Phutthamonthon Walking Buddha Statue (Nakhon Pathom)

We took a trip to Nakhon Pathom and we saw a number of things.

Phutthamonthon (Thai: พุทธมณฑล, pronounced [pʰút.tʰā.mōn.tʰōn]; also spelled Buddha Monthon; from Sanskrit Buddha Máṇḍala, 'Buddha's sphere') is a Buddhist park in the Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom Province of Thailand, west of Bangkok.^[1] It is highlighted by a 15.87 m (52 ft) high Buddha statue by Corrado Feroci, which may be the tallest free-standing Buddha statue in the world.

The park was created in 1957 (the year 2500 in the Thai Buddhist Era) on the basis of an idea of Thailand's prime minister, Phibunsongkhram. The park covers an area of about 400 hectares, which in traditional Thai units is 2500 rai. Construction started 29 July 1955, and the park was inaugurated on the Vaisakh Bucha day, 13 May 1957.

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And it is set in a beautiful area of trees and a lake - certainly worth making a visit here!

Spectacular is all I can think of to describe this enormous free standing Buddha statue.

Things we saw

 1) Day Trip

 2) Wat Don Whai

 3) Phutthamonthon Walking Buddha Statue