The Leshan Giant Buddha (Chinese: 樂山大佛) is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty).
Leshan Giant Buddha
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Cultural landmark in Leshan, China
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-metre tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803. It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan Province in China, near the city of Leshan.
Address: 2345 Lingyun Rd, Shizhong District, Leshan, Leshan, Sichuan, China, 614099
Phone: +86 833 230 2296
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Leshan Giant Buddha, the biggest stone Buddha statue in the world at 233 feet (71 m) high. It is carved into a cliff face made of red sandstone in Leshan, ...
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Sitting on the confluence of three rivers in Leshan, the 71-meter-high Leshan Giant Buddha is the largest Maitreya Buddha statue carved out of a cliff in the ...
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Posted: Feb 20, 2023
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The Leshan Giant Buddha, also named the Lingyun Giant Buddha, is the largest stone Buddha in the world, standing at 71 meters in height.
The Giant Buddha of Leshan, China, is the largest Buddha in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Peta Stamper. 24 Jun 2021. Facebook Twitter.