List of the tallest statues in the United States

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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.

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Statues over 12.2 m (40 ft)

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Statue of Liberty
(Liberty Enlightening the World)		46151
Frédéric Bartholdi1886Liberty Island, New York City, New York40.6892°N 74.0445°W / 40.6892; -74.0445 (Statue of Liberty (New York))copper sheet on metal armature
The interior framework was designed by Gustave Eiffel.[1] Stands upon a 47 m (154 ft) base
Total monument height: 93 m (310 ft)[2]
Pegasus and Dragon33.5110
Mark Kara (designer)
Stark Engineers[3]
Strassacker Art Foundry[4]		2014Gulfstream Park Racetrack and Casino,
Hallandale Beach, Florida		25.982155°N 80.140495°W / 25.982155; -80.140495 (Pegasus and the Dragon (Hallandale Beach, Florida))bronze and steelPegasus is 33.4 m (110 ft) in height.
The dragon is 15.2 m (50 ft) in height
Venus2892[5]Lawrence Argent2017Piazza Angelo Courtyard,
San Francisco, California		37.7782°N 122.4131°W / 37.7782; -122.4131Stainless steel[5]The statue depicts Venus de Milo. The collection of sculptures that Venus sits in is called C'era Una Volta.
Statue of Union27.490[6]2024Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple,
Sugar Land, Texas		29.6700°N 95.6182°W / 29.6700; -95.6182Panchaloha (five-metal alloy of gold, silver, copper, zinc, and iron)[7]The statue depicts Hindu God Hanuman
Our Lady of the Rockies2788.6
Robert O'Bill (artist/creator) Laurien Eugene Riehl (designer)1985Butte, Montana46°0′1.7″N 112°26′46.58″Wconcrete base; stainless steel statueStands upon a 1.5 m (5 ft) base
Total monument height: 28.5 m (93.6 ft)[8]
Metaphor: The Tree of Utah2787see articleKarl Momen1986Bonneville Salt Flats,
Utah		40.73322°N 113.55086°W / 40.73322; -113.55086concrete
Iron Man Statue:

The Emergence of Man Through Steel

 26 85 Jack E. Anderson 1987 Chisholm, Minnesota 47°28'53'N

92°53'46'W

 brass, copper, steel, iron ore Measures 85 ft tall, 26m from the base to the top of the helmet, the helmet is light with LED
Golden Driller[9]2375
1953Tulsa Expo Center,
Tulsa, Oklahoma		36.133638°N 95.931158°W / 36.133638; -95.931158 (Golden Driller (Tulsa, Oklahoma))cast concrete and plaster
Sugar Land Quan Am21.9472Mai Chi Kim[10]1998Chua Viet Nam,
Sugar Land, Texas		29.670853°N 95.617491°W / 29.670853; -95.617491 (Chua Viet Nam)cast concrete
Brachiosaurus Mother and Baby21.3470Gary Staab2009Children's Museum of Indianapolis,
Indianapolis, Indiana		39°48′39″N 86°9′27″Wfiberglass
United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Iwo Jima Memorial		20.768Felix de Weldon1954Arlington Ridge Park,
Arlington, Virginia		38°53′25.7″N 77°04′10.85″Wbronze
Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) base.
Total monument height: 23.7 m (78 ft)[11]

