Statue of Unity is the brand new 'Tourists Attraction' 
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Statue of Unity is the brand new 'Tourists Attraction'

According to reports, the Statue of Unity is attracting more tourists than the Statue of Liberty.

Themagnificent Statue of Unity has become one of the most highly celebratedtourist figures in India. 

Statue of Unity, which istwice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in New York, is dedicated to the ‘Ironman of India’ Sardar Patel. The memorial is located near Sardar Sarovar Dam onNarmada river in Gujarat. The statue is unique in many ways. 

Accordingto reports, the Statue of Unity is attracting more tourists than the Statue ofLiberty.

Besides being the tallestin the world, it also has the distinction of being among landmark status to becompleted in the shortest time.

The Statue of Liberty inthe United States became an icon of freedom and seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrantsarriving by sea. Well, now Statue of Unity takes a sweep.

The 182-metre-tall Statueof Unity has been completed in just 33 months against the Statue of Libertythat was completed in almost 10 years and that it is visible from Space too.Though the project was announced in 2010 by then Gujarat's CM Narendra Modi,  a groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 31 in 2013.

Over 128,000 touristsvisited the statue in the 11 days after its opening to the public on 1 November2018. The daily average tourist footfall at

Statue of Unity duringNovember 2019 reached 15,036.

Statue of Liberty (whichattracts around 10,000 daily visitors on average). It has been included in theShanghai Cooperation Organisation’s ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list.

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