The world’s greatest sculptures and monuments come in all shapes and sizes. The weird variety includesthe Headington Shark in Oxford, England a 7.6 meter long shark that seems to have plummeted from the skies into an ordinary terraced home.
Or there’s the endless spout of water gushing from the Magic Tap of AqualandinCadiz, Spain, and the Giant Thumb of Paris, which sticks out near the Arche de la Dfense.
There are geographic icons too, including Rio de Janeiro’s 40 meter high Christ the Redeemer, Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square, London, and even the vaguely unsettling Merlion of Singapore.
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The largest statues in the world, however, are all images of Buddha, an Asian dominated list that includes the 128 meter high Spring Temple Buddha of Lushan China (built in 2002); the 116 meter Laykyun Setkyar of Monywa, Myanmar (2008); and the 110 meter Ushiku Daibutsu of Ushiku, Japan (1995).
1. Great Buddha of Thailand, Ang Thong
The highest statue in the Kingdom (and ninth in the world) is located in the Wat Muang monastery in Ang Thong province, approximately 140 kilometers north of Bangkok.
Known in Thai as Phra Buddha Maha Nawamin, it stands 92 meters high and 63 meters wide, and took 18 years to build, opening to the public in 2008.
Made of cement, the exterior is painted gold. As well as the Great Buddha, the temple is also home to "Hell Park," a macabre group of statues that graphically depict the terrible fate that awaits sinners.
The story goes that one day a group of friends were hiking through the hills of Phuket, when they came across a spot with stunning 360 degree views of the island.
Deciding that it would make the perfect site for a statue of Buddha, over a 10 year period they overcame government red tape, a shortage of funds and topographical difficulties, to build this 45 meter high marble clad statue, some 400 meters above sea level.
Officially called the Phra Puttamingmongkol Akenakkiri Buddha, it’s already become one of Phuket’s top attractions, though the giant base is still under construction. Begun in 1867 and taking 60 years to build, it is covered in glass and gold mosaics, and contains relics of Buddha, supposedly brought to Thailand from Sri Lanka.
Facing east, this popular tourist attraction carries a traditional alms bowl.
Built over 10 years by businessman Lek Viriyahbhun, the bronze statue sits atop a three story museum housing his priceless collection of Thai antiques and art.
Because of the influence of Hindusim on Thai Buddhism, the statue has become a place of worship for Thais, who seek out Erawan’s blessings.
The statue is surrounded by hundreds of smaller Buddha statues, which represent the many donations to the temple (if you donate enough, you too can have your place on the wall).
With significant Sino influenced architecture, Wat Phanan Choeng is especially popular with the area’s long established Thai Chinese community (who call it Sam PoKong).
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(CNN) Cientficos en el rtico descubrieron el florecimiento de fitoplancton ms grande que se haya encontrado bajo una capa de hielo. Este hallazgo, de acuerdo con los expertos, equivale a descubrir el Amazonas en medio del desierto Mojave.
Los investigadores se sorprendieron al descubrir la colosal cantidad de 100 kilmetros de fitoplancton creciendo bajo el hielo rtico, en julio del ao pasado, en la regin norte de Alaska.
Anteriormente se daba por hecho que que el hielo bloqueaba los rayos del sol necesarios para el crecimiento de las plantas marinas. Pero se encontr cuatro veces ms fitoplancton debajo del hielo que en las aguas despejadas de la zona.
Los cientficos creen ahora que las albercas de hielo derretido funcionan como domo y lentes de aumento, enfocando los rayos del sol al agua de mar y crean las condiciones perfectas para el florecimiento adecuado del fitoplancton, lo que hace que .
El fitoplancton del ocano fue descubierto en la dcada de 1970 y ahora sabemos que es tan importante para la produccin del oxgeno que se encuentra en nuestra atmsfera como las plantas en la tierra.
Las consecuencias ecolgicas del brote polar an no han podido evaluarse en su totalidad, pero dada la posicin del fitoplancton en la base de la cadena alimenticia, los cientficos esperan que tenga implicaciones para los animales del ocano que se alimentan en el rea.
Fue un descubrimiento azaroso para los cientficos que, como parte del programa Impactos del Clima en los Ecosistemas y la Qumica del Medio Ambiente en el Pacfico rtico (ICESCAPE, por sus siglas en ingls) de la Administracin Nacional de Aeronutica y del Espacio de Estados Unidos (NASA), estudiaban el impacto del cambio climtico en el mar Chukchi, en donde la temporada de deshielo provoca cambios profundos en el rea.
Abrindose paso por el hielo de un metro de grosor a bordo del Healy, el rompehielos ms grande de la Guardia Costera de los Estados Unidos en julio del ao pasado, los cientficos observaron con sorpresa las cantidades de clorofila fluorescente, indicando la presencia de la fotosntesis de la vida de las plantas.
"Si alguien me hubiera preguntado antes de la expedicin si veramos brotes debajo del agua, les hubiera dicho que era imposible", dijo Kevin Arrigo, jefe de la misin ICESCAPE de la Universidad de Stanford, en una conferencia de prensa que anunciaba la publicacin de los descubrimientos en la revista especializada Science de este mes. "Este descubrimiento fue toda una sorpresa".
Donald Perovich, geofsico americano que estudi las propiedades pticas del hielo, describi al rea bajo el hielo como si fuera un negativo fotogrfico.
"Debajo de las reas sin hielo que reflejan muchos rayos solares, era obscuro. Debajo de los estanques derretidos, era muy brillante", explic.
Los cientficos descubrieron que las albercas derretidas permitan el paso de cuatro veces ms luz que la del hielo cubierto de nieve. Protegido de los rayos ultravioleta, el fitoplancton crece dos veces ms rpido debajo del hielo que en el mar abierto.
Para la investigacin usaron un sistema de microscopio automatizado llamado Imaging FlowCytobot. Sam Laney, bilogo de la Institucin Oceanogrfica de Woods Hole, tom , algunas de las que tambin encontr en los canales de agua de mar dentro del hielo.
El tipo de plancton encontrado cerca de las costas puede florecer rpidamente cuando hay cambios en la disponibilidad de la cantidad de luz y nutrientes. Algunos brotes son txicos para los humanos y la vida marina.
Si el hielo del rtico sigue adelgazndose, los brotes pueden expandirse an ms y aparecer ms rpido, lo que puede ser un problema para las aves y ballenas migratorias, dijo Arrigo.
"Cuando los brotes estn en su mximo esplendor pueden hacer ms y ms difcil la medicin de los ciclos de vida de las especies migratorias para estar en el rtico", dijo. "Si su suplemento alimenticio llega antes, pueden perderse el bote".
"En este punto no sabemos si los ricos brotes de fitoplancton han estado sucediendo en el rtico por mucho tiempo, o si simplemente no los habamos observado", agreg.
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