A 182-metre-high monument created by Michael Graves Architecture and Design , which is four times the size of the Statue of Liberty, has been officially inaugurated in Gujarat state, India . The Statue of Unity is nearly 50 storeys tall, and together with its three-level base measures 240 metres, making it the world's tallest statue. Designed by Indian sculptor Ram V Sutar, the statue was made from scrap metal collected from around the country and is clad in bronze that will patina over time. The structure, which took four years to build, required a total of 210,000 cubic metres of cement, 25,000 tonnes of steel and 1,700 tonnes of bronze and cost 29.8 billion rupees (£314 million), estimated the Guardian . Lifts going up to a 153-metre-high viewing platform will be able to transport up to 15,000 tourists a day when the attraction opens on 3 November 2018. The towering sculpture depicts founding father of the Republic of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Patel, who was born in Gu