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Modern · Buddhist · Myanmar
Buddha of Kyaikhtiyo
Kyaikto, Mon State · 17.3184°, 97.0281°
Gautama BuddhaModern—
Sacred since
2019 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
completed 2019
Modern
History & significance
A seated Buddha of 77.9 metres at Kyaikto, raised over a seventeen-storey pagoda whose height was fixed to echo the Buddhist year 2556. It was opened in April 2019 to coincide with the Buddha's Birthday festival and feeds pilgrims free of charge.