Thursday, June 22, 2006

The giant statue of Buddha in Kamakura

It is a giant statue of Buddha as famous as the giant statue of Buddha in Nara.
It is designated a national treasure.
13.35m in height and 124 tons in weight of giant statue of Buddha.
There was a hall that housed a great image of Buddha first.
But it is lost due to the earthquake and the flood.


Information site in Kamakura(in Japanese)

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