Big Buddha Phuket

It is a Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya posture, contemporary art, with a lap width of 25.45 meters and a height of 45 meters. The structure is reinforced concrete, decorated with white jade marble "Suriyakantha" from Burma. The weight of the marble and white jade is approximately 135 tons or approximately 2,500 square meters. It is enshrined at Buddha Park on the top of Nakkret Mountain, Tambon Karon, Mueang District, Phuket Province. Later, it was given the name by Somdej Phra Nyanasamvara, Somdej Phra Sangharaja, Sakon Maha Sanghaparinayok as "Phra Phuttha Ming Mongkhon Eknakkiri" with the royal decree to be the Buddha statue of Phuket on October 28, 2007, with Mr. Suporn Wanichkul, the chairman of the construction project, as the person who received the worship to show his gratitude.... A large white Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya posture, the view can be seen all around Phuket Island. It is significant in its construction as a symbol of peace, unity and hope for the people of Phuket.... #BigPhraWat #Phuket #AunAnnCheckInPhuket #kennyannejourney 🏝️🏖️🏕️🏞️💚🌲🙏 #SeasideTravel#WaitingForDepartureDay#SouthernTeam