Phuket Giant Budha

Buddha statue formal name is : Puttamingmongkol Akenakkiri(พระมิ่งมงคลเอกนาคคีรี') It is a buddha in Phuket island of Thailand. it is 45 metres tall with a base diametre of 25 metres. It looks towards Phang Nga Bay in the east and backs towards Andaman Sea in the west. The partially completed Buddha is open to visitors and there is no charge to enter the site, although there are many opportunities to make voluntary donations. It is believed to cost no less than 30 million Thai baht.The Phuket big buddha นมัสการพระพุทธมิ่งมงคลเอกนาคคีรี 

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 เว็บไซต์ทางการ
 Phuket Post  Report The construction of Giant Budha
 The history of Phuket budha and Chamlong Temple  history written by Nongpor

Category:Buddhism
Category:Thai culture