10. Ushiku Diabatsu, Japan, 100m / 330 ft
Ushiku Daibatsu’s construction was completed in 1993. It was the tallest statue in the world from 1993 to 2008. The massive structure has an elevator that takes visitors up 85m / 279 ft to an observation floor. The statue was built to commemorate the birth of Shinran, founder of the Jōdo Shinshū 浄土真宗 or “True Pure Land School” of Buddhism.
Continue on to the next page to see the Sendai Daikonnen statue, which is also located in Japan.