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