L&T-built Statue of Unity features in World Architecture News Awards 2019

The world's tallest, the Statue of Unity in Gujarat -- constructed by Larsen and Toubro in a record time of 33 months -- has been featured in the 2019 World Architecture News Awards, the company said Tuesday.

The prestigious and internationally acclaimed award showcases the best international design in both current and future projects.

"This is a significant and deserving recognition of India's engineering skills and project management prowess," said S N Subrahmanyan, CEO and Managing Director, L&T.

"The Statue of Unity was by far one of the most complex and challenging assignments we have executed and being featured along with several other global engineering marvels is a truly remarkable achievement not only for all of us at L&T but for our entire nation as well," he said.

It has been placed in the 'mixed use category' in the 2019 World Architecture News Awards.

At 182 metres (597 feet), the Statue of Unity towers above all other similar structures in the world, a memorial ..