The engineering giant said the structure has two vertical cores supporting the steel frames to which about 6,500 bronze panels are clad. It was like arranging thousands of parts to complete a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle." Then we took this data to the foundry for casting the final bronze claddings. There were corrections as in any photography enlargement some details get lost. That replica was scanned into electronic data, which was finally converted into a data grid for around 597-feet (182 metres) statue design. On project challenges Mukesh S Raval, Project Director for the Statue of Unity, L&T told PTI: "Mr Ram Suthar, the sculptor, made a few replicas and the final bronze replica, measuring 30 feet, was handed over to us. Our commitment to scale, speed and quality in engineering has yielded this desired outcome, which is not only structurally superior but also aesthetically appealing." "Our engineering and construction teams along with the architects, the sculptor, and reputed global consultants, have realised this dream of Prime Minister to reality in a record period of time. L&T CEO and MD S N Subrahmanyan told PTI, "The Statue of Unity, apart from being a symbol of national pride, and integration is also a tribute to India's engineering skills and project management abilities. The shape of the shawl, its fall and texture are unique considering the peasant background and the sculptor Ram Suttar had to work hard and diligently to come as close to reality as possible, L&T said. We used technology to convert the 2-dimensional photograph into a 3-dimensional model," L&T said. We collected around 2,000 photographs from archives and zeroed in on one photograph, after consulting multiple stakeholders like historians and people who had seen Sardar. "We evolved the design of the statue by using various techniques. This was the biggest challenge, as one has to make the structure withstand the high wind speed at the same time, it should meet the sculptors' aesthetic requirements,” said L&T.Īnother challenge was the statue is of a living legend and not an imaginary persona.
In case of this statue, the standing leader's two legs were to be shown separate, which resulted in a narrow base for the structure. And if you have seen all the huge statues in the world they have a wide base on which they stand. “The statue structure was to be designed for 180 km per hour wind speed.
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