List of colossal sculpture in situ
A colossal statue is one that is more than twice life-size.[1] This is a list of colossal statues and other sculptures that were created, mostly or all carved, and remain in situ. This list includes two colossal stones that were intended to be moved. However, they were never broken free of the quarry in which they were carved, and therefore they would be considered carved in situ. Most of these were carved in ancient times.
In many cases, especially in India, these sculptures were carved out of softer rocks like sandstone or volcanic tuff. However, in some cases they were carved out of harder rocks like basalt, or even granite in the case of the unfinished obelisk in Egypt. The Egyptians may have been limited to using 4.5-kilogram (10-pound) dolerite balls to chip away at the granite.[2] Dynamite was used in the carving of Mount Rushmore, one of the few colossal sculptures that was carved out of granite.
Africa[]
Egypt[]
- Great Sphinx of Giza – limestone
- Abu Simbel temples – sandstone
- The unfinished obelisk at Aswan – granite
- Seti I[citation needed] – limestone
Ethiopia[]
- Lalibela – tuff
Asia[]
Afghanistan[]
- Buddhas of Bamiyan, destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban
Armenia[]
China[]
- Fuxi sculpture at Xianshan Mountain, Xiangyang
- Leshan Giant Buddha
India[]
- Badami Cave Temples
- Barabar Caves
- Bingling Temple
- Cave temples
- Elephanta Caves
- Ellora Caves
- Kailashnath Temple, Ellora
- Kanheri Caves
- Mahabalipuram
- Vijayanagara
Iran[]
- Behistun
- Naqsh-e Rustam
- Taq-e Bostan
- Colossal Statue of Shapur I, Shapur cave
Jordan[]
Lebanon[]
Saudi Arabia[]
Sri Lanka[]
Turkey[]
Russia[]
Americas[]
Peru[]
- Chachapoya cliff tombs at Revash[3]
- Chavín de Huantar's Old Temple[4]
United States of America[]
- Mount Rushmore, South Dakota – granite
- Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota – pegmatite granite (work in progress)
- Stone Mountain, Georgia – granite
Colombia[]
Ecuador[]
Europe[]
Switzerland[]
Czech Republic[]
Greece[]
- Lion of Bavaria, Nafplio
Bulgaria[]
Romania[]
Italy[]
- Pantalica, Sicily
- Santoni, Sicily
- Sassi di Matera, Basilicata
See also[]
Other lists[]
- List of statues; by height; in U.S.A.
- List of Roman domes
- New Seven Wonders of the World
Footnotes[]
- ^ Collins online dictionary: Colossal "2. (in figure sculpture) approximately twice life-size."; entry in the Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus® Online
- ^ Edwards, Dr. I.E.S.: The Pyramids of Egypt 1986/1947 p. 269-273
- ^ Archeology magazine Jan/Feb 2008 p. 40-45
- ^ The Early Ceremonial Center of Chavín de Huántar, Berger p. 130
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