Statue of Unity (India)

Project information

Project description mageba scope Highlights & Facts With a height of 182 m, the Statue of The island, on which the statue stands can Unity is the tallest statue in the world – be accessed via a series of new bridges, mageba products: almost four times the height of the Statue including a main bridge with a length of Type: RESTON®POT of Liberty in New York, excluding pedes- 330 m. RESTON®SPHERICAL tals. These bridges are equipped with 169 RESTON®FORCE bearings The island on which it stands is located mageba bearings – RESTON®POT and Installation: 2020 close to the enormous Sardar Sarovar Dam RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings for ver- on the Narmada River, towards which the tical loads of up to 10,500 kN, and Structure: statue faces. Therefore, the island now of- RESTON®FORCE horizontal force bearings City: Kevadia, Gujarat fers visitors breathtaking views, not only of for horizontal loads of up to 5,900 kN. Country: India the statue but also of the nearby dam. Beyond manufacturing, mageba also su- Type: Statue The project design specifications included pervised the installation of the bearings on Height: 182 m the requirement for structures to be able site to maximise long-term service, and to Owner: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to withstand earthquakes measuring up to ensure uninterrupted access to this monu- Rashtriya Ekta Trust 6.5 on the Richter scale, at a depth of up to ment for many years to come. Designer: Larsen & Toubro 10 km and within a radius of 12 km.

The statue is situated in the town of Kevadia, in A RESTON®FORCE bearing in the factory during Installation of a RESTON®FORCE horizontal force India’s Gujarat state assembly bearing on site

Kevadia