Statue Of Unity Gujarat History and Interesting Facts

Statue Of Unity Quick Facts

Statue Of Unity Overview

The Statue of Unity has been built in the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of India and the First Deputy Prime Minister, which is located in the Indian state of Gujarat. This monument is situated at a distance of about 3.2 km from the Sardar Sarovar Dam at a place called Sadhu Bet. This place is an island on the river Narmada. It was inaugurated on 31 October 2018 by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, and the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, on the occasion of the 138th birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Statue Of Unity History

Narendra Modi on 7 October 2013 as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, on the occasion of completing ten years of his government in Gujarat, he will get a huge statue of India's first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel built.

At that time the project was named as "Gujarat's Tribute to the Nation". To work on this project, an organization named Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust (SVPRET) was formed which was headed by Narendra Modi, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat.

After this, the work of construction of this idol was started from 31 October 2013, which was made after about 5 years till 30 October 2018. After which it was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on 31 October 2018.

Statue of Unity Architecture And Designer:

The sculptor of this monument was Ram V. Sutar, a well-known Indian. The architecture of this statue is related to India's most famous freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Vallabhbhai Patel is also called the Iron Man of India because he had merged 565 princely states and princely states into India immediately after Independence. Its height of 58 meters and its height is 182 meters, its height including the base is 240 meters, which gives it the credit of the Tallest statue in the world.

Statue Of Unity Interesting Facts

1. This statue is the tallest statue in the world, whose height is 204 meters with base and 182 meters without base. After this, the second tallest statue in the world is the Spring Temple Buddha in China, with a total height of 208 meters including the base.
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust opened 36 offices across India for the construction work of the statue, with a target of raising iron from about 5 lakh farmers.
3. This campaign was earlier named as "Gujarat's Tribute to the Nation" which was later changed to: Statue of Unity Campaign.
4. In this 3-month long campaign, about 6 lakh villagers donated iron for the installation of the idol.
5. The help of Turner Construction "Project Manager of Burj Khalifa" has been taken for the construction of this statue.
6. The construction work of this idol was started on 31 October 2013, which was completed after 5 years till 30 October 2018.
7. Initially the total cost of the project was estimated by the Government of India to be 3,001 crores, but later the total cost of this project came to about 2989 crores.
8. This monument has been built on a river island named Sadhu Bet, 3.2 km away from it, in the direction of Narmada Dam.
9. The total weight of this statue is 1700 tons, in its construction, a mixture made by mixing 85% copper, 5% tin, 5% lead and 5% zinc has been used.
10. Two passenger lifts have been installed to view the Statue of Unity from inside, this lift will take the passengers to the chest of the statue. A gallery has been constructed there for the visitors to see. This gallery can hold up to 200 spectators at a time.
11. The Government of Gujarat has constructed a 3.5 km long highway for the convenience of tourists, through this highway tourists can easily come from Kevadiya town to the Statue of Unity. And the government has also built a modern public plaza, from which the Narmada river and the idol can be seen.
12. The campaign of idol making led to the "Suraj" application, in which the public could write their opinion on better governance. The Suraj petition was signed by 20 million people, which became the world's largest petition to have been signed. In addition, the "Run for Unity" marathon was organized on 15 December 2013.
13. The Statue of Unity, the world's tallest statue, and Mumbai's 11-storey club and hotel Soho House have found a place in Time Magazine's list of the world's 100 Greatest Places.