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- Statues over 12.2 m (40 ft)
- Statues between 6.1 and 12.2 m (20 and 40 ft)
- Statues under 6.1 m (20 ft)
- Other organizational lists
- References
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, (which are not statues). {{GeoGroupTemplate}}Statues over 12.2 m (40 ft)Statue | Height | Image | Sculptor | Completed | Location | Coordinates | Materials | Notes |
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Birth of the New World | 110 | 360 | see article | Zurab Tsereteli | 2016 | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | 18|29|10|N|66|37|29|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=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 | 40.6892|N|74.0445|W|type:landmark_region:US-NY|name=Statue of Liberty (New York)}} | cast copper on metal armature | National Park Service, US Department of the Interior. http://www.nps.gov/archive/stli/prod02.htm The interior framework was designed by Gustave Eiffel. | Pegasus and Dragon | 33.5 | 110 | Mark Kara (designer) Stark Engineers[1] Strassacker Art Foundry[2] | 2014 | Gulfstream Park Racetrack and Casino, Hallandale Beach, Florida | 25.982155|N|80.140495|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=Pegasus and the Dragon (Hallandale Beach, Florida)}} | bronze and steel | 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 | Robert O'Bill (artist/creator) Laurien Eugene Riehl (designer) | 1985 | Butte, Montana | 46|0|1.7|N|112|26|46.58|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=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)[3] | The Tree of Utah | 27 | 87 | see article | Karl Momen | 1986 | Bonneville Salt Flats, Western Utah | 40.73322|-113.55086|type:landmark_region:US|display=title}} | concrete | Golden Driller[4] | 23 | 75 | 1953 | Tulsa Expo Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | 36.133638|N|95.931158|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=Golden Driller (Tulsa, Oklahoma)}} | cast concrete and plaster | Tuong Phat Quan Am | 21.94 | 72 | Mai Chi Kim[5] | 1998 | Chua Viet Nam, Sugar Land, Texas | 29.670853|N|95.617491|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX|name=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|type:landmark_region:US-IN|name=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|region:US-VA_type:landmark|name=Marine Corps War Memorial}} | bronze | Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) base. Total monument height: 23.7 m (78 ft)[6]
View with Washington, D.C. in the distance. | Giraffe[7] | 20.6 | 67.6 | Bob Cassilly[8] | 1997 | Dallas Zoo, Dallas, Texas | 32|44|38|N|96|48|52|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Dallas Zoo's giraffe statue (Dallas, Texas)}} | bronze and plexiglass | A Tribute to Courage (Sam Houston statue) | 20.5 | 67 | see article | David Adickes | 1994 | Huntsville, Texas | 30|39|40|N|95|30|39|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|name=Tribute to Courage (Huntsville, Texas)}} | cast concrete | Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal[9] | Christ of the Ozarks[10] | 20 | 65.5 | Emmet Sullivan | 1966 | Magnetic Mountain, Eureka Springs, Arkansas | 36|24|24.87|N|93|43|23.41|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=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|region:US-NJ_type:landmark|name=Lucy the Elephant}} | wood, tin sheeting | Similar novelty buildings built at Coney Island, New York (Elephantine Colossus) and Cape May, New Jersey do not survive. NRHP listed. | Brontosaurus "Dinny the Dinosaur" | 19.7 | 65 | Claude K. Bell | 1978 | Dinosaur Delights, Cabazon, California | 33|55|12.5|N|116|46|22.25|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|name=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.[11] | Indian of Skowhegan | 18.9 | 62 | | Bernard Langlais | 1969 | Skowhegan, Maine | 44.767792|N|69.719803|W|type:landmark_region:US-ME|name=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)[12] | The Father of Texas (Stephen Austin statue) | 18.3 | 60 | David Adickes | 2009 | Angleton, Texas | 29.150535|N|95.449331|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|name=The Father of Texas (Angleton, Texas)}} | cast concrete | Stands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal[13] | Vulcan | 17.1 | 56 | Giuseppe Moretti | 1904 | Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama | 33|29|30.18|N|86|47|43.86|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=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 | 46.449709|N|90.162152|W|type:landmark_region:US-MI|name=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|region:US-OH_type:landmark|name=Lux Mundi (Solid Rock Church, Monroe, Ohio)}} | polymer, composite, steel | Replaced the statue King of Kings which was struck by lightning and destroyed in 2010.[16][17] | Dignity | 15.24 | 50 | 2016 | 43|47|12.75|N|99|20|17.83|W}} | 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|region:US_type:landmark|name=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)[18] | 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|region:US-CA_type:landmark|name=Trees of Mystery}} | wood, chicken wire, stucco | Replaced a 1946 Bunyan statue by Ray & William Thompson.[19] Based on a model by Ann Cooper.[20] | 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|region:US-IL_type:landmark|name=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|type:landmark}}) | steel | [21] | Atlas | 13.7 | 45 | Lee Lawrie | 1937 | Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York City | 40|45|32.12|N|73|58|37.84|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|name=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|region:US-KS_type:landmark|name=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 | 40.7474|-73.8421|type:landmark_region:US-NY|name=Rocket Thrower}} | bronze | Created for the 1964 New York World's Fair[22] | Athena Parthenos Athena of the Parthenon | 12.8 | 42 | Alan LeQuire | 1990 | Parthenon, Nashville, Tennessee | 36|08|59|N|86|48|49|W|region:US-TN_type:landmark|name=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 |
