Todaiji 8: Daibutsu

Posted by Daryl Johnson (Farnham, United Kingdom) on 24 May 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.

The giant buddha (Daibutsu) of Todaiji temple. Height: 14.98 m (49.1 ft), Face: 5.33 m (17.5 ft), Eyes: 1.02 m (3.3 ft), Nose: 0.5 m (1.6 ft), Ears: 2.54 m (8.3 ft). The statue weighs 500 tonnes (550 short tons). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Ddai-ji

Although I'm now in England, this blog will still feature photos from Japan for the foreseeable future.

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