China's 420-foot tall Spring Temple Buddha is the second-tallest statue on Earth. For our 60th anniversary, we looked back over the years at the tallest people, from Robert Wadlow to Sultan Kösen (who currently stands 8 ft 2.8 in tall). The impressive statues around the world stand for honoring great personalities and important events in the history. Read here which buildings are currently the ten tallest in the world, where they are located and what makes them stand out. Followings are 10 tallest statues in the world. A new study shows that Dutch men are the tallest in the world at 1.83 metres. 10 What is the deadliest animal in the world? World Facts The Tallest Statues In The World. 3 What is the tallest land animal? Not even the largest dinosaurs approached it in bulk. 8 Is the blue whale bigger than any dinosaur? The giraffe is the tallest animal on Earth. Dubai, Shanghai, New York City: All around the world, ever taller and ever more spectacular new skyscrapers are being planned and built. From the center Ages till the appearance of the skyscraper, Christian church buildings were typically the world’s tallest church buildings. Some of them have enough heights to become the main attraction of the cities. 5 Do giraffes have two hearts? At 100 feet long and 200 tons, not only is the blue whale the biggest mammal in the world, but it's also the largest vertebrate animal that has ever lived. Some titanosaurs were over 100 feet long, but they didn't weigh 200 tons. 9 What is the biggest creature in the world? ... About 8% of the world's population of elephants is poached annually, ... the white rhino is the second largest land animal after the elephant. 7 Is a blue whale bigger than a Megalodon? In second place is the Spring Temple Buddha in China. From 1311, once the spire of Lincoln Cathedral surpassed the peak of the Great Pyramid of Giza, till the Washington Monument was completed in 1884, successions of church buildings command this title. India's Statue of Unity, which opened in 2018, is the world's tallest statue. But they are tiny in comparison to lots of the world's biggest animals! Show Top 200 The tallest man ever lives on in the history books and the Guinness World Records archives – an enduring record that perhaps will never be beaten. Fittingly, the blue whale is also the loudest animal on earth. 6 What is the smelliest mammal? 4 Are Giraffes the tallest land animal? The World's Tallest Buildings. UK men come in at an average of 1.78 metres.