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Wat Khao Chee Chan

            About 20 minutes outside of Pattaya stands the largest Buddha image in the world, Khao Chee Chan also known as Buddha Mountain.

Built in 1996 to commemorate King Bhumibol’s golden jubilee, the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne, the King’s children with members of the department of Geological Resources and the nearby Asian Institute of Technology started the construction. Using American laser technology the image was carved into the sheer cliff in just two days, but It would take many months to fill the grooved image with the required gold leaf. The cost of the project is said to be over three million dollars.

The mountain itself is a remnant of Thailand’s once wartime mining efforts. During the Vietnam war the Thai navy mined the mountain for stone to use at the nearby American base. After the war mining continued to provide stone for local roads and construction. In 1976 His Majesty King Bhumibol halted mining in the area. Although mining was stopped illegal mining at the site still took place for many years as locals mined stone to sell to local contractors.

The outline of the sitting Buddha, also known as Sukhothai-era Buddha, stands 130 meters tall and 71 meters wide. The image can literally be seen from miles away. Below the sheer cliff are beautiful gardens with terraced pools filled with lotus flowers as well as several shrines to pay homage.

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Taken in: Thailand / Chon Buri / Ban Mae Klong Kao (show map)

Taken on: June 27, 2011

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