View with Washington, D.C. in the distance.
Giraffe[12]20.667.6Bob Cassilly[13]1997Dallas Zoo,
Dallas, Texas		32°44′38″N 96°48′52″Wbronze and plexiglass
A Tribute to Courage
Sam Houston statue		20.567see articleDavid Adickes1994Huntsville, Texas30°39′40″N 95°30′39″Wcast concreteStands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal[14]
Christ of the Ozarks[15]2065.5
Emmet Sullivan1966Magnetic Mountain,
Eureka Springs, Arkansas		36°24′24.87″N 93°43′23.41″Wcast concrete
Lucy the Elephant19.765James V. Lafferty, designer1881Margate City, New Jersey39°19′14.33″N 74°30′42.85″Wwood, tin sheetingSimilar novelty buildings built at Coney Island, New York (Elephantine Colossus)
and Cape May, New Jersey do not survive.
NRHP listed.
Brontosaurus
"Dinny the Dinosaur"		19.765Claude K. Bell1978Dinosaur Delights,
Cabazon, California		33°55′12.5″N 116°46′22.25″Wconcrete 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.[16]
Skowhegan Indian18.962Bernard Langlais1969Skowhegan, Maine44.767792°N 69.719803°W / 44.767792; -69.719803 (Indian of Skowhegan)wood, concrete baseCreated for the 150th anniversary of Maine statehood
Stands upon a 6.1 m (20 ft) base
Total monument height: 25 m (82 ft)[17]
The Father of Texas
Stephen Austin statue		18.360David Adickes2009Angleton, Texas29.150535°N 95.449331°W / 29.150535; -95.449331 (The Father of Texas (Angleton, Texas))cast concreteStands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal[18]
Healing Hands (The Praying Hands)1860
Leonard McMurry1980Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma36.052027°N 95.956617°W / 36.052027; -95.956617 (Healing Hands (Statue)))bronze[19]
Liberty 17.7 58 Michael Benisty 2025 Aurora, Colorado 39°45′21.6″N 104°41′12.0″W polished stainless steel Originally unveiled at the Burning Man festival in 2024[20]
Vulcan17.156
Giuseppe Moretti1904Red Mountain,
Birmingham, Alabama		33°29′30.18″N 86°47′43.86″Wcast 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)[21]

Hiawatha15.852
Gordon Displays1964Hiawatha Park,
Ironwood, Michigan		46.449709°N 90.162152°W / 46.449709; -90.162152 (Hiawatha Statue)fiberglassStands upon a 0.8 m (2.5 ft) base
Total monument height: 16.6 m (54.5 ft)[22]
Lux Mundi
Light of the World		15.852Tom Tsuchiya2012Solid Rock Church,
Monroe, Ohio		39°27′13.78″N 84°19′35.37″Wpolymer, composite, steelReplaced the statue King of Kings which was struck by lightning and destroyed in 2010.[23][24]
Dignity15.24502016overlooking the Missouri River, near Chamberlain, South Dakota43°47′12.75″N 99°20′17.83″W
Jolly Green Giant15.250
Creative Displays
F.A.S.T. Corp.		1979Blue Earth, Minnesota43°39′02″N 94°5′46″WfiberglassStands upon a 1.7 m (5.5 ft) base
Total monument height: 16.9 m (55.5 ft)[25]
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox1549.2Ward BergBunyan 1961
Babe 1950		Trees of Mystery,
Klamath, California		41°35′4.1″N 124°5′8.83″Wwood, chicken wire, stuccoReplaced a 1946 Bunyan statue by Ray & William Thompson.[26]
Based on a model by Ann Cooper.[27]
Tapomurti Shri Nilkanth Varni Murti
(A Journey Inspiring Simplicity)		14.9449BAPS2021Swaminarayan Akshardham, Robbinsville, New Jersey40.25453351179542°N 74.57632951685069°W / 40.25453351179542; -74.57632951685069 (Tapomurti Shri Nilkanth Varni Murti (New Jersey))BronzeThe bronze murti is 49 feet tall to commemorate the 49 years Bhagwan Swaminarayan lived on earth while affecting social and spiritual reform in India.[28]
The framework was designed by Saints and Volunteers of BAPS.
Black Hawk Statue
The Eternal Indian		14.648
Lorado Taft1911Lowden State Park,
near Oregon, Illinois		42°2′03″N 89°19′59″Wconcrete
Hammering Man14.648Lippincott, Inc.1991Seattle Art Museum,
Seattle, Washington		47°36′25.31″N 122°20′17.20″Wsteel[29]
Tex Randall1447
Harry Wheeler1959Canyon, Texas34°59′5.29″N 101°55′46.99″Wcement and steel[30]
Atlas13.745
Lee Lawrie1937Rockefeller Center, New York City, New York40°45′32.12″N 73°58′37.84″Wbronze,
granite base		Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) base.
Total monument height: 16.4 m (54 ft)
The Keeper of the Plains13.444Blackbear Bosin1974Mid-America All-Indian Center,
Wichita, Kansas		37°41′29″N 97°20′59″WCor-Ten steelStands upon a 9.1 m (30 ft) rock promontory
Washington Monument13.444Rudolf Siemering1897Eakins Oval,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		39°57′51.3″N 75°10′45″Wbronze and granite[31]
Rocket Thrower12.9542.5Donald De Lue1964Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York City, New York40.7474°N 73.8421°W / 40.7474; -73.8421 (Rocket Thrower)bronzeCreated for the 1964 New York World's Fair[32]
Athena Parthenos
Athena of the Parthenon		12.842
Alan LeQuire1990Parthenon,
Nashville, Tennessee		36°08′59″N 86°48′49″Wcomposite of gypsum cement and fiberglassTallest indoor statue in United States.
Muskellunge12.541
1976National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame,
Hayward, Wisconsin		46.0078°N 91.4797°W / 46.0078; -91.4797 (Muskie (Hayward, Wisconsin))fiberglassThe world's largest fiberglass sculpture.
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Statues between 6.1 and 12.2 m (20 and 40 ft)

