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India Unveils World’s Tallest Statue, Twice the Size of Lady Liberty

on October 31, 2018

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The bronze Statue of Unity pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a leader of the Indian independence movement who helped wrest the country from British control.

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