The Most Unique Rock Carvings in The World

The Fortress of Brest (Brest, Belarusia)

The Fortress of Brest is the second largest war monument in the former Soviet Union. Located in the city of Brest Belarus. This statue is a tribute to?? Courage?? famous last German attack against the Soviet Union during the early days of World War II. Its size and shape are very impressive display of toughness.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial ( South Dakota, USA)

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into becoming a granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, USA. Sculpted by Gutzon Borglum and later by his son Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore as high as 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and AbrahamLincoln. The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km2) and 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.

The Confederate Memorial Carving (USA)

Stone Mountain Park has the largest high relief sculpture in the world, the Confederate Memorial Carving.Pahatantersebut 3 heroes to honor Confederate Civil War, President Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. ?? Stonewall?? Jackson. The entire carved surface of 3 hectares, larger than a football field. The carving of 3 400 feet above the ground, measuring 90 to 190 feet, and 42 feet into the mountain hidden. Deepest point of the carving that was in Lee's elbow, which is 12 feet to the surface of the mountain.

The Bust of Ataturk (Buca, Turkey)

A giant statue of The Bust of Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, is being built in Buca, a suburb of the Aegean port city of Izmir, western Turkey.

The Matreiya Buddha (Gansu, China)

Located in the hills Jishi 35 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of the village Yongjing, Gansu Province. Bingling Thousand Buddha caves are cultural treasures of the Silk Road. The largest of the sculptures, The Matreiya Buddha, standing almost as tall as 100 feet (27 meters).

Petra (Yordania)

Petra is a historic and archaeological city in Jordan that has rock cut architecture. Founded around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans. It is a symbol of Jordan as well as a tourist attraction the most visited, chosen by the BBC as one of the?? 40 places to see before you die??. This site filmseperti been featured in Indiana Jones and Transformers. 

Leshan Giant Buddha (China)

Leshan Giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya is in a sitting position. In December 1996, the location of the Buddha are included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Started in the year 713 in the Tang Dynasty, and finished in the year 803, the statue requires working more than 90 years to complete. Built in the early hours, this is the tallest statue in the world. During these years, thousands of workers have been producing ability and hope on this project. As the largest carved stone Buddha, Leshan Giant Buddha was featured in poetry, song and story.

Church of St George (Lalibela, Ethiopia)

Church of St George carved entirely out of a single block of granite with a roof above ground level in the small town of Lalibela in Ethiopia and is one of 11 churches made of carved stone. Lalibela churches are not built, they dug. Each church is created by first carving out a wide trench on all four sides of the rock, then painstakingly chiseling out the interior. The largest church is 40 meters, and the labor involved to complete such a task simply by using a hammer and chisel.

Garuda Wisnu Kencana ( Bali, Indonesia )

located in Unggasan Bukit - Jimbaran, Bali. This statue is the work of the famous sculptor Bali, I Nyoman Nuarta. This monument was developed as a cultural park and become an icon for tourism in Bali and Indonesia.

The statue of Lord Vishnu in the form of Hindu religion is God the Preserver (Sthiti), riding a Garuda bird. Garuda figure can be seen in the story of Garuda & empire that revolves around the sense of devotion and sacrifice to save the mother bird Garuda of slavery that ultimately protected by Lord Vishnu.

This statue is projected to spatial binding with visibility up to 20 miles so it can be seen from Kuta, Sanur, Nusa Dua up to Tanah Lot. Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue is a symbol of environmental rescue mission and the world. The statue is made of a mixture of copper and steel weighing 4,000 tons, with a height of 75 meters and width of 60 meters. When construction is completed, the sculpture will be the largest sculpture in the world and beat the Statue of Liberty.