🟌️ Maravijaya Buddha

Myanmar · Asia · 19.70°N, 96.06°E

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Maravijaya Buddha
Māravijaya Buddha is an 81 feet (25 m) marble statue of the Buddha in Dekkhinathiri Township, Naypyidaw, the national capital of Myanmar. The image, which features the bhumiphassa mudra, is the world's largest marble Buddha statue. The statue itself weighs 5,292 tons, built using marble quarried from Sagyin (စကျင်), near Mandalay. The image is located on a 91-hectare site, which also features stone inscriptions, stupas, religious buildings, and a Mucalinda pond.

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CountryMyanmar
Continent / regionAsia
Coordinates (approx.)19.70°N, 96.06°E · view on map

Maravijaya Buddha is located in Myanmar, in Asia.

More statues in Myanmar

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