Foreign Friday

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Wat Pho
Temple of the Reclining Buddha
Bangkok, Thailand
December 1979

It was extremely difficult to get a photo of the Reclining Buddha for two reasons: the statue was being refurbished and it was massive. The buddha is over 49 feet high and 141 feet long. Note the buddha's feet are barely visible on the far right of the torso photo. 

The feet are over 9 feet high and over 14 feet long. Note the toes on the far left in the photo above. 
Close up of the bottom of the Reclining
Buddha's feet with an inlay of Mother of Pearl
Information about the temple and a scaffold-free photo of the buddha can be seen here. 


Comments

  1. Tracy BatchelderJune 6, 2014 at 6:55 AM

    He's so big, he must fill up the whole space.

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  2. SaraJune 6, 2014 at 8:44 AM

    I've seen photos of this before but never realized that it was so large or so beautifully ornate. Wow!!

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  3. Changes in the windJune 6, 2014 at 9:43 AM

    So extravagant!!

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  4. KatherineJune 6, 2014 at 12:32 PM

    What a Buddha! Amazing! The temple is beautiful. I would love to see it up close.

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  5. kathy bJune 6, 2014 at 1:12 PM

    Zach had a girlfirend Cara, All thought high school from Thailand. She was beautiful . Hard to think she grew up in what is such a different land from USA.

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  6. AnonymousJune 6, 2014 at 5:19 PM

    Very ornate.

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  7. SissySeesJune 7, 2014 at 1:35 PM

    I love the detail. Absolutely amazing!

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  8. BevJune 8, 2014 at 7:09 AM

    Great pictures Nancy!!!... We went to temples in Kyoto...these pictures bring back memories.....

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