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Big Freeport Indian Chief Passamaquoddy | 12.2 | 40 | Rodman Shutt | 1969 | Conundrum Wine Bistro, 313 Yarmouth Road, Freeport, Maine | 43.817851|N|70.144675|W|type:landmark_region:US-ME|name=Big Freeport Indian}} | fiberglass | Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) base Total monument height: 14.9 m (49 ft)[23] 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|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Indiana)}} | bronze | Victory stands atop a 75 m (246 ft) tower. Total monument height: 86.56 m (284 ft)[24] Restored in 2011[25] | 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|region:US_type:landmark|name=Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace)}} | Mexican onyx | William Penn | 11.3 | 37 | Alexander Milne Calder | 1894 | City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 39.95281|-75.16352|type:landmark_region:US-PA|name=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 | 43.993231|-102.241795|type:landmark_region:US-SD|name=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|type:landmark_region:US-OR|name=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|type:landmark|name= Monument to the Forefathers}} | solid granite | Faith stands upon a 13.7 m (45 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 24.7 m (81 ft)[26] 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 | 47.28876|N|92.53762|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=Iron Man (Chisholm Minnesota)}} | iron ore | Stands upon a 14 m (45 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 25 m (81 ft)[27] | Madonna, Queen of the Universe | 10.7 | 35 | Arrigo Minerbi | 1954 | Don Orione Home, East Boston, Massachusetts | 42.389801|-71.005604}} | bronze and copper | Mounted on a gray granite block structure with a crown-shaped gold top.[28] | Paul Bunyan | 10.1 | 33 | Dean Krotzer | 1985 | Paul Bunyan Historical Museum, Akeley, Minnesota | 47.003348|N|94.730593|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN|name=Paul Bunyan Statue}} | fiberglass | Visitors can sit in Bunyan's right hand.[29] | 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[30] 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|type:landmark|name=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 | 44.788657|N|68.778337|W|type:landmark_region:US-ME|name=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)[31] | Paul Bunyan | 9.4 | 31 | Victor R. Nelson | 1959 | Portland, Oregon | 45.583829|N|122.686616|W|type:landmark_region:US-OR|name=Paul Bunyan Statue}} | concrete over a steel frame | Created for the 1959 Oregon Centennial Exposition NRHP listed.[32] | 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|type:landmark|name=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|type:landmark|name=Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial}} | granite | Carved into a 9.1 m (30 ft) block of granite.[33] | 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|type:landmark|name= Monument to the Forefathers}} | bronze | The Equestrian stands upon a 2.4 m (8 ft) base. Total monument height: 11 m (36 ft)[34] | 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) | Dancing Hog | 7.6 | 25 | Eugene Sargent | 2018 | Hogeye Inc., Fayetteville, Arkansas | Installed at the border of Fayetteville and Farmington.[35] | Civic Fame | 7.6 | 25 | Adolph Alexander Weinman | 1914 | Manhattan Municipal Building, New York City | 40|42|46.67|N|74|0|14|W|type:landmark|name=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[36] | 7.6 | 25 | W. C. Ballard | 1956 | Pocahontas, Iowa | 42.732739|N|94.658478|W|region:US-IO_type:landmark|name=Miss Pocahontas}} | steel, wood & fiberglass | Johnny Kaw | 7.6 | 25 | William Stewart | 1966 | Manhattan, Kansas | 39|18|02|N|96|57|36|W|region:US-KS_type:landmark|name=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)[37] | Unconditional Surrender | 7.6 | 25 | Seward Johnson | 2007 | San Diego, California | 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|type:landmark_region:US-MD|name=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)[38] | Fountain of Time | 7.3 | 24 | Lorado Taft | 1922 | Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois | 41|47|12.3|N|87|36|27.9|W|type:landmark_region:US-IL|name=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|type:landmark_region:US-KS|name=Kansas State Capitol}} | bronze | A Kansa warrior aiming an arrow at the North Star[39] 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|type:landmark|name=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.