Giant gold Maitreya Buddha statue, Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India, 1988. Creator: Amanda Waite.

Giant gold Maitreya Buddha statue, Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India, 1988. Creator: Amanda Waite.

3-074-468 - Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images

Giant gold Maitreya Buddha statue, Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India, 1988. The 15-metre (49 ft) high statue of Maitreya Buddha is the largest such statue in Ladakh, covering two stories of the building. It took four years to build.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Amanda Waite, attributed to: British: Artist, photographer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia India

  1. 20 00 00 N , 077 00 00 E

World Asia Ladākh

  1. ,

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Religion & Belief Buddhism

Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2877x4386
File Size : 36,969kb


Aliases

  1. I0017
  1. 17-5-2011-ET-p-006-S1-0027
  1. 0910000585
  1. 3-074-468
  1. 3074468
  1. I0017

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