Buddha Statue of Hyderabad
The Buddha Statue of Hyderabad is a monolith located in India. It is the world's tallest monolith of Gautama Buddha, erected on Gibraltar Rock in the middle of Hussain Sagar.
Standing Buddha in abhay mudra
Standing Buddha in abhya mudra
Closeup view
Sunset on Buddha Statue, Hussain Sagar
Hussain Sagar is a heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1563. It is spread across an area of 5.7 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi) and is fed by the River Musi. A large monolithic statue of the Gautama Buddha, erected in 1992, stands on Gibraltar Rock in the middle of the lake. It also separates the city centre of Hyderabad from the neighbourhood of Secunderabad. The maximum depth of the lake is 32 feet (9.8 m).
Image: Hussain Sagar Moon Rise
Image: Buddha statue 11102016
Image: Night view footpath
A view of NSR bus on Tank Bund Road c. 1932