Laykyun Setkyar

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Coordinates: 22 ° 4 ′ 49.1 ″  N , 95 ° 17 ′ 21.5 ″  E

Laykyun Setkyar
(early 2008, shortly before completion)

Laykyun Setkyar ( Burmese လေး ကျွန်း စ ကြာ ; BGN / PCGN : legyunzagya) is a 116 meter high colossal statue depicting a standing Buddha.

It stands on the Po Khaung hills near the village Khatakan Taung near the provincial town of Monywa in Sagaing Region in Myanmar , and is currently the second highest statue in the world . It stands on a 13.4 meter high base, which leads to a total height of the monument of 129 meters. Construction on the statue began in 1996 and was completed in February 2008.

The statue in the shell (2007)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Definition in Merriam-Webster (online lexicon): Statue , accessed on November 14, 2016 (English).
  2. ↑ The World's Biggest Standing Buddha Image on myanmarplg.com, accessed November 15, 2016.