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″N74°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″N80°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″N95°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″N112°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″N113°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″N95°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″N95°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″N86°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″N77°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″N96°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″N95°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″N93°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″N74°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″N116°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″N69°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″N95°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″N86°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″N90°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″N84°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″N99°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″N94°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″N124°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″N74°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″N89°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″N122°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″N101°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″N73°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″N97°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″N73°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″N86°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″N91°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″N70°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″N86°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″N93°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″N75°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″N102°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″N122°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″N70°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″N92°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″N71°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″N94°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″N104°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″N87°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″N68°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″N122°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″N77°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″N73°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″N80°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″N77°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″N106°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″N74°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″N94°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″N96°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″N76°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″N87°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″N95°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″N77°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″N77°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″N90°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″N73°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″N77°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″N77°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″N77°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″N104°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″N86°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″N86°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″N77°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″N77°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″N77°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″N77°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″N122°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″N77°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″N88°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″N89°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″N73°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		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″N75°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″N76°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″N70°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″N122°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″N80°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″N75°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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