Comments on: Great Buddha of Kamakura

By: pooms

pooms — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:14:41 +0000

If I’ve figured it out properly, the Buddhas of Bamiyan would be here:
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
But there is no high resolution imagery. They would be
in the whitish arc in the centre of the image, on the north side of the
valley. If there were high resolution imagery you might be able to see them, depending on the view angle of the satellite.

By: Nigerachie

Nigerachie — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:29:19 +0000

opps i lied… its the japanese that are going about the reconstructin process, Buddhas of Bamiyan is there name

By: Nigerachie

Nigerachie — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:22:55 +0000

You won’t be able to see them they are actully carved into the mountain, the afgahnastan “government” is in the process to rebuild the buddas they weren’t completly destroted

By: ..

.. — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:30:45 +0000

Speaking of gigantic Buddha’s, has anybody been able to find the ones the Taliban blew up? I was rather hoping the satellite image was taken beforehand.

By: aaron

aaron — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:50:00 +0000

Miyake-Jima is about 85 miles due south.

And it is pretty spectacular.

By: khalid

khalid — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:45:51 +0000

what is interesting to note about the tsunami is that this temple is several miles inland. imagine the size of the tsunami wave that travelled all the way inland and be strong enough to destroy the housing for buddha.

khalid

By: Stridey

Stridey — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:01:28 +0000

Wow, cool! I’ve actually been to that Buddha IRL, so it’s cool seeing it getting some Google Sightseeing play. It’s absolutely huge in person, but kind of sad to visit, since you’re reminded that the tsunami that did away with its original temple also did away with most of the population in the area.