Gautama Buddha, Kyaikto
Record: 77 m
The Great Sitting Gotama Buddha Statue is the second largest sitting Buddha Statue which is located in Kyaik Hto, Mon State. It's being constructed in the historical site of Phayah Thon Su Monastery compound and the construction of the statue began on 10th February 2016. It took 3 years 1 month and 18 days (1143 days in all) to proportionately and impressively complete. The Great Sitting Gotama Buddha Statue is a 77meter (255ft, 6in) tall statue and it's the largest statue in Myanmar. The grand ceremony of consecration and inauguration of the Buddha statue was held on 7th April 2019, at which a total of 261 monks. Myanmar is often called " The land of Pagodas" because it's full of magnificent historical ancient pagodas and incrediable stupas. And Burmese people are also very deeply religious. When the Buddha statute was constructed, people donated money and volunteered in building statues. Only in Myanmar, you can find such a deeply religious and noble attitude.
