Oversize (24 meters high with base) seated Buddha statue at Long Son Pagoda, near Nha Trang, Vietnam, seen against a bright blue sky and shapely white clouds. Statue was made in 1964-65 as a memorial to monks who immolated themselves in protest of the war between America and Vietnam. The pagoda on the hill below it dates from 1900, erected and still used as an educational institution. This view looks up at the head and shoulders of the statue, against a bright blue sky and white clouds. It...
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Oversize (24 meters high with base) seated Buddha statue at Long Son Pagoda, near Nha Trang, Vietnam, seen against a bright blue sky and shapely white clouds. Statue was made in 1964-65 as a memorial to monks who immolated themselves in protest of the war between America and Vietnam. The pagoda on the hill below it dates from 1900, erected and still used as an educational institution. This view looks up at the head and shoulders of the statue, against a bright blue sky and white clouds. It exudes a feeling of serenity.
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