Cultural · Buttala · Southeastern Region
The Maligawila Buddha Statue
Maligawila Buddha Statue — 10 km from Buttala
THE STANDING BUDDHAPhoto by S.G.Seyone on Wikimedia CommonsThe tallest free-standing ancient Buddha statue in Sri Lanka, carved from one block of stone.
An 11-metre standing Buddha carved from a single limestone block in the 7th century, deep in the countryside near Buttala. The statue lay toppled and broken for centuries until it was restored and raised again in 1991.
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6.7252° N, 81.3538° ECarto · OSM
