Leshan Giant Buddha, the biggest stone Buddha statue in the world at 233 feet (71 m) high.

Tucked majestically at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River, close to the city of Leshan in south Sichuan, is the world’s tallest Buddha sculpture, the Leshan Giant Buddha. The Buddha measures 233 feet and is believed to have been built between 713 and 803 during the Tang dynasty.

The Leshan Giant Buddha is a huge statue carved into the side of Lingyun Mountain. Taller by 17 meters than the standing Buddha in Afghanistan, the Leshan Giant Buddha is the tallest and largest Buddha in the world.