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m ft
The Big Indian
(Chief Passamaquoddy)		12.240
Rodman Shutt1969313 U.S. Route 1,
Freeport, Maine		43.817851°N 70.144675°W / 43.817851; -70.144675 (The Big Indian)fiberglassStands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) base
Total monument height: 14.9 m (49 ft)[33]
Nickname: "BFI" (Big Freeport Indian)
Victory11.5838
George Brewster1893Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument,
Indianapolis, Indiana		39°46′6″N 86°9′29″WbronzeVictory stands atop a 75 m (246 ft) tower.
Total monument height: 86.56 m (284 ft)[34]
Restored in 2011[35]
Vision of Peace
Indian God of Peace		11.5838
Carl Milles1936City Hall,
St. Paul, Minnesota		44°56′39″N 93°5′38″WMexican onyx
William Penn11.337Alexander Milne Calder1894City Hall,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		39.95281°N 75.16352°W / 39.95281; -75.16352 (Philadelphia City Hall)bronzeStands atop a 155.75 m (511 ft) tower designed by John McArthur Jr.
Apatosaurus
"Wall Drug Dinosaur"		11.337Emmet Sullivan1968Wall Drug Store,
Wall, South Dakota		43.993231°N 102.241795°W / 43.993231; -102.241795 (Wall Drug)concrete over an iron frameThe dinosaur statue is 24.4 m (80 ft) in length.
Portlandia11.2536.9see articleRaymond Kaskey1985The Portland Building,
Portland, Oregon		45°30′56.7″N 122°40′44.5″Whammered copper
Stands atop the entrance pavilion to The Portland Building.
National Monument to the Forefathers
Central figure: Faith		1136
Faith: William Rimmer & [John D.?] Perry1907Pilgrim Memorial State Park,
Plymouth, Massachusetts		41°57′36″N 70°40′34″Wsolid graniteFaith stands upon a 13.7 m (45 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 24.7 m (81 ft)[36]
Other figures: Alexander Doyle, Carl Conrads & James H. Mahoney.
Architect: Joseph Edward Billings
Iron Man1136see articleJack E. Anderson1987Minnesota Discovery Center,
Chisholm, Minnesota		47.28876°N 92.53762°W / 47.28876; -92.53762 (Iron Man (Chisholm Minnesota))iron oreStands upon a 14 m (45 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 25 m (81 ft)[37]
Madonna, Queen of the Universe10.735Arrigo Minerbi1954Don Orione Home, East Boston, Massachusetts42.389801°N 71.005604°W / 42.389801; -71.005604bronze and copperMounted on a gray granite block structure with a crown-shaped gold top.[38]
Paul Bunyan10.133Dean Krotzer1985Paul Bunyan Historical Museum,
Akeley, Minnesota		47.003348°N 94.730593°W / 47.003348; -94.730593 (Paul Bunyan Statue)fiberglassVisitors can sit in Bunyan's right hand.[39]
David (inspired by Michelangelo)1032.8Serkan Özkaya201121c Museum Hotel,
700 W. Main Street,
Louisville, Kentucky		fiberglassStands upon a 5 m (16.4 ft) pedestal[40]
Total monument height: 15 m (49.2 ft)
Blue Mustang9.832see articleLuis Jiménez2008Denver International Airport,
Denver, Colorado		39.83414°N 104.67638°W / 39.83414; -104.67638 (Blue Mustang)fiberglassKilled its creator when its head fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. Locals have nicknamed the statue Blucifer.[41]
Ceres9.431John Storrs1930Chicago Board of Trade Building,
Chicago, Illinois		41°52′41.25″N 87°37′56.1″Waluminum
Stands atop a 184 m (605 ft) office building.
Paul Bunyan9.431J. Norman Martin1959Bass Park,
Bangor, Maine		44.788657°N 68.778337°W / 44.788657; -68.778337 (Paul Bunyan Statue)fiberglass over a steel frameStands upon a 2.1 m (6.7 ft) base
Total monument height: 11.5 m (37.7 ft)[42]
Paul Bunyan9.431Victor R. Nelson1959Portland, Oregon45.583829°N 122.686616°W / 45.583829; -122.686616 (Paul Bunyan Statue)concrete over a steel frameCreated for the 1959 Oregon Centennial Exposition
NRHP listed.[43]
Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial)9.130Daniel Chester French1920Lincoln Memorial,
