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.

Statues over 12.2 m (40 ft)

Statue Height Image Sculptor Completed Location Coordinates Materials Notes
m ft
Birth of the New World 110 360 Zurab Tsereteli 2016 Arecibo, Puerto Rico 18°29′10″N 66°37′29″W / 18.48611°N 66.62472°W / 18.48611; -66.62472 (Birth of the New World (Arecibo, Puerto Rico)) bronze
Statue of Liberty
Liberty Enlightening the World 		46 151
Frédéric Bartholdi 1886 Liberty Island, New York Harbor 40°41′21″N 74°02′40″W / 40.6892°N 74.0445°W / 40.6892; -74.0445 (Statue of Liberty (New York)) cast copper on metal armature
Stands upon a 47 m (154 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 93 m (305 ft)[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″N 80°08′26″W / 25.982155°N 80.140495°W / 25.982155; -80.140495 (Pegasus and the Dragon (Hallandale Beach, Florida) bronze Pegasus is 33.4 m (110 ft) in height.
The dragon is 15.2 m (50 ft) in height
Live webcam of the sculpture.
Our Lady of the Rockies 27 88.6 Laurien Eugene Riehl (designer) 1985 Butte, Montana 46°0′1.7″N 112°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)[4]
Golden Driller[5] 23 75
1953 Tulsa Expo Center,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 		36°08′01″N 95°55′52″W / 36.133638°N 95.931158°W / 36.133638; -95.931158 (Golden Driller (Tulsa, Oklahoma)) cast concrete and plaster
Tuong Phat Quan Am 21.94 72 Mai Chi Kim[6] 1998 Chua Viet Nam,
Sugar Land, Texas 		29°40′15″N 95°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″N 86°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″N 77°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)[7]

View with Washington, D.C. in the distance.
Giraffe[8] 20.6 67.6 Bob Cassilly[9] 1997 Dallas Zoo,
Dallas, Texas 		32°44′38″N 96°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 David Adickes 1994 Huntsville, Texas 30°39′40″N 95°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[10]
Christ of the Ozarks[11] 20 65.5
Emmet Sullivan 1966 Magnetic Mountain,
Eureka Springs, Arkansas 		36°24′24.87″N 93°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″N 74°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
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″N 116°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.[12]
Indian of Skowhegan 18.9 62 75px Bernard Langlais 1969 Skowhegan, Maine 44°46′04″N 69°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)[13]
Vulcan 17.1 56
Giuseppe Moretti 1904 Red Mountain,
Birmingham, Alabama 		33°29′30.18″N 86°47′43.86″W / 33.4917167°N 86.7955167°W / 33.4917167; -86.7955167 (Vulcan statue (Birmingham, Alabama)) cast iron
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)[14]
Hiawatha 15.8 52 Gordon Displays 1964 Hiawatha Park,
Ironwood, Michigan 		46°26′59″N 90°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)[15]
Lux Mundi
Light of the World 		15.8 52
Tom Tsuchiya 2012 Solid Rock Church,
Monroe, Ohio 		39°27′13.78″N 84°19′35.37″W / 39.4538278°N 84.3264917°W / 39.4538278; -84.3264917 (Lux Mundi (Solid Rock Church, Monroe, Ohio)) polymer, composite, steel
Jolly Green Giant 15.2 50
Creative Displays
F.A.S.T. Corp. 		1979 Blue Earth, Minnesota 43°39′02″N 94°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)[16]
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″N 124°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.[17]
Based on a model by Ann Cooper.[18]
Black Hawk Statue
The Eternal Indian 		14.6 48
Lorado Taft 1911 Lowden State Park,
near Oregon, Illinois 		42°2′03″N 89°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,
Washington, Seattle 		(47°36′25.31″N 122°20′17.20″W / 47.6070306°N 122.3381111°W / 47.6070306; -122.3381111) steel[19]
Atlas 13.7 45
Lee Lawrie 1937 Rockefeller Center,
Manhattan, New York City 		40°45′32.12″N 73°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″N 97°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″N 73°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[20]
Athena Parthenos
Athena of the Parthenon 		12.8 42
Alan LeQuire 1990 Parthenon,
Nashville, Tennessee 		36°08′59″N 86°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.

