(Worldkings) - The largest standing Buddha statue is located at Henan province, China.
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| The Spring Temple Buddha (redtreetimes.com) |
The Spring Temple Buddha is a statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China, built from 1997 to 2008.
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| (From left to right) Height comparison between Spring Temple Buddha (China), Statue of Liberty (United States), The Motherland Calls (Russia), Christ the Redeemer (Brazil) and Statue of David (Italia) (en.wikipedia.org) |
When completed, the statue is 208 metres high in total (including a lotus-shaped pedestal, 2 buildings beneath the pedestal). It was originally estimated to consist of 1,100 pieces of copper cast, with a total weight of 1,000 tonnes. The project as a whole was estimated to cost around $55 million, $18 million of which being spent on the statue.
The statue is recognized as "The largest Buddha statue in the world."
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