Washington, D.C.		38°53′21.4″N 77°3′0.5″Wmarble
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus9.130Jacques Lipchitz1977Jerome Greene Hall,
Columbia University,
New York City, New York		40°48′25.34″N 73°57′38.09″Wbronze
Lady Kindness8.9329.3Dale Johnson, Laura Bush2024Lady Kindness,
Cadobaz Estate
Warren, Ohio		41°17′26.33″N 80°43′15.79″Wmarble[44]
Martin Luther King Jr.8.5328Lei Yixin2011Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial,
West Potomac Park,
Washington, D.C.		38°53′10″N 77°2′39″WgraniteCarved into a 9.1 m (30 ft) block of granite.[45]
The Equestrian
Don Juan de Oñate		8.5328John Sherrill Houser & Ethan Taliesin Houser2007El Paso International Airport,
El Paso, Texas		31°47′46.021″N 106°23′44.84″WbronzeThe Equestrian stands upon a 2.4 m (8 ft) base.
Total monument height: 11 m (36 ft)[46]
Hermann Heights Monument8.227Alfonz Pelzer1897New Ulm, Minnesotasheet copper over ironStands 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)		7.926see article　Seward Johnson2011The Sculpture Foundation,
Hamilton, New Jersey		stainless steel, aluminumExhibited in Chicago, Illinois (2011–12) and Palm Springs,
California (2012–14)
World's Largest Buffalo Monument7.926see article　Elmer Petersen1969Jamestown, North Dakotacement
Dancing Hog7.625Eugene Sargent2018Hogeye Inc., Fayetteville, ArkansasInstalled at the border of Fayetteville and Farmington.[47]
Hanuman Statue7.6252020Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin, DelawaregraniteThe statue weighs 60,000 pounds and is nation's second tallest statue of Hanuman, the Hindu god of strength and knowledge.[48]
Civic Fame7.625Adolph Alexander Weinman1914Manhattan Municipal Building,
New York City, New York		40°42′46.67″N 74°0′14″Wgilded 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[49]7.625W. C. Ballard1956Pocahontas, Iowa42.732739°N 94.658478°W / 42.732739; -94.658478 (Miss Pocahontas)steel, wood & fiberglass
Johnny Kaw7.625William Stewart1966Manhattan, Kansas39°18′02″N 96°57′36″Wconcrete over a steel frameStands upon a 0.25 m (0.75 ft) base
Total monument height: 7.85 m (25.75 ft)[50]
Unconditional Surrender7.625see articleSeward Johnson2007San Diego, Californiafoam 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		7.324Charles Henry Niehaus1922Fort McHenry
Baltimore, Maryland		39°15′50.91″N 76°34′54.75″WbronzeCommissioned 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)[51]
Fountain of Time7.324Lorado Taft1922Washington Park,
Chicago, Illinois		41°47′12.3″N 87°36′27.9″Whollow-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)6.7622.2Richard Bergen2002Kansas State Capitol,
Topeka, Kansas		39°02′53″N 95°40′41″Wbronze
A Kansa warrior aiming an arrow at the North Star[52]
Stands atop the Capitol dome
The American Volunteer
"Old Simon"		6.5521.5
Carl Conrads
George Keller (architect)		1876
installed 1880		Antietam National Cemetery,
Sharpsburg, Maryland		39°27′33″N 77°44′28″Wsolid 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.[53]
Goddess of Victory and Peace6.421Samuel Murray1910Pennsylvania State Memorial
Gettysburg Battlefield,
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania		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.[54]
Apotheosis of St. Louis6.120Charles Henry Niehaus1903-06St. Louis Art Museum,
St. Louis, Missouri		38.63980°N 90.29409°W / 38.63980; -90.29409 (Apotheosis of St. Louis)bronzeNiehaus 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)[55]
Columbia Triumphant
USS Maine Quadriga		6.120Attilio Piccirilli1913USS Maine National Monument,
Central Park,
New York City, New York		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)[56]
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Statues under 6.1 m (20 ft)

