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Big Buddhas: The Great Buddha at Lingshan Nov 7th 2011, 10:07 Chinese travel agencies claim this colossus of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, is the world's biggest Buddha. Including its pedestal, the Great Buddha of Lingshan is 328 feet (100 meters) tall. The buddha figure alone is 289 feet (88 meters) tall. a laubner, Flickr.com, Creative Commons License If you count the lotus flower pedestal, the Great Buddha at Lingshan stands just over 328 feet (100 meters) tall. This makes the statue shorter than the 394-foot-tall Ushiku Amida Buddha of Japan. But he's an awe-inspiring sight, nonetheless -- notice the people standing at his toes. The statue stands in a lovely setting overlooking Lake Taihu. The Great Buddha of Lingshan is bronze and was completed in 1996.

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