peoples
Lol 6.5 only. That statue will be down before I'm dead
haha love how he lastly said it is an eyesore, every country is struggling with something or the other that doesnt mean it can stop us stop spending on such an emotional and marvelous project. They have a problem with India, whenever we spend money, and they think we shouldnt, they indirectly mocks our projects while mentioning to spend it on something else. such a bad sport.
We are badly stereotyped bro, it is slowly changing.
German shepherd dhurav rathe should see how much foreigners are appreciating this statue of unity ❤😂 . This will continue to grind white tourist money to india.
Statues like this make their good deeds and ideology live on.
If you could invest 400 million to guarantee people in India would hear about these values, would you?
Statues and monuments are more than vanity. They're a way to speak to future generations.
first it is made by the money of people given in donation and by crowdfunding and Gujarat tourism board.
Second it is generating many job opportunities. and it incresing local tourism
Third After the completion of statue of unity, Gujarat goverment actually made an adiitional tax revenue of 12 billion doller in just one year (2019).
5:53 why are you showing the iron man? 😂
The real "Iron Man"!
This money could have been spent building better schools, colleges, universities, and libraries. There is no university in India that can compete with the top universities in the world. I think the government needs to focus on investing in research and development, innovation, and improving the education system in the country.
It's a engineering Marvel of India.
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I would NOT say that it is a "triumph of aesthetics."
It's fairly tacky to be honest
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I dont' understand the scientific endeavor on building this when there are so many alternative fuel and energy projects left undone. but yeah, big statue equals big tourism. job done.
Myself Shivakumar from Bengaluru. Very Informative Video and eye opener.
1:00 "...Some 100 million farmers... yielding 129 tonnes of scrap iron..." So each of them sent in 1.29 *grams* of old farm equipment, i.e. less than a paper clip ? Does nobody proofread ? What about the narrator, asleep on the job ?
What the Gujarat government did was they ran a campaign of collecting metal from villages. There were so many people who wanted to give something to be put into the statue, so the government decided to get a little metal piece from each village.
So a village with a population of 2000 only gave a single nut/bolt or some other piece of metal.
@@SunilKumar-nf7ft That hardly qualifies as "old farm equipment". The script, as narrated, is rubbish. An item of "old farm equipment" would be a worn-out tractor engine block, or a broken crankshaft. Also, a million Qty of nut/bolt would easily fit into 1 cubic meter (100x per side cubed = 1M). The script is rubbish.
@@JxH okay bro whatever