The largest monument in the world.

mary25 (2)in #travel • 8 years ago

The largest monument in the world is located in the Prefecture of Ibaraki, in the city of Usiku (Japan) — bronze statue of Buddha Ushiku Daibutsu (it depicts the most revered figure in the Japanese Buddhist school "Clean land" — Buddha Amitabha).

The total height of the largest monument is 120 meters, 100 meters figure itself + 10 meters base and another 10 platform in the shape of a Lotus. Bronze Buddha was built in 1995 in the center of the Park usiku Arcadia (it is believed that this place on the Buddha found enlightenment).

The statue of Ushik Daibutsu is 6 thousand bronze plates fastened together, the total weight of which is 4 thousand tons. Note: the length of the left arm of 18 meters, the length of the ear and the oval of the face 10 meters, 4 meters mouth, eyes 2.5 meters, the nose of 1.2 meters.

The highest monument is open not only for visual observation, you can climb to a height of 85 meters on a special Elevator and literally touch the Shrine.

The second highest monument in the world is the Buddhist statue of Guanyang located in China (108 meters). The third place in the list of the highest monuments in the world is also located in China sculpture of two ancient Chinese emperors — Huangdi and Yandi (103 meters).