Gandhi Jayanti: Here's a look at some of the Mahatma's most famous statues around the world

Very few people have had statues erected around the world the way the Mahatma has. Take a look at our picks from all over the world on his 150th birth anniversary.

Outside Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Massachusetts

It was erected in October 2011 as a symbol of promoting stronger trade and investment ties with India under the leadership of PM Modi

Union Square Park, New York

The location was chosen by Gandhi’s great grand nephew, the director of the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation, in 1986, as it had a history of free speech

Parliament Square, London

It was created by sculptor Philip Jackson in 2015, who was inspired by a 1931 photo of Gandhi at 10 Downing Street where he met PM Ramsay MacDonald

Embassy of India, Washington DC

The statue was a gift from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations during a state visit of the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2000

Parc de Joan Miró, Barcelona

Queen Sofia of Spain unveiled the sculpture on October 2, 2013, on Gandhi’s 144th birth anniversary

Gandhi Square, Johannesburg
The statue was unveiled by Mayor of Johannesburg, Amos Mosondo in the year 2003

Parc de l’Ariana, Geneva

This statue, outside the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, is a gift from the Indian government to Geneva in 2007 underscoring Geneva’s role in promoting peace