Sendai Daikannon

Sendai Daikannon
Coordinates 38°18′02″N 140°49′25″E / 38.3005°N 140.8236°E / 38.3005; 140.8236Coordinates: 38°18′02″N 140°49′25″E / 38.3005°N 140.8236°E / 38.3005; 140.8236
Location Sendai, Japan
Type statue
Height 100 metres (330 ft)
Completion date 1991

Sendai Daikannon, located in Sendai, Japan, is the sixth tallest statue in the world at 100 meters (328 feet). An elevator takes tourists to the top of the statue, which depicts the Japanese Buddhist Bodhisattva Kannon.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ http://opentravel.com/blogs/12-highest-statues-in-the-world/

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Records
Preceded by
Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park
88 m (289 ft)		 World's tallest statue
1991–1993 		Succeeded by
Ushiku Daibutsu
110 m (381 ft)


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