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. The list also includes novelty architecture, (which are not statues).

Statues over 12.2 m (40 ft)

Statue Height Image Sculptor Completed Location Coordinates Materials Notes
m ft
Birth of the New World110360Zurab Tsereteli2016Arecibo, Puerto Rico18°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		46151
Frédéric Bartholdi1886Liberty Island, New York Harbor40°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 Dragon33.5110Mark Kara (designer)
Stark Engineers[2]
Strassacker Art Foundry[3]		2014Gulfstream 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 and steelPegasus 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 Rockies2788.6Robert O'Bill (artist/creator) Laurien Eugene Riehl (designer)1985Butte, Montana46°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 statueStands upon a 1.5 m (5 ft) base
Total monument height: 28.5 m (93.6 ft)[4]
Metaphor: The Tree of Utah2787Karl Momen1986Bonneville Salt Flats,
Western Utah		concrete
Golden Driller[5]2375
1953Tulsa 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 Am21.9472Mai Chi Kim[6]1998Chua 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 Baby21.3470Gary Staab2009Children'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)		20.768Felix de Weldon1954Arlington 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]20.667.6Bob Cassilly[9]1997Dallas 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)		20.567David Adickes1994Huntsville, Texas30°39′40″N 95°30′39″W / 30.66111°N 95.51083°W / 30.66111; -95.51083 (Tribute to Courage (Huntsville, Texas))cast concreteStands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal[10]
Christ of the Ozarks[11]2065.5
Emmet Sullivan1966Magnetic 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 Elephant19.765James V. Lafferty, designer1881Margate City, New Jersey39°19′14.33″N 74°30′42.85″W / 39.3206472°N 74.5119028°W / 39.3206472; -74.5119028 (Lucy the Elephant)wood, 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″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 Skowhegan18.962Bernard Langlais1969Skowhegan, Maine44°46′04″N 69°43′11″W / 44.767792°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)[13]
The Father of Texas
(Stephen Austin statue)		18.360David Adickes2009Angleton, Texas29°09′02″N 95°26′58″W / 29.150535°N 95.449331°W / 29.150535; -95.449331 (The Father of Texas (Angleton, Texas))cast concreteStands upon a 3 m (10 ft) pedestal[14]
Vulcan17.156
Giuseppe Moretti1904Red 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)[15]
Hiawatha15.852Gordon Displays1964Hiawatha Park,
Ironwood, Michigan		46°26′59″N 90°09′44″W / 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)[16]
Lux Mundi
Light of the World		15.852
Tom Tsuchiya2012Solid 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
Dignity15.2450
201643°47′12.75″N 99°20′17.83″W / 43.7868750°N 99.3382861°W / 43.7868750; -99.3382861
Jolly Green Giant15.250
Creative Displays
F.A.S.T. Corp.		1979Blue Earth, Minnesota43°39′02″N 94°5′46″W / 43.65056°N 94.09611°W / 43.65056; -94.09611 (Jolly Green Giant statue (Blue Earth, Minnesota))fiberglassStands upon a 1.7 m (5.5 ft) base
Total monument height: 16.9 m (55.5 ft)[17]
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″W / 41.584472°N 124.0857861°W / 41.584472; -124.0857861 (Trees of Mystery)wood, chicken wire, stuccoReplaced a 1946 Bunyan statue by Ray & William Thompson.[18]
Based on a model by Ann Cooper.[19]
Black Hawk Statue
The Eternal Indian		14.648
Lorado Taft1911Lowden 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 Man14.648Lippincott, Inc.1991Seattle 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[20]
Atlas13.745
Lee Lawrie1937Rockefeller 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 Plains13.444
Blackbear Bosin1974Mid-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 steelStands upon a 9.1 m (30 ft) rock promontory
Rocket Thrower 12.9542.5Donald De Lue1964Flushing 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)bronzeCreated for the 1964 New York World's Fair[21]
Athena Parthenos
Athena of the Parthenon		12.842
Alan LeQuire1990Parthenon,
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 fiberglassTallest 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		12.240Rodman Shutt1969Conundrum 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)fiberglassStands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) base
Total monument height: 14.9 m (49 ft)[22]
Nickname: "BFI"
Victory
"Miss Indiana"		11.5838
George Brewster1893Soldiers' 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))bronzeVictory stands atop a 75 m (246 ft) tower.
Total monument height: 86.56 m (284 ft)[23]
Restored in 2011[24]
Vision of Peace
Indian God of Peace		11.5838
Carl Milles1936City 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 Penn11.337Alexander Milne Calder1894City Hall,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		39°57′10″N 75°09′49″W / 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°59′36″N 102°14′30″W / 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.
Portlandia11.2536.9Raymond Kaskey1985The 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		1136
Faith: William Rimmer & [John D.?] Perry1907Pilgrim 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 graniteFaith stands upon a 13.7 m (45 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 24.7 m (81 ft)[25]
Other figures: Alexander Doyle, Carl Conrads & James H. Mahoney.
Architect: Joseph Edward Billings
Iron Man1136Jack E. Anderson1987Minnesota 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 oreStands upon a 14 m (45 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 25 m (81 ft)[26]
Paul Bunyan10.133Dean Krotzer1985Paul 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)fiberglassVisitors can sit in Bunyan's right hand.[27]
David (inspired by Michelangelo)1032.8Serkan Özkaya201121c Museum Hotel,
700 W. Main Street,
Louisville, Kentucky		fiberglassStands upon a 5 m (16.4 ft) pedestal[28]
Total monument height: 15 m (49.2 ft)
Ceres9.431John Storrs1930Chicago 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 Bunyan9.431J. Norman Martin1959Bass 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 frameStands upon a 2.1 m (6.7 ft) base
Total monument height: 11.5 m (37.7 ft)[29]
Paul Bunyan9.431Victor R. Nelson1959Portland, Oregon45°35′02″N 122°41′12″W / 45.583829°N 122.686616°W / 45.583829; -122.686616 (Paul Bunyan Statue)concrete over a steel frameCreated for the 1959 Oregon Centennial Exposition
NRHP listed.[30]
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus9.130Jacques Lipchitz1977Jerome 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.8.5328Lei Yixin2011Martin 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)graniteCarved into a 9.1 m (30 ft) block of granite.[31]
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″W / 31.79611694°N 106.3957889°W / 31.79611694; -106.3957889 (Monument to the Forefathers)bronzeThe Equestrian stands upon a 2.4 m (8 ft) base.
Total monument height: 11 m (36 ft)[32]
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)		7.926　Seward Johnson2011The Sculpture Foundation,
Hamilton, New Jersey		stainless steel, aluminumExhibited in Chicago, Illinois (2011–12) and Palm Springs,
California (2012–14)
Dancing Hog7.625Eugene Sargent2018Hogeye Inc., Fayetteville, ArkansasInstalled at the border of Fayetteville and Farmington.[33]
Civic Fame7.625Adolph Alexander Weinman1914Manhattan 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[34]7.625W. C. Ballard1956Pocahontas, Iowa42°43′58″N 94°39′31″W / 42.732739°N 94.658478°W / 42.732739; -94.658478 (Miss Pocahontas)steel, wood & fiberglass
Johnny Kaw7.625William Stewart1966Manhattan, Kansas39°18′02″N 96°57′36″W / 39.30056°N 96.96000°W / 39.30056; -96.96000 (Johnny Kaw)concrete over a steel frameStands upon a 0.25 m (0.75 ft) base
Total monument height: 7.85 m (25.75 ft)[35]
Unconditional Surrender7.625Seward Johnson2007San Diego, Californiafoam core with a urethane outer layer
Orpheus
Francis Scott Key Monument		7.324Charles Henry Niehaus1922Fort 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)bronzeCommissioned 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)[36]
Fountain of Time7.324Lorado Taft1922Washington 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)6.7622.2Richard Bergen2002Kansas 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[37]
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″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.[38]
Goddess of Victory and Peace6.421Samuel Murray1910Pennsylvania 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.[39]
Apotheosis of St. Louis6.120Charles Henry Niehaus1903-06St. 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)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)[40]
Columbia Triumphant
USS Maine Quadriga		6.120Attilio Piccirilli1913USS 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)[41]

