India plans to build world's tallest statue
India is to build the world's tallest statue - twice the size of the Statue of Liberty. The proposed 630ft (192 metre) statue of Shivaji, a 16th century ruler from western India, will be built off the coast of Mumbai. The construction - on land reclaimed from the Arabian Sea - is due to be completed in 2019. The country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the project, expected to cost of 36bn rupees (£430m).
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