It’s late afternoon, and John has finally arrived at the city centre. Against the sun, he can barely make out the statue in the middle of the square. What does it represent?
If the Statue of Liberty strikes you as monumental, you’re in for a shock: in 2018, India saw the unveiling of the Statue of Unity, a behemoth of 182 metres on a 58-metre base depicting independence activist Vallabhbhai Patel. This tallest statue in the world is so huge that Lady Liberty’s torch would barely reach Patel’s knee.