Photographer's Note
An 18-meter high monolithic statue of Lord Buddha towers over the lake from atop the Rock of Gibraltar. The idea of erecting a giant monolith Buddha statue in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake on the Gibraltar rock was a part of the Buddha Poornima project in 1985. The statue was chiseled out of a white granite rock, weighting 450 tons. It was carved by 200 sculptors for two years. The statue was transported to Hyderabad in November 1988. After initial problems, the statue was erected on 12 April 1992 on a red lotus pedestal.
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- Copyright: Debasish Pranmanik (debasishp51) (2)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-01-01
- Categories: Architecture
- Exposure: f/5.9, 1/10 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2013-01-22 20:49
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