*With photos* Tallest Buddha ice sculpture in Hua Hin

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*With photos* Tallest Buddha ice sculpture