Biggest Buddha
Biggest Buddha is a Buddhist temple in Houaphanh province, Laos. Biggest Buddha is situated nearby to Golden Triangle, as well as near the Buddhist temple Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Triangle and House of Opium.
Golden Triangle
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Golden Triangle is in Chiang Rai Province, in the far north of Thailand. The name was coined in the 1960s to refer to the opium-cultivating regions of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand but nowadays the northern Thai tourism industry uses it to refer to the tripoint where the three countries meet.
House of Opium
Museum
Photo: Christian v.R., CC BY-SA 3.0.
House of Opium is a museum, which is situated 180 metres southwest of Biggest Buddha.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao)
Buddhist temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao) is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 160 metres west of Biggest Buddha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.
Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone
Town
The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is located along the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in Laos. The zone has an area of about 3,000 hectares; it was created in 2007 by the Lao government together with the Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group, with the stated goal of generating regional economic development. Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is situated 2½ km southeast of Biggest Buddha.
Biggest Buddha
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Houaphanh province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
20.35237° or 20° 21′ 9″ northLongitude
100.08306° or 100° 4′ 59″ eastOpen location code
7PG2932M+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 361391554OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
“Biggest Buddha” goes by many names.
- Thai: “พระประธาน”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Golden Triangle and Immigration Checkpoint.
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