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Tallest statue carved from a single piece of wood

Tallest statue carved from a single piece of wood
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Who
Statue of Maitreya
Where
China (Beijing,)
When
1750
The statue of Maitreya, which stands 18 m (59.06 ft) high, is carved out of a single piece of white sandalwood tree from Nepal. It is located at the Lama Temple (Yonghegong), in the north-east of Beijing. The Imperial Court allowed two years for the carving of the statue and finished the project in 1750.