Giant Buddha

Giant Buddha, originally uploaded by Prora.

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In the Todai-ji temple stands a bronze Buddha 16 metres high and weighing
hundreds of tons, the largest bronze image of the Buddha in the world. Originally cast in 752, it, too, has suffered in fires and earthquakes and its present head was made in 1692. The hall housing it, while only two-thirds of its originally size, remains the largest wooden building in the world.