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Headline: World's Largest Statue Takes Shape

Caption: PICTURE SHOWS: Renderings of the finished statue .... STORY COPY: These remarkable pictures show the construction progress of the world's largest statue. Statue of Unity, a monument dedicated to Indian independence movement leader Vallabhbhai Patel, is taking shape after three years of construction. Double the height of the Statue of Liberty At 182 metres (597 feet), the spectacle is reportedly on track for an October 2018 opening. Located facing the Narmada Dam in the Indian state of Gujarat, a significant portion of the project entailed engineering and significantly reinforcing the rocky outcrop in the middle of the Naramada river bed in order to accommodate the massive sculpture and the base on which it sits. When completed it will house visitor services, and a series of display halls dedicated to Saradar Patel, the history of India’s struggle for and ultimate achievement of independence, and the construction of the statue itself. In addition to the statue itself, Michael Graves Architecture & Design (MGA&D), based in Princeton, New Jersey, designed the master plan for the entire project, including the phased development of a hotel, convention center, memorial garden, visitor’s center, a quarter mile long bridge connecting the visitor center to Sadhu Island and the statue, and miles of roadways and bridges that connect the statue to the town of Kevadia.

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