Statues between 6.1 and 12.2 m (20 and 40 ft)

Statue Height Image Sculptor Completed Location Coordinates Materials Notes
m ft
Big Freeport Indian
Chief Passamaquoddy 		12.2 40 Rodman Shutt 1969 Conundrum Wine Bistro,
313 Yarmouth Road,
Freeport, Maine 		43°49′04″N 70°08′41″W / 43.817851°N 70.144675°W / 43.817851; -70.144675 (Big Freeport Indian) fiberglass Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) base
Total monument height: 14.9 m (49 ft)[21]
Nickname: "BFI"
Victory
"Miss Indiana" 		11.58 38
George Brewster 1893 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument,
Indianapolis, Indiana 		39°46′6″N 86°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)[22]
Restored in 2011[23]
Vision of Peace
Indian God of Peace 		11.58 38
Carl Milles 1936 City Hall,
St. Paul, Minnesota 		44°56′39″N 93°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″N 75°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″N 102°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 Raymond Kaskey 1985 The Portland Building,
Portland, Oregon 		45°30′56.7″N 122°40′44.5″W / 45.515750°N 122.679028°W / 45.515750; -122.679028 (Portlandia (statue)) bronze
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″N 70°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)[24]
Other figures: Alexander Doyle, Carl Conrads & James H. Mahoney.
Architect: Joseph Edward Billings
Iron Man 11 36 Jack E. Anderson 1987 Minnesota Discovery Center,
Chisholm, Minnesota 		47°17′20″N 92°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)[25]
Paul Bunyan 10.1 33 Dean Krotzer 1985 Paul Bunyan Historical Museum,
Akeley, Minnesota 		47°00′12″N 94°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.[26]
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[27]
Total monument height: 15 m (49.2 ft)
Ceres 9.4 31 John Storrs 1930 Chicago Board of Trade Building,
Chicago, Illinois 		41°52′41.25″N 87°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″N 68°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)[28]
Paul Bunyan 9.4 31 Victor R. Nelson 1959 Portland, Oregon 45°35′02″N 122°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.[29]
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus 9.1 30 Jacques Lipchitz 1977 Jerome Greene Hall,
Columbia University,
New York City 		40°48′25.34″N 73°57′38.09″W / 40.8070389°N 73.9605806°W / 40.8070389; -73.9605806 (Bellerophon Taming Pegasus) bronze
Martin Luther King, Jr. 8.53 28 Lei Yixin 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial,
West Potomac Park,
Washington, D.C.		 38°53′10″N 77°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.[30]
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″N 106°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)[31]
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 Seward Johnson 2011 The Sculpture Foundation,
Hamilton, New Jersey 		stainless steel, aluminum Exhibited in Chicago, Illinois (2011–12) and Palm Springs,
California (2012–14)
Civic Fame 7.6 25 Adolph Alexander Weinman 1914 Manhattan Municipal Building,
New York City 		40°42′46.67″N 74°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[32] 7.6 25 W. C. Ballard 1956 Pocahontas, Iowa 42°43′58″N 94°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″N 96°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)[33]
Unconditional Surrender 7.6 25 Seward Johnson 2007 San Diego, California a foam core with a urethane outer layer
Orpheus
Francis Scott Key Monument 		7.3 24 Charles Henry Niehaus 1922 Fort McHenry
Baltimore, Maryland 		39°15′50.91″N 76°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)[34]
Fountain of Time 7.3 24 Lorado Taft 1922 Washington Park,
Chicago, Illinois 		41°47′12.3″N 87°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,
Tokepa, Kansas 		39°02′53″N 95°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[35]
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″N 77°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.[36]
Goddess of Victory and Peace 6.4 21 Samuel Murray 1910 Pennsylvania State Memorial
Gettysburg Battlefield,
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 		39°48′27″N 77°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.[37]
Apotheosis of St. Louis 6.1 20 Charles Henry Niehaus 1903-06 St. Louis Art Museum,
St. Louis, Missouri 		38°38′23″N 90°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)[38]
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″N 73°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)[39]

