World’s largest seated bronze outdoor Buddha
Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China
The seated Buddha at Lantau, also called the Tien Tan Buddha, is 34 meters (110 feet) tall, weighs 250 metric tons and is approached by visitors from the nearby Po Lin Monastery by climbing 268 steps. It is one of China’s five largest statues of the Buddha, and from a clear day can be seen from Macao.
Though it may look ancient, it is actually just 20 years old. Begun in 1990, and finished in 1993, the statue was made from over 200 pieces of bronze and cost 68 million to construct. The Buddha, also known as the Big Buddha, gets its name, “Tien Tan,” from the model of the Temple of Heaven (located in Beijing) on which it sits.
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