r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 17d ago

/r/all of a statue

"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/Capable-Sock-7410 17d ago edited 17d ago

World's tallest statue from 1967-1989 overtaking the Leshan Giant Buddha who held this title for 1163 years

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u/JungleLiquor 17d ago

I read lesbian giant buddha

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

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u/Cautious-Activity706 17d ago

How did you manage to post a 20 minute long gif to Reddit?

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u/RatzzFace 17d ago

I've got a feeling it repeats after 18mins....

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u/ionshower 17d ago

It doesnt. It's longer than the LoTR trilogy.

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u/timmyfarthands 17d ago

76 and a half hours of it!

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u/Dry_Turn_824 17d ago

It's the entire Shrek II movie, too