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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 22172427" data-attributes="member: 158020">-Hill of the Buddha- The Hill of the Buddha is a giant Buddha statue located atop a small  hill near a cemetery in the Japanese island Hokkaido. The statue was  built some 15 years ago, but it was only in December 2015, that the  landscape around it was sculpted to highlight the massive figure. “The  aim of this project was to build a prayer hall that would enhance the  attractiveness of a stone Buddha sculpted 15 years ago,” explains  architect Tadao Ando. “The site is a gently sloping hill on 180 hectares  of lush land belonging to a cemetery. The statue is 13.5 meters tall  and weighs 1500 tons. It is made of fine, highly selected solid stone.  Until now, the Buddha statue has stood alone in the field, giving an  unrestful impression. The client wanted to give visitors a more serene  appreciation of the Buddha.” <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kAqL5mad6HU/WaZLWh1yNsI/AAAAAAABTfU/vpLNcksO4DQ8sQ6XpYofwqWDfvrwk_ngwCHMYCw/hill-of-the-buddha-46?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> “Our  idea was to cover the Buddha below the head with a hill of lavender  plants. We called the idea the ‘head-out Buddha’. Embedded under the  hill are a 40-metre approach tunnel and a rotunda embracing the statue.  The design intention was to create a vivid spatial sequence, beginning  with the long approach through the tunnel in order to heighten  anticipation of the statue, which is invisible from the outside. When  the hall is reached, visitors look up at the Buddha, whose head is  encircled by a halo of sky at the end of the tunnel.” “The Hill  of the Buddha is planted with 150,000 lavenders that turn fresh green in  spring, pale purple in summer and silky white with snow in winter. The  project might be considered on the scale of landscape rather than  architecture. It required a special frame of mind to rearrange the  environment, and was a challenging and precious experience for us.” <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-71QmPeWOWsY/WaZLXxMMwsI/AAAAAAABTfY/9Fq28evX0HslNhNjV2wnrwA1AQoLn8kRACHMYCw/hill-of-the-buddha-12?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fVwC4qlofA0/WaZLZJ3W0KI/AAAAAAABTfc/rbBhOtgZJRM6wP2Z35t5Hntbk1sZKqlRQCHMYCw/hill-of-the-buddha-22?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xJLpsRgtuqA/WaZLaaJ2fOI/AAAAAAABTfg/6IrojwszpmoD4xIn6aIPkg4_RWyB9fJOACHMYCw/hill-of-the-buddha-32?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </blockquote>

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