TQ2777 : Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park
near to Chelsea, Kensington And Chelsea, Great Britain
Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park
The pagoda in Battersea was built by monks, nuns and followers of Nipponzan Myōhōji at the behest of The Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii (1885–1985), founder of the organisation.
The double-roofed structure, which is 33.5 m high and constructed from concrete and wood, is one of around 80 around the world and the second to be erected in a Western capital city, the first being in Vienna in 1983. It followed the UK's first Peace Pagoda completed in Milton Keynes in 1980.
The Pagoda has four large gilded bronze sculptures of Buddha on each of its four sides showing some of the Buddha's mudras (hand gestures). Link
The double-roofed structure, which is 33.5 m high and constructed from concrete and wood, is one of around 80 around the world and the second to be erected in a Western capital city, the first being in Vienna in 1983. It followed the UK's first Peace Pagoda completed in Milton Keynes in 1980.
The Pagoda has four large gilded bronze sculptures of Buddha on each of its four sides showing some of the Buddha's mudras (hand gestures). Link
Battersea Park :: TQ2877
Battersea Park is a 83 hectare green space at Battersea. It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames opposite Chelsea, and was opened in 1858.
The park contains a wide range of facilities including an athletics track, all weather sports pitches, lake, childrens zoo, tennis courts, bandstand and pagoda. Map: Link
Website: Link
Wikipedia: Link
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- Thursday, 14 June, 2012 (more nearby)
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- Thursday, 14 June, 2012
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