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125ft Buddha statue, of the Buddhas of Bamiyan, Afghanistan. It stood from approximately 570 until 2001. (media.piefed.world)
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It was one of two large Buddha statues in the Bamiyan valley, but they were destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan

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[โ€“] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Nearly all the largest statues in the world are Buddah statues in Asia

[โ€“] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

That's not better