Statues under 6.1 m (20 ft)

Statue Height Image Sculptor Completed Location Coordinates Materials Notes
m ft
‘’Statue of Freedom’’5.919.5Thomas Crawford1862United 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.

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.[42]
Thomas Jefferson5.819Rudulph Evans1943Jefferson 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)[43]
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)

Colorado
Thatcher Memorial Fountain		5.518Lorado Taft1918City Park,
Denver, Colorado		39°44′41″N 104°57′25″W / 39.74480°N 104.95685°W / 39.74480; -104.95685 (Thatcher Memorial Fountain)bronzeStands upon a 2.75 m (9 ft) pedestal.
Moses5.518Joseph Turkalj1963Notre Dame, IN41°42′09″N 86°14′04″W / 41.702598°N 86.234336°W / 41.702598; -86.234336Known 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)[44]
Illustrious Brother George Washington5.2617.25Bryant Baker1950George 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)bronzeStands upon a 1.57 m (5.16 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 6.83 m (22.41 ft)[45]
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″W / 38.889750°N 77.012889°W / 38.889750; -77.012889 (Grant Memorial)bronzeStands upon a 6.86 (22.5 ft) pedestal
Total monument height: 12.1 m (39.7 ft)[46]
Theodore Roosevelt5.217Paul Manship1967Theodore 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)bronzeStands upon a 1.7 m (5.6 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 9.1 m (30 ft)[47]
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°52′07″N 77°03′59″W / 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).[48]
Superman4.87[49]16[49]Unknown1993[50]Metropolis, Illinois37°08′46″N 88°44′08″W / 37.1460999°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″W / 43.07444°N 89.38472°W / 43.07444; -89.38472gold-gilded bronze
Equestrian Statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman
Sherman Memorial		4.7215.5Augustus Saint Gaudens1903Grand 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 bronzeStands upon a 2.7 m (8.8 ft) base
Total monument height: 7.42 (24.3 ft)
Diana of the Tower4.4514.6Augustus Saint Gaudens1893Philadelphia 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.[51]
Myles Standish Monument4.314
S.J. Kelly (designer)
Stephano Brignoli and Luigi Limonetta (sculptors)[52]		1898Myles Standish Monument State Reservation, Duxbury, Massachusetts42°00′49″N 70°41′14″W / 42.013486°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.[52]
Total monument height: 35.35 m (116 ft)[53]
Drone flight around Myles Standish Monument.[54]
George Washington4.314Lorado Taft1909University 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)bronzeCreated for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Stands upon a 8.5 m (28 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 12.8 m (42 ft)[55]
Gloria Victis4.314Frederick Ruckstull1909Salisbury, North Carolina35°40′06″N 80°28′16″W / 35.66833°N 80.47111°W / 35.66833; -80.47111 (Gloria Victis)bronzeStands upon a 2.7 m (9 ft) pedestal.
Total monument height: 7 m (23 ft)[56]
Benjamin Franklin3.812.5James Earle Fraser1938Benjamin 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)[57]
The Institute's rotunda is a memorial to Franklin.

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