The Thiruvalluvar Statue is a 133 feet (40.5 m) tall stone sculpture of the Tamil poet and saint Tiruvalluvar, author of the Thirukkural.The combined height of the statue and pedestal is 133 feet (40.5 m), denoting the 133 chapters in the Thirukkural.
Statistical details of the statue :
Height of the statue : 95 feet
Height of the pedestial : 38 feet
Statue along with the pedestial : 133 feet
Height of the face : 10 feet
Height of the body part : 30 feet
Height of the thigh part : 30 feet
Height of the leg part : 20 feet
Fore arm : 10 feet
Length of the manuscript : 10 feet
Width of the shoulder : 30 feet
Length of the hairdo : 5 feet
Peripheral wall including the statue & mandap : 60 * 50 feet
10 Elephants, each as tall as 5' 6 inches
Weight of the pedestial, statue and the wall : 7000 tones
Sculptures and other worksmen :500
Cheif Scultptor : Thiru V.Ganapathi sthapathi
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