Although it’s impossible to put a price on the world’s most famous statues — such as the Statue of Liberty in New York and the Little Mermaid in Denmark — the folks at 911 Metallurgist have given it a shot. Taking just the cost of the scrap metal into consideration, they’ve given a price tag to the steel, bronze, tin and copper creations that oftentimes define a city.
While the cheeky Mannequin Pis in Brussels is a real bargain at just $143, you’d need quite the bank account to afford India’s new Statue of Unity, which, with 6,173 tons of steel and 24,802 tons of bronze, clocks in at a whopping $192,750,825.
Of course, it goes without saying that most of these statues are priceless, but it’s fun looking at them through a metallurgist’s eyes and seeing what their raw value is. Which ones surprise you?
The Real Value of Statues Around the World, courtesy of 911metallurgist