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Statue of Unity, which is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in New York, is dedicated to ‘Iron man of India’ Sardar Patel. The memorial is located near Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river in Gujarat. The statue is unique in many ways. Besides being the tallest in the world, it also has the distinction of being among landmark statues to completed in the shortest time. The 182-meter-tall Statue of Unity has been completed in just 33 months against the Statue of Liberty that was completed in almost 10 years. Statue of Liberty located on the New York Harbor’s Liberty Island in New York City was inaugurated on October 18, 1886. It was meant to represent freedom and democracy. Although the statue was co-founded with French and American money, it is said that the statue was a gift from France to the people of the US Joseph Pulitzer, a newspaper publisher, ran a crowd-funding campaign and raised more than $100,000 to help construct the statue. It was built by French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel.
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