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m ft
Statue of Freedom5.919.5Thomas Crawford1862United States Capitol,
Washington, D.C.		38°53′24″N 77°0′32.4″Wbronze
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, Indiana 41°42' 8.2764″N 86°14′17.4516″W gilded
Stands atop The Golden Dome on the University of Notre Dame's campus.[57]
Thomas Jefferson5.819Rudulph Evans1943Jefferson Memorial,
Washington, D.C.		38°52′53″N 77°2′13″Wbronze
Stands upon a 1.8 m (6 ft) pedestal
Total monument height: 7.6 m (25 ft)[58]
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 Moroni5.518Avard Fairbanks1974Kensington, Maryland39.0138526°N 77.0663723°W / 39.0138526; -77.0663723 (Washing DC Temple)gildedStands atop the Washington D.C. Temple of the LDS Church.
Colorado
Thatcher Memorial Fountain		5.518Lorado Taft1918City Park,
Denver, Colorado		39.74480°N 104.95685°W / 39.74480; -104.95685 (Thatcher Memorial Fountain)bronzeStands upon a 2.75 m (9 ft) pedestal.
The Boilermaker5.518Jon Hair2005West Lafayette, Indiana40°26′05″N 86°55′02″WStands adjacent to Ross-Ade Stadium at Purdue University.
Moses5.518Joseph Turkalj1963Notre Dame, Indiana41°42′09″N 86°14′04″WKnown as 'First Down Moses' of 'Number #1 Moses'.
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox5.518Cyril M. Dickenson (Bunyan)
Jim Payton (Babe)		Bunyan 1937
Babe 1939		Bemidji, Minnesotaconcrete and plasterBunyan stands upon a 0.4 m (1.5 ft) base.
Total monument height: 5.9 m (19.5 ft)[59]
Our Lady of the Island5.518
Our Lady of the Island Statue on Glacial Erratic
Raphel Desoto1975Manorville, New York40°50′56″N 72°45′32″WConcreteStands within Our Lady of the Island Shrine, upon an 18' tall Glacial Erratic.[60]
Illustrious Brother George Washington5.2617.25Bryant Baker1949George Washington Masonic National Memorial,
Alexandria, Virginia		38.80748°N 77.06598°W / 38.80748; -77.06598 (George Washington Masonic National Memorial)bronzeStands upon a 1.57 m (5.16 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 6.83 m (22.41 ft)[61]
Dedicated by President Harry S. Truman, February 22, 1950
Equestrian Statue of General Ulysses S. Grant5.2317.2Henry Shrady1924Ulysses S. Grant Memorial,
west of United States Capitol,
Washington, D.C.		38°53′23.1″N 77°0′46.4″WbronzeStands upon a 6.86 (22.5 ft) pedestal
Total monument height: 12.1 m (39.7 ft)[62]
Theodore Roosevelt5.217Paul Manship1967Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial,
Potomac River, Washington, D.C.		38°53′50.74″N 77°3′50.19″WbronzeStands upon a 1.7 m (5.6 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 9.1 m (30 ft)[63]
Pioneer Woman5.217Bryant Baker1930Ponca City, Oklahomabronze on granite bassThe sculptor was chosen by the museum-going public
following a touring exhibition of the 12 proposed models.
Air Force Honor Guard5.217Zenos Frudakis2006United States Air Force Memorial,
