9. Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park, Japan, 88m / 289 ft
This statue, which is also known as the Hokkaido Kannon or Byakue Kannon, used to be the tallest statue in the world. It held this record from 1989 to 1991. Planning of the statue started in 1975 and it was finished in 1989. The statue contains over 20 floors with an elevator, with floors containing shrines and places of worship.
On the next page we’ll take a look at the first Christian statue on the list: The Mother of All Asia.