vote for the most terrifying gigantic statue of all time

xxxp I am very much delighted by the whimsical 'Jesus surprised by crane up the arse' statue, much less delighted by the big Buddha, mainly due to its gaudy colour than its melty fingers.

lol

relatively small but you can't argue with a sea demon luring you into the waves

http://www.huahintrip.com/images/phocagallery/beaches/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_Giant%20statue%20at%20Puk%20Tien%20beach.jpeg

statue of Pee Seua Samut. will agree this one is delightful, it's too playful to be fearful

these are all awesome without exception and justify the human species almost

seems like genghis khan is finished terrorizing everyone & is content to survey his homeland for eternity. this is still uncannily huge though

http://i.imgur.com/YgIxXQ8.jpg

that's beautiful

http://www.bdonline.co.uk/pictures/636x441fitpad%5B237%5D/0/0/4/1665004_White_Horse_image6_ready.jpg

^ ebbsfleet horse pining for the days of equine domination

just realized I'm being slow and that nick b & soref were talking about the same thing. can't believe I've never heard of the dream. seems like quite an ambiguous statue. catches the sunshine well, as does the african renaissance monument

http://artasiapacific.com/image_columns/0000/9882/img_9436.jpg

idk really know what to make of it, seems somewhat unloved

idk i don't really know...

terrifying !

http://www.originalprop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/planet-of-the-apes-statue-of-liberty-blu-ray-disc-screencap-hd-1080p-05.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/11/06/article-1327239-0BF090FF000005DC-331_634x655.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/11/06/article-1327239-0BF05CD6000005DC-939_634x397.jpg

that's the Christ the King statue in Poland btw, largest statue of Jay-C in the world

http://joeorman.shutterace.com/Bizarre/bizarre_jesus2.jpg

http://aminus3.s3.amazonaws.com/image/g0003/u00002410/i00261642/1aa373d5950901bc3020778744cbbde1_large.jpg

aw man, that jesus looks chill as hell.

http://www.virginmedia.com/images/michael-jackson-statue-590x350.jpg

That Thailand Buddha is pretty terrifying.

http://images.travelpod.com/users/dabigeasymakers/1.1246228273.our-lady-of-the-rockies.jpg

http://thesaint.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/awakening-sculpture.jpg

^ terrifying reminder of the apaches PIF slurry pit scene

ahah Josh. great one ! did they destroy that statue of is it somewhere, in a hangar, taking dust ?

http://www.asianarchitecture.info/LegacyImages/M/MerlionSentosa-002a.jpg

Merlion of Sentosa, Singapore

Probably going for the Motherland Calls, though I might go old-school and vote for the Colossus.

I do quite like the Angel of the North, but it doesn't stack up to the competition.

did they destroy that statue of is it somewhere, in a hangar, taking dust ?

this is supposedly the statue used in Italy, now in a Milan theme park with its head replaced by Wolverine

http://i32.tinypic.com/5zh9d.jpg

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/10786410/Man-crushed-to-death-by-giant-crucifix-dedicated-to-Pope.html

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9swSboK7gQc/S8nDkF1IRSI/AAAAAAAAAlo/mkTjUxPRkCM/s1600/Ron-Mueck-A-Girl-Sculpture.jpg

http://squnches.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/2644616537_129e7217ff.jpg

xxpost

wolverine -> werewolf -> thriller -> MJ (+ bonus theme park) = makes perfect sense !

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WAQNGjTALao/TaIYXAl_jPI/AAAAAAAAB90/wQvnT4cQjWI/s1600/Adickes-beatles-wide-houston1.jpg

A couple of these, especially that first Buddha way upthread, remind me of

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/ppcccaps/wotw5.jpg

I just picture them all awakening and roaming the countryside in a reign of terror.

amazing thread

http://lifevertical.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/jesus-statue.jpg

What a splendid thread.

http://thebrotherhoodofevilgeeks.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/12140-medium.jpg

out of this lot i'd probly vote for Genghis but really these guys shd be on here and winning:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s02HbvL35WM/UWdy4LX3_lI/AAAAAAAAAvY/7tWhJw5PZrU/s1600/IMG_6642.JPG

so serene and lovely

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/66473743.jpg

http://thesaint.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/awakening-sculpture.jpg

just reminds me of

http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/giant-star-wars-han-solo-in-carbonite-silicone-mold-3.jpg

http://www.gianthropology.com/observatory/bigpicture/bigpicture001/20050710DSCN1887Viking.jpg

http://wideshut.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/bohemian_grove3.jpg

^ that is the giant spooky moloch owl thing being used in a bohemian grove club ritual btw

God this thread is ruling me so hard

gonna save a bunch of these pictures

Voted Sulawesi btw, that thing is demonic

Does the writhing Vigelund column of humans not qualify? How tall is that thing?

these are all amazing but that Genghis Khan statue is the greatest

http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/101018/GAL-10Oct18-6095/media/PHO-10Oct18-260985.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Owgxo0uCZXA/S7lQbvL-jMI/AAAAAAAABDo/EjAfLUw4ZOA/s400/Yesus+Memberkati+-+Manado.JPG https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4073/4794075893_d0d59f4ec0_z.jpg

what is that giant adorable baby?

not nearly enough giant robots yet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEPJDkZRdJU

now wait one god damn minute

https://i.imgur.com/7dNkHGW.png

i'm looking at this. the bronze statue of Dizang goes by, I can tell from the adjacent statues that the staff the figure carries "doesn't count". it's the top of his head. ok.

but yet, when The Motherland Calls, suddenly the top of the sword is the line of measurement. now wait one god damn minute

this is a pretty sweet video though, thanks :D

I'd say the pedestal might not count, but then a certain green lady shows up.

Yeah, it's a cool video but the measurements are weird. I was under the impression that the standard way of measuring statue height is to include staffs (staves?) etc but to not count pedestals - I get that would prob spoil the aesthetic of such a video, but not convinced that they've got things right the way they've done it.

Also, I somehow missed that Bolivia ripped off Christ the Redeemer and made a bigger one, and then (not included in that video) Poland ripped them both off and made an even bigger one again!

http://witaworld.com/assets_image/content/large/post-9_1500995399.jpg

Being built:
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HQY1n3wIOvk/TNfNZy322hI/AAAAAAAAAUo/xEt_d5DLnT8/s1600/alg_largest_jesus.jpg

lol at that last image!

I think the christian nations of the world should each build a really tall Jesus on this model. Then, there can be a competition and the winner can be placed on a very tall pedestal, towering above the others Jesuses

Or put the existing ones all together and rename them "The Three Christs of Ypsilanti".

i am working on a mockup.

this could change the future of giant statues

nevermind, it won't

https://i.imgur.com/Ep2umhw.gif

but what a world it could be

https://i.imgur.com/RB5T14O.jpg

omg karl

WORSHIP CHRIST!!!

this one's slower, probably better

https://i.imgur.com/BShVqVu.gif

incredible

Not that it's worth a whole thread, but if there were one of the most terrifying gigantic buildings, the Abraj Al-bait clock tower would be on my list.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaseeK2sFTY

I like that they have a building in Atlanta, Georgia in there, I guess thinking it's the country of Georgia.

Quality control on those videos is dreadful, there aren't two Turning Torsos, the one Kenya is Britam Tower.

The height of statues from around the world.pic.twitter.com/Uggitgx6kj

— Fascinating (@fasc1nate) November 1, 2022

Excellent - somehow missed that big lad at the end.

https://i.imgur.com/ZWx7WqJ.png

The horrible secret Mr. and Mrs. Peanut kept locked in the basement until it grew too big to contain

FEED ME SEYMOUR

Never forget there is a 16ft Tony Soprano statue at Vilnius train station in Lithuania. pic.twitter.com/Y8EUPEOmoJ

— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) March 11, 2023

Instagram video, with sound:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsvcYDMLFs0/

lol, I just guessed that someone added screams to The Motherland Calls.

As to the link, under no circumstances would I take that ride.

i posted upthread about four years ago, revisiting today... as yesterday, i took a trip to the Angel of the North. my lifelong megalophobia has certainly waned - i can deal with skyscrapers and all that - but i've always had the biggest dread around this one. you see it along the motorway as you're heading up to it; it's looming and dark, and seems so out of place - that's the real thing about this phobia for me: it's a psychogeographical thing - structure which doesn't seem to belong that just throws off the otherwise natural surroundings...

at any rate, i arrived there with a big sinking feeling, shutting my eyes as i approached... but to my surprise, it's actually... not so big, after all? i felt something as i stood under its loom, but it wasn't fear. freaky, for sure, but i suppose i felt more intrigued. faceless, almost light in nature despite its weathered finish and incredible weight. it's a breathtaking work of art, really.

i had a much, much bigger fright when visiting liverpool for the first time a couple of years ago: i was walking through the city centre with a friend, and looked up to realize i was at the base of st john's beacon...! my heart immediately sank to my bollocks and i hit the deck crouching! the height of that thing is much more intense... i spent the rest of the afternoon gazing at it from different angles around the city in awe.

this is the exact spot.
https://www.euansguide.com/remote.axd/nucleusimagery.blob.core.windows.net%2Flive%2F4d22369c-5cc7-415e-8017-15a5cc599318?width=600&mode=crop
the eerie nature comes across much more in older photos, though...
https://i2-prod.liverpoolecho.co.uk/incoming/article9385658.ece/ALTERNATES/s1227b/1_JS30072767.jpg

I know what you mean! I think!

Our tallest building, well, it's not really that tall, 45 stories or so. But there's this one hill nearby where as you climb up, the building slowly levitates into view, much like the moon does when it "rises."

https://i.imgur.com/zfzhN0O.png

Kinda weirds me out!