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Buddha Statue, is located in the center of the lake on the rock of Gibraltar in Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad, Telangana. Edit

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The Buddha Statue of Hyderabad is a monolith located in India. It is the world’s tallest monolith of Gautama Buddha.The Buddha Statue is the world’s largest single-stone statue of Buddha, which is made of a white granite rock. It is 22 metres (72 feet) in height and weighs 450 tonnes (4,50,000 kilograms). It was a contribution of the Buddha Poornima Project held in the year 1985.

Buddha Statue in Hyderabad

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Buddha Statue stood at 58 feet (18 m) and weighed 350 tons, making it the world’s tallest monolithic statue of the Buddha. A concrete platform measuring 15 feet (4.6 m), now referred to as the “Rock of Gibraltar”. Between 1983 and 1989, N. T. Rama Rao served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. During his visit to New York, he saw the Statue of Liberty and was inspired by the efforts to restore it. He said “I wanted something like that. That would have been my contribution to society. “Rama Rao chose to depict Gautama Buddha because “he was a humanitarian who told the whole truth to the people. After a long search, he found a solid white granite rock near Nalgonda on a mountainside 40 miles outside Hyderabad. In October 1985 N T Rama Rao, inaugurated work on structure. S.M.Ganapathi Sthapati create the statue for over a year, hundreds of labourers helped the temple architect and builder.

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October to March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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2 to 3 hours

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Paradise Restaurant ; Beside Prasadz IMAX Multiplex, NTR Gardens, IMAX Rd, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. ; Ph/M – 040 6677 3721 ; Food Serve – Indian

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Typically they charge @ Rs.15/- per kilometer with a min. of Rs.60/4kms. Dott Cabs: 91-40-2424 2424 Easy Cabs: 91-40-4343 4343 Cell Cabs: 91-40-2324 2526 Meru : 91-40-4422 4483

Bus : Telangana state owned buses connect Hyderabad city with all cities in the state and the neighboring states. Hyderabad is a hub of deluxe, super deluxe, A/C and Volvo tourist buses. Hyderabad is connected by these superb buses to many cities, including Bangalore, Chennai, Vishakapatnam and Vijayawada.

Train : Secunderabad, one of the twin cities with Hyderabad, is a major station with the head quarters of Southern Railway. Nampally railway station is well connected to all major railway stations in India. Railway Enquiry : 139, 249

Air : Hyderabad International Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Terminal, is well connected to many important cities abroad. Domestic terminal, N T Rama Rao domestic Terminal, connects to all major cities in India. All private air travel providers operate services from Hyderabad. The both airport are located side by side and are located at Begumpet, about 20 km away from the heart of the city. Taxi services cost about Rs 350 from Airport to Hyderabad city.

Others : Auto rickshaws and air-conditioned cabs are available on hire.3 wheelers or .Autos. are fairly popular in Hyderabad. Slightly larger shared-ride 7-seaters will charge by distances, usually Rs.3/- per km. They travel on fixed routes. The smaller .3-seaters. are metered and charge Rs.8/- per km (min. Rs.10/-)