Editing Vallabhbhai Patel (section)

=== ''Statue of Unity'' ===
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[[File:Statue_of_Unity.jpg|thumb|Sardar Vallabhai Patel ''Statue of Unity'' in Gujarat, India]]

The ''[[Statue of Unity]]'' is a monument dedicated to Patel, located in the Indian state of Gujarat, facing the [[Narmada Dam]], 3.2&nbsp;km away from Sadhu Bet near [[Vadodara]]. At the height of 182 metres (597 feet), it is the world's [[List of tallest statues|tallest statue]], exceeding the [[Spring Temple Buddha]] by 54 meters.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=31 October 2018 |title=India unveils world's tallest statue |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46028342 |access-date=31 October 2018 |archive-date=31 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031055342/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46028342 |url-status=live }}</ref> This statue and related structures are spread over 20,000 square meters and are surrounded by an artificial lake spread across 12&nbsp;km and cost an estimated 29.8&nbsp;billion rupees ($425m).<ref name=":0" /> It was inaugurated by India's Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on 31 October 2018, the 143rd anniversary of Patel's birth. The height of the statue in meters has been picked to match the total assembly constituencies in Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 October 2018 |title=Statue of Unity: How it compares with other renowned statues |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/statue-of-unity-how-it-compares-with-other-renowned-statues-1379238-2018-10-31 |access-date=22 March 2020 |archive-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322131448/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/statue-of-unity-how-it-compares-with-other-renowned-statues-1379238-2018-10-31 |url-status=live }}</ref>