95 percent of Senegal’s population is Muslim, and from the viewing platform at the summit you can see several mosques. Critics have hit out at the revealing dress of the woman in particular. Trader, "It is not a problem for me. It doesn't change my beliefs and it doesn't offend me, it is just a monument. There are many others like it here across the city." The Monument to African Renaissance dwarfs the Statue of Liberty and is almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower. Only time will tell if this can become a similar icon... for Africa.