The Buddha measures 151 feet long and is 50 meters tall, making it the largest reclining Buddha statue in Thailand. The complex also houses the most Buddha's in all of Thailand. Along with the ...

Excavations were led by Alexander Cunningham. Later discoveries revealed a 20-foot-long or 6-meter-long reclining Buddha statue (discovered by Cunningham's colleague, Archibald Carlleyle).

There's also the Hall of the Reclining Buddha, which houses the second jade buddha statue, carved from a single piece of white jade. It's also worth noting that the temple is one of Shanghai's few ...

From the world's largest reclining Buddha to a 105 foot tall sculpture of Mao Zedong, keep scrolling for a trip around the world in massive statues.

The giant reclining Buddha statue in the Zhangye Dafo Temple in Northwest China’s Gansu province. [Photo provided to ...

The famed reclining Buddha statue was built in the temple complex in 1832, during the reign of Thailand’s King Rama III. The giant statue signifies the Buddha’s entry into Nirvana and the end ...