Stock Photo Description: Thousand-armed Kannon and Virocana Buddha (National Treasure, repared in the late 17th cent. after fire destroyed parts of the 8th cent. original). The Buddha is made of bronze (499 tons) and platted with gold (440 kg). The Largest bronze sculpture in Japan, with a sitting height of body of 14,98 m. (lenght of head: 5,41 m, lenght of eye: 1,02m, lenght of ear: 2,54 m). Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall) the largest wooden structure in the world, rebuilt in 17th cent. over the original founded in 745 by Emperor Shomu). Tôdai-ji Temple (added to Unesco's World Heritage List in 1998). Nara City (first capital of unified Japan, from 710 to 784), Nara Prefecture. Japan.
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Stock Photograph of Kannon and Buddha. Tôdai-ji Temple. Nara. Japan.
