The tallest statues in the world blend faith, history, and architecture into awe-inspiring landmarks. Read on to discover these breathtaking creations.

The 233-foot-high sitting Buddha was carved out of a hillside on Mount Emei around 1,200 years ago, and forms part of a UNESCO world heritage site in China's Sichuan province. It usually sits ...

Archaeologists discovered a box in Jingchuan County, China, which, according to its inscription, contained the cremated remains of the Buddha. More than 260 Buddhist statues were found along with ...

A huge Buddha statue appeared by a road in New Jersey. Then the worshippers came - It is one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States. ... China and Korea.

The the Grand Hall of the Dafo (Big Buddha) monument, a seven-storey, 90-foot-wide outbuilding of a historic temple in Gansu, China, stood little chance against the raging inferno.

The statues and human remains were discovered buried in Jingchuan County, China. This particular statue is almost 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall. Related: Cremated Remains of the 'Buddha' Discovered in ...

Carol Kruhen lifts up her pressed palms next to a statue of the Buddha after meditating at the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center in Franklin Township, N.J. on Sunday Nov. 30, 2024 ...

A close-up of the 30-foot statue of the Buddha one of the largest in the United States -- at the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center in Franklin Township, N.J. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 ...

Stone head of Buddha statue found in Cambodia in 1927. Now, rest of body discovered By Irene Wright. March 11, 2025 8:57 AM.

GANSU (China) — A video shared on social media showed the statue at the Shandan Great Buddha Temple in Gansu province’s Shandan County burning in the early hours of Monday (July 24).