Among the main attractions are a Museum on Sardar Patel's Life Bharat Bhavan Exhibition Hall Tribal Museum and Handicraft Market Valley of Flowers and, facility to appreciate the natural scenery from an altitude of 153 metres. This posed a great challenge to the structural engineers who were competent enough to address this problem along with others.ДЄpart from the 'Statue of Unity', the area around it have been developed as a major tourist hub. There is also a gap of 6.4 m between the two feet because of the pose. This is due to the walking pose of Sardar Patel.

Unlike most of the other tall statues in the world which have broad bases, 'Statue of Unity' is slender at the base. Likewise to protect the statue from floods its base has been kept above the highest flood level recorded over a 100-year period in the area surrounding the Sardar Sarovar Dam. It is also strong enough to withstand earthquakes measuring 6.5 on Richter scale at a depth of 10 km and within a radius of 12 km. The 'Statue of Unity' has been built to withstand strong winds at 180 kmph speed. The statistics issued by the company reveals that in the construction of 'Statue of Unity', 212,000 cubic metre of concrete, 6000 tonnes of structural steel, 18000 tonnes of reinforced steel and 3550 tonnes of bronze including cladding have been used.Д«uilt at a cost of Rupees 2979 Crores, the construction was carried out by 250 engineers and 3400 construction workers. The L&T has the legitimate claim of constructing world's tallest (182 m) statue in a record time of 33 months. The gigantic civil construction of the statue and its surrounding areas has been done by the world famous construction company, Larsen and Toubro ( L&T).

The 182 metre high 'Statue of Unity' has been sculpted by none other than Ram Sutar - a 93 years young and most celebrated sculptor of India. For instance: Spring Temple Buddha in China is 128 m high Guanyin of Nanshan in China is 108 m high Statue of Liberty in America is 93 m high The Great Buddha in Thailand is 91m high The Motherland Calls in Russia is 91 m high and, Christ The Redeemer in Brazil is 38 m high. Hence a statue as tall as the stature of Sardar Patel is a befitting tribute to the 'Iron Man of India' as he was popularly known.ДЄ comparison of the heights of other tall statues in the world shows how towering the 'Statue of Unity' is. Also known as the architect of Independent India, Sardar Patel integrated more than 562 princely states to build united India. After Independence in 1947 he was elected the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. Sardar Patel (1875-1950) was a towering leader and founding father of Republic of India. The 182-metre high statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is situated 3.5 km downstream from the Sardar Sarovar Dam on Sadhu Hill on the bed of river Narmada in Gujarat. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation world's tallest 'Statue of Unity' on October 31, 2018.

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