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Nara Sights

Daibutsu-den

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Lonely Planet review for Daibutsu-den

Tōdai-ji’s Daibutsu-den is the largest wooden building in the world. Unbelievably, the present structure, rebuilt in 1709, is a mere two-thirds the size of the original! The daibutsu (Great Buddha) contained within is one of the largest bronze figures in the world and was originally cast in 746. The present statue, recast in the Edo period, stands just over 16m high and consists of 437 tonnes of bronze and 130kg of gold.

 

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    My favorite building in Japan

    scottlerch recommends this,

    This is my favorite single building just because of its awesome size and th fact that you're free to take pictures inside (unlike many other temples) of the impressive Buddha and other statues. A bit too commercialized though with lots of opportunities to buy cheap souvenirs inside and around the building.

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