Arlington, Virginia		38.868649°N 77.066259°W / 38.868649; -77.066259 (US Air Force Memorial)bronzeThe three stainless steel spires represent
the contrails of the Air Force Thunderbirds.
The tallest of these is 82.3 m (270 ft).[64]
Lenin516see articleEmil Venkov1988
installed 1994		Fremont, Seattle, Washington47.6514°N 122.3510°W / 47.6514; -122.3510bronze[65]
Saraswati4.916see articlemultiple Balinese sculptors2013Washington, D.C.38.9103°N 77.045829°W / 38.9103; -77.045829unknown[66]
Superman4.87[67]16[67]Unknown1993[68]Metropolis, Illinois37.1460999°N 88.7355066°W / 37.1460999; -88.7355066 (Superman Statue)bronze
Wisconsin4.7215.5Daniel Chester French1913-1914Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin43°4′28″N 89°23′5″Wgold-gilded bronze
Equestrian Statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman
Sherman Memorial		4.7215.5Augustus Saint Gaudens1903Grand Army Plaza,
Central Park,
New York City, New York		40.7645°N 73.9732°W / 40.7645; -73.9732 (Sherman Memorial)gilded bronzeStands 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, Illinois 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 Tower4.4514.6Augustus Saint Gaudens1893Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		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.[69]
Commonwealth4.414.5Roland Hinton Perry1905Pennsylvania State Capitol,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania		40.26435°N 76.88356°W / 40.26435; -76.88356 (Commonwealth)gilded bronzeStands atop the lantern of the Pennsylvania State Capitol dome
Myles Standish Monument4.314
S.J. Kelly (designer)
Stephano Brignoli and Luigi Limonetta (sculptors)[70]		1898Myles Standish Monument State Reservation, Duxbury, Massachusetts42.013486°N 70.6872397°W / 42.013486; -70.6872397 (Myles Standish Monument (Duxbury, Massachusetts))graniteStands upon a 31 m (102 ft) column designed by Alden Frink.[70]
Total monument height: 35.35 m (116 ft)[71]
Drone flight around Myles Standish Monument.[72]
George Washington4.314Lorado Taft1909University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington		47.6560736°N 122.3111274°W / 47.6560736; -122.3111274 (George Washington Statue)bronzeCreated for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Stands upon an 8.5 m (28 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 12.8 m (42 ft)[73]
Gloria Victis4.314Frederick Ruckstull1909Salisbury, North Carolina35°40′06″N 80°28′16″WbronzeStands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 7 m (23 ft)[74]
Benjamin Franklin3.812.5James Earle Fraser1938Benjamin Franklin National Memorial,
Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		39°57′29″N 75°10′25″Wmarble
Stands upon a 2.5 m (8.4 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 7.3 m (20.9 ft)[75]
The institute's rotunda is a memorial to Franklin.
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