Designed and built by Nyoman Nuarta, one of Indonesia’s foremost modern sculptor, the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue or GWK and its pedestal building will be standing 150 meters tall with its wings span 64 meters across. Made from more than 4000 tons of copper and brass, the statue is picturing Lord Wisnu, as the source [...]
Think of a big statue. The Statue of Liberty? Yeah, she’s big – 46 metres in person, or 93 metres on her pedestal. How about the big open-armed Christ the Redeemer of Rio de Janeiro? Sure, he’s on a really big hill, but he’s actually only 30 metres tall, or 39.6 metres on his pedestal. [...]
It is a view of Sendai city in Miyagi Prefecture. Although it is the largest city in the Tohoku region (northeast Japan), there are a lot of greens; therefore, it is called by its nick name “City of Trees.” You can see a white statue in the far left. That is Sendai Daikannon, a large [...]
The famous 71 meters (233 feet) tall statue is carved out of a cliff face. It shows a seated Buddha with his hands on his knees. This statue is the tallest statue of the Buddha and the shoulders are 28 meters wide. The smallest toenail can easily seat a person and the 7 meters wide [...]
Five hundred and ten lights have illuminated the two huge statues of Emperors Yan and Huang in Zhengzhou, the capital of central China’s Henan province, aiming to attract more tourists. Local website DAHE.CN reports that passengers taking the Beijing-Guangzhou artery railway would have the opportunity to appreciate the charming scenery of the statues glowing with [...]
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