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″N 77°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.
Thomas Jefferson 5.8 19 Rudulph Evans 1943 Jefferson Memorial,
Washington, D.C. 		38°52′53″N 77°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)[40]
Colorado
Thatcher Memorial Fountain 		5.5 18 Lorado Taft 1918 City Park,
Denver, Colorado 		39°44′41″N 104°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.
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)[41]
Illustrious Brother George Washington 5.26 17.25 Bryant Baker 1950 George Washington Masonic National Memorial,
Alexandria, Virginia 		38°48′27″N 77°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)[42]
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″N 77°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)[43]
Theodore Roosevelt 5.2 17 Paul Manship 1967 Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial,
Potomac River, Washington, D.C. 		38°53′50.74″N 77°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)[44]
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″N 77°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).[45]
Superman 4.87[46] 16[46] Unknown 1993[47] Metropolis, Illinois 37°08′46″N 88°44′08″W / 37.1460999°N 88.7355066°W / 37.1460999; -88.7355066 (Superman Statue) 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″N 73°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)
Diana of the Tower 4.45 14.6 Augustus Saint Gaudens 1893 Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 		39°57′58″N 75°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.[48]
George Washington 4.3 14 Lorado Taft 1909 University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington 		47°39′22″N 122°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 a 8.5 (28 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 12.8 m (42 ft)[49]
Gloria Victis 4.3 14 Frederick Ruckstull 1909 Salisbury, North Carolina 35°40′06″N 80°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)[50]
Benjamin Franklin 3.8 12.5 James Earle Fraser 1938 Benjamin Franklin National Memorial,
Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 		39°57′29″N 75°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)[51]
The Institute's rotunda is a memorial to Franklin.

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References

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  17. ↑ Babe the Blue Ox, from SIRIS.
  18. ↑ Paul Bunyan (sculpture), from SIRIS.
  19. ↑ http://artbeat.seattle.gov/tag/hammering-man/
  20. ↑ Rocket Thrower, from NYC Parks.
  21. ↑ The Big Indian, from SIRIS.
  22. ↑ Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, from SIRIS.
  23. ↑ Indianapolis Star. "After $1.5M makeover, Miss Indiana's ready for her close-up on the Circle".
  24. ↑ "National Monument to the Forefathers (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  25. ↑ Roadside attractions. "Minnesota landmarks".
  26. ↑ Paul Bunyan, from SIRIS.
  27. ↑ Hürriyet Daily News (Ankara, Turkey), September 19, 2011
  28. ↑ Paul Bunyan (sculpture), from SIRIS.
  29. ↑ Oregon State Historic Preservation Office staff, Maiya Martin, and Bette Davis Nelson (March 19, 2008). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paul Bunyan Statue (pdf). National Park Service. (44 pages, including maps and photos)
  30. ↑ Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, from SIRIS.
  31. ↑ "The World's Largest Equestrian Bronze". City of El Paso, TX. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  32. ↑ Miss Pocahontas, from SIRIS.
  33. ↑ Johnny Kaw (sculpture), from SIRIS.
  34. ↑ Francis Scott Key Monument, from SIRIS.
  35. ↑ Ad Astra, from SIRIS.
  36. ↑ George Hess, History of the Antietam National Cemetery, Including A Descriptive List of All The Loyal Soldiers Buried Therein... (Harrisburg, PA: Daily Independent Print, 1890), p. 9.
  37. ↑ Loski, Diana. "The Pennsylvania Memorial: A Centennial". GettysburgExperience.com. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  38. ↑ Apotheosis of St. Louis, from SIRIS.
  39. ↑ USS Maine Monument, from SIRIS.
  40. ↑ Jefferson Memorial, from SIRIS.
  41. ↑ Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, from SIRIS.
  42. ↑ Illustrious Brother George Washington, from SIRIS.
  43. ↑ Grant Memorial, from SIRIS.
  44. ↑ Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, from SIRIS.
  45. ↑ United States Air Force Memorial, from SIRIS.
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  47. ↑ http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/roadside-statues7.htm
  48. ↑ Diana, from Philadelphia Museum of Art.
  49. ↑ George Washington, from SIRIS.
  50. ↑ Gloria Victis, from the Salisbury Post.
  51. ↑ Benjamin Franklin, from SIRIS.
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