Great Buddha Dordenma
Buddha Point at Thimphu city of Bhutan It is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the mountains of Thimphu city, the capital of Bhutan. This monument is commonly known as Buddha Point. The primary intention for installing this Shakyamuni Buddha statue was to celebrate the 60th anniversary of fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuk. 60th Anniversary of His Majesty the 4th Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuk The construction started in 2006 and was predicted to finish in the month of October, 2010. Nevertheless, it took extra 5 year. Thus, it was completed on 25th September, 2015. The materials used for constructing Buddha Dordenma are bronze and was gilded with gold. The height of the Buddha's statue its 54 metres(1774) and the reason for the installment of Buddha's statue was highly dedicated to pass the message to the people in order to bring peace and prosperity to the world. The statue cost US$47 million while constructing. Aerosun Corporation of Najing, China, which was sponso...