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Ushiku Daibutsu (牛久大仏) is a statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Completed in 1993, it stands a total of 120 metres (390 ft) tall, including the 10 m (33 ft) base and 10 m lotus platform. It held the record for the tallest statue from 1993 to 2008 and As of 2023, it is the fifth-tallest statue in the world. [1]
Ushiku Daibutsu (depicts Amitabha Buddha); Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. 100 m (330 ft) Buddha statue standing on a 10 m (33 ft) lotus throne placed on a 10 m (33 ft) pedestal/building. Completed 1995.
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
Daibutsu (大仏, kyūjitai: 大佛) or 'giant Buddha' is the Japanese term, often used informally, for large statues of Buddha. The oldest is that at Asuka-dera (609) and the best-known is that at Tōdai-ji in Nara (752). [ 1 ]
[citation needed] At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world, but it was surpassed by Ushiku Daibutsu in 1993. [2] There is a small entry fee to enter the statue itself. Inside, on the first floor, there are many large statues of Buddha and mythical kings.
Ushiku Daibutsu in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan; ... Great Buddha of Thailand, Wat Muang Monastery, Ang Thong province (The tallest statue in Thailand)
Statue of Gautama Buddha (Myanmar), a 77.9 metres (256 ft) tall statue in Myanmar The Big Buddha (Hong Kong) , a 34 metres (112 ft) tall statue in Hong Kong Ushiku Daibutsu , a 100 metres (330 ft) tall statue in Japan
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