Statue of Unity in Gujarat sees 15,000 visitors a day, surpasses Statue of Liberty's footfall

Updated : December 07, 2019 03:28 PM IST

The Statue of Unity, designed by the Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar is the world's tallest statue.

The statue is located near the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada in Kevadiya town in Gujarat.

In just over a year of its unveiling, the Statue of Unity in Gujarat has outdistanced the footfall of the Statue of Liberty in the US, with an average of 15,000 visitors a day.

Twitteratis took to the micro-blogging site to express their happiness over the news and thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for the unveiling of the Statue of Unity, a tribute to country's first Home Minister, Vallabhbhai Patel commonly known as "Ironman of India".

Also read: Statue of Unity completes a year: A look at how it compares to some other notable statues

'#StatueofUnity' has been trending since Saturday morning with over 2,000 tweets.

One user tweeted: "Congratulations to @GujaratTourism @narendramodi for creating an iconic identity and a message in itself to our nation #StatueofUnity."

"#StatueofUnity was the dream project of Narendra Modi. Now, this statue is proud of Gujarat and India. I will definitely visit there," added another user.

Also read: 'Statue of Unity' built at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore: Here's how many years it will take to break even

Posting a tweet, one wrote "What a slap on the face of all the future predictors who were raising questions on the feasibility & economic viability of the #StatueofUnity project."

The Statue of Unity, designed by the Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar is the world's tallest statue, with a height of 182 metres. It is located near the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada in Kevadiya town in Gujarat.

Statue of Unity in Gujarat sees 15,000 visitors a day, surpasses Statue of Liberty's footfall

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