The tallest statue in the world is Ushiku Amida Buddha. This statue is located in Ushiku Arcadia in Ibaraki Prefecture, 50 km northeast of Tokyo. The garden is dedicated as a place to retrace the Hozo Bosatsu’s journey into becoming Amida Buddha. The staute is 100 meter tall, standing on a 10m lotus base and a 10m platform, total 120 meters. The base of the statue and its lotus platform are constructed... 

Officially, the World’s Tallest Buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1483 feet / 452m) — but put Petronas side by side with the former title holder, Sears Tower, and look again. The casual observer would say Sears Tower is tops, and by quite a wide margin! The highest floor of Sears is more then 200 feet higher than the top floor in Petronas and its antennas go even...