The sitting Buddha statue would soon become a prominent landmark of Nay Pyi Taw. The Buddha statue sits on a vast 228-acre land, forming an impressive compound that includes small pagodas, lakes, ...
BANGKOKBANGKOK — The military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar on Friday showed off a new giant statue of a sitting Buddha that is scheduled to be consecrated on Aug. 1, a powerful symbol ...
The marble Buddha, including its throne, is about 24.7 metres high and weighs more than 5,000 tonnes. The military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar on Friday showed off a new giant statue ...
Major marvel: A soldier walking past labourers working below the sitting Maravijaya Buddha marble statue. — AP After more than three years of construction, the country is preparing to unveil a giant ...
NAY PYI TAW, July 22 (Xinhua) -- After more than three years of construction, Myanmar is preparing to unveil a giant sitting marble statue of Lord Buddha in its capital Nay Pyi Taw on Aug. 1, the ...
BANGKOK – The military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar on Friday showed off a new giant statue of a sitting Buddha that is scheduled to be consecrated on Aug. 1, a powerful symbol of ...