The new sitting Buddha, including its its throne, is roughly about 24.7 meters (81 feet) high and weighs more than 5,000 tons, according to reports in state-run media.

The military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar has unveiled a new giant statue of a sitting Buddha that is scheduled to be consecrated on Aug. 1.

Jul 21, 2023 / 12:50 PM EDT Jul 21, 2023 / 12:50 PM EDT A soldier walks past laborers working below the sitting Maravijaya Buddha marble statue, Friday, July 21, 2023 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

Laborers work while visitors stand below the sitting Maravijaya Buddha marble statue, Friday, July 21, 2023, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. The Maravijaya Buddha statue is said to be the world’s highest ...