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{{Short description|2016 statue in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh}}
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{{Infobox monument
{{Infobox monument
|name          = ''Vikramaditya Statue''
|name          = ''Vikramaditya Statue''
|image        =  
|image        = Vikramaditya (king).jpg
|caption      =  
|caption      =  
|location      = Vikram Teela, [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|location      = Vikram Teela, [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
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|length        =
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|width        =
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|height        = 30 feet
|height        = {{convert|30|ft|m|order=flip|abbr=on}}
|begin        = July 2015
|begin        = July 2015
|complete      = 2016
|complete      = 2016
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The '''''Vikramaditya Statue''''' is a 30 feet statue of Indian King [[Vikramaditya]] at ''Vikram Teela'' behind [[Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga|Mahakal Temple]] in the Indian holy city of [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The Statue is made of brass with a cost of {{INRconvert|1|c}} by [[Ujjain Municipal Corporation]] and 'Simhastha Preparation Committee'. The statue would be sculpted by [[Indore]] based sculptor Mahendra Kodwani.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Vikramaditya-statue-to-be-installed-in-Ujjain-before-Simhastha/articleshow/47934353.cms Vikramaditya statue to be installed in Ujjain before Simhastha]</ref><ref>[http://www.simhasthujjain.in/newsworthy/vikramaditya-statue-to-be-installed-in-ujjain-before-simhastha/ Vikramaditya statue to be installed in Ujjain]</ref><ref>[http://www.freepressjournal.in/indore-based-artist-to-erect-30ft-statue-of-vikramaditya/ Indore based artist to erect 30ft statue of Vikramaditya] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208180012/http://www.freepressjournal.in/indore-based-artist-to-erect-30ft-statue-of-vikramaditya/ |date=8 December 2015 }}</ref>
The '''''Vikramaditya Statue''''' is a {{convert|30|ft|m|order=flip|adj=on|abbr=off}} statue of King [[Vikramaditya]] at Vikram Teela behind [[Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga|Mahakal Temple]] in [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. The Statue is made of brass with a cost of {{INRconvert|1|c}} by [[Ujjain Municipal Corporation]] and 'Simhastha Preparation Committee'. The statue was sculpted by [[Indore]]-based sculptor Mahendra Kodwani.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Vikramaditya-statue-to-be-installed-in-Ujjain-before-Simhastha/articleshow/47934353.cms Vikramaditya statue to be installed in Ujjain before Simhastha]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.simhasthujjain.in/newsworthy/vikramaditya-statue-to-be-installed-in-ujjain-before-simhastha/ |title=Vikramaditya statue to be installed in Ujjain |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=4 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204222928/http://www.simhasthujjain.in/newsworthy/vikramaditya-statue-to-be-installed-in-ujjain-before-simhastha/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.freepressjournal.in/indore-based-artist-to-erect-30ft-statue-of-vikramaditya/ Indore based artist to erect 30ft statue of Vikramaditya] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208180012/http://www.freepressjournal.in/indore-based-artist-to-erect-30ft-statue-of-vikramaditya/ |date=8 December 2015 }}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* ''[[Statue of Equality]]''
* ''[[Statue of Equality (disambiguation)]]''
* ''[[Statue of Unity]]''
* ''[[Statue of Unity]]''


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{{Statues in India}}
{{Statues in India}}
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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Madhya Pradesh]]

Latest revision as of 22:10, 6 February 2026

Vikramaditya Statue
LocationVikram Teela, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
DesignerMahendra Kodwani
MaterialBrass
Height9.1 m (30 ft)
Beginning dateJuly 2015
Completion date2016
Dedicated toVikramaditya

The Vikramaditya Statue is a 9.1-metre (30-foot) statue of King Vikramaditya at Vikram Teela behind Mahakal Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Statue is made of brass with a cost of 1 crore (US$140,000) by Ujjain Municipal Corporation and 'Simhastha Preparation Committee'. The statue was sculpted by Indore-based sculptor Mahendra Kodwani.[1][2][3]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Vikramaditya statue to be installed in Ujjain before Simhastha
  2. "Vikramaditya statue to be installed in Ujjain". Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. Indore based artist to erect 30ft statue of Vikramaditya Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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