This majestic statue of a seated Maitreya Buddha is located in the city of Leshan, China. Standing at over 71 meters tall, it is the largest stone Buddha in the world and was carved out of a cliff face overlooking the confluence of three rivers. Built in the
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-meter (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 712 and 804. 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. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers flowing below its feet. It is the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world. It is over 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) from the Wuyou Temple.