Comments on: Very Large Buddhas (Redux) http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/16/very-large-buddhas-redux/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Stranno http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/16/very-large-buddhas-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-206215 Stranno Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:02:24 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7788#comment-206215 Wow, the Sagat stage xD Wow, the Sagat stage xD

]]> By: Don http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/16/very-large-buddhas-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-206153 Don Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:14:04 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7788#comment-206153 Oh, duh...never mind, I just found it by googling "big bronze Buddha south Korea". http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/mies/world_tour_2007/1215708000/big_bronze_buddha_from_a_distance.jpg/tpod.html Oh, duh…never mind, I just found it by googling “big bronze Buddha south Korea”.

http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/mies/world_tour_2007/1215708000/big_bronze_buddha_from_a_distance.jpg/tpod.html

]]> By: Don http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/16/very-large-buddhas-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-206152 Don Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:12:32 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7788#comment-206152 I wish I could find the big bronze Buddha that I visited while in South Korea back in the 90s, but I can't remember the name of it. It has to be among one of the tallest. I wish I could find the big bronze Buddha that I visited while in South Korea back in the 90s, but I can’t remember the name of it. It has to be among one of the tallest.

]]> By: Michael http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/16/very-large-buddhas-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-206143 Michael Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:53:14 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7788#comment-206143 I know it doesn't really fit here, but for the street-view fans from Switzerland: http://maps.google.ch/intl/en_ch/help/maps/streetview/faq.html scroll down and see where they will be driving this July and august. I know it doesn’t really fit here, but for the street-view fans from Switzerland:
http://maps.google.ch/intl/en_ch/help/maps/streetview/faq.html
scroll down and see where they will be driving this July and august.

]]> By: Ian Brown http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/16/very-large-buddhas-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-206142 Ian Brown Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:50:00 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7788#comment-206142 Post updated with correct math, and recent info added in. And, thanks for the picture Andrew! Post updated with correct math, and recent info added in.

And, thanks for the picture Andrew!

]]> By: Andrew Senter http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/16/very-large-buddhas-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-206140 Andrew Senter Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:49:15 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7788#comment-206140 On a complete non-related note, here's a picture of some trees in Kamakura http://www.flickr.com/photos/27209015@N04/3726690749/ On a complete non-related note, here’s a picture of some trees in Kamakura

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27209015@N04/3726690749/

]]> By: Ian Brown http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/16/very-large-buddhas-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-206139 Ian Brown Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:03:09 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7788#comment-206139 Since I can't add up (or check numbers found on Wikipedia) apparently... Thanks for pointing that out, Timothy! Interestingly, the Wikipedia page has changed significantly since I created the article earlier this week. It now says... "At 128 m (420 ft), which includes a 20 m (66 ft) lotus throne, it is the tallest statue in the world. When the 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building it is placed upon is taken into account, the monument has a total height of 153 m (502 ft). As of October 2008, the hill on which the statue stands is being reshaped to form two further pedestals, the upper one being 15 m tall. The total height of the monument is now said to be 208 m." I had noticed in some images that the hill appeared to have transformed into a building, so the total height now appears to be 208m, which matches what I'd read in another article that I chose not to include as it had no real information to back up that number. Since I can’t add up (or check numbers found on Wikipedia) apparently… Thanks for pointing that out, Timothy!

Interestingly, the Wikipedia page has changed significantly since I created the article earlier this week. It now says…

“At 128 m (420 ft), which includes a 20 m (66 ft) lotus throne, it is the tallest statue in the world. When the 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building it is placed upon is taken into account, the monument has a total height of 153 m (502 ft). As of October 2008, the hill on which the statue stands is being reshaped to form two further pedestals, the upper one being 15 m tall. The total height of the monument is now said to be 208 m.”

I had noticed in some images that the hill appeared to have transformed into a building, so the total height now appears to be 208m, which matches what I’d read in another article that I chose not to include as it had no real information to back up that number.

]]> By: Timothy http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/16/very-large-buddhas-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-206138 Timothy Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:56:49 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7788#comment-206138 How do 128m statue, 20m throne and 25m pedestal give a total of 153m? How do 128m statue, 20m throne and 25m pedestal give a total of 153m?

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