[40] | Goddess of Victory and Peace | 6.4 | 21 | Samuel Murray | 1910 | Pennsylvania State Memorial Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | 39.807588|-77.235153|type:landmark_region:US-PA|name=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.[41] | Apotheosis of St. Louis | 6.1 | 20 | Charles Henry Niehaus | 1903-06 | St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri | 38.63980|-90.29409|type:landmark_region:US-MO|name=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)[42] | Columbia Triumphant USS Maine Quadriga | 6.1 | 20 | Attilio Piccirilli | 1913 | USS Maine National Monument, Columbus Circle, Central Park, New York City | 40.768242|-73.981012|type:landmark_region:US-NY|name=USS Maine National Monument}} | gilded bronze | Stands upon a 13.1 m (43 ft) pylon Total monument height: 19.2 m (63 ft)[43] | |
Statues under 6.1 m (20 ft)Statue | Height | Image | Sculptor | Completed | Location | Coordinates | Materials | Notes |
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‘’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|type:landmark_region:US-DC|name=Statue of Freedom}} | bronze | 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, IN | 41°42' 8.2764″N 86°14′17.4516″W | gilded | Stands atop The Golden Dome on the University of Notre Dame's campus.[44] | Thomas Jefferson | 5.8 | 19 | Rudulph Evans | 1943 | Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. | 38|52|53|N|77|2|13|W|type:landmark_region:US-DC|name=Jefferson Memorial}} | bronze | Stands upon a 1.8 m (6 ft) pedestal Total monument height: 7.6 m (25 ft)[45] | 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 Moroni | 5.5 | 18 | Avard Fairbanks | 1974 | Kensington, Maryland | 39.0138526|-77.0663723|type:landmark_region:US-MD|name=Washing DC Temple}} | gilded | Stands atop the Washington D.C. Temple of the LDS Church.[46] | Colorado Thatcher Memorial Fountain | 5.5 | 18 | Lorado Taft | 1918 | City Park, Denver, Colorado | 39.74480|-104.95685|type:landmark_region:US-CO|name=Thatcher Memorial Fountain}} | bronze | Stands upon a 2.75 m (9 ft) pedestal. | Moses | 5.5 | 18 | Joseph Turkalj | 1963 | Notre Dame, IN | 41.702598|N|86.234336|W|region:US-PA_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}} | Known as 'First Down Moses' of 'Number #1 Moses'. | 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)[47] | Illustrious Brother George Washington | 5.26 | 17.25 | Bryant Baker | 1950 | George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia | 38.80748|N|77.06598|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=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)[48] 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|type:landmark_region:US-DC|name=Grant Memorial}} | bronze | Stands upon a 6.86 (22.5 ft) pedestal Total monument height: 12.1 m (39.7 ft)[49] | 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|type:landmark_region:US|name=Theodore Roosevelt Statue}} | bronze | Stands upon a 1.7 m (5.6 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 9.1 m (30 ft)[50] | 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 | 38.868649|N|77.066259|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=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).[51] | Superman | 4.87[52] | 16[52] | Unknown | 1993[53] | Metropolis, Illinois | 37.1460999|-88.7355066|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-IL|name=Superman Statue}} | bronze | Wisconsin | 4.72 | 15.5 | Daniel Chester French | 1913-1914 | Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin | 43|4|28|N|89|23|5|W|region:US}} | gold-gilded 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 | 40.7645|-73.9732|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-NY|name=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 | 39.966|-75.181|type:landmark_region:US-PA|name=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.[54] | Myles Standish Monument | 4.3 | 14 | S.J. Kelly (designer) Stephano Brignoli and Luigi Limonetta (sculptors)[55] | 1898 | Myles Standish Monument State Reservation, Duxbury, Massachusetts | 42.013486|N|70.6872397|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=Myles Standish Monument (Duxbury, Massachusetts)}} | granite | Stands upon a 31 m (102 ft) column designed by Alden Frink.[55] Total monument height: 35.35 m (116 ft)[56] Drone flight around Myles Standish Monument.[57] | George Washington | 4.3 | 14 | Lorado Taft | 1909 | University of Washington, Seattle, Washington | 47.6560736|-122.3111274|type:landmark_region:US-WA|name=George Washington Statue}} | bronze | Created for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Stands upon an 8.5 m (28 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 12.8 m (42 ft)[58] | Gloria Victis | 4.3 | 14 | Frederick Ruckstull | 1909 | Salisbury, North Carolina | 35|40|06|N|80|28|16|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC|name=Gloria Victis}} | bronze | Stands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 7 m (23 ft)[59] | 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|type:landmark_region:US-PA|name=Franklin Institute}} | marble | Stands upon a 2.5 m (8.4 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 7.3 m (20.9 ft)[60] The Institute's rotunda is a memorial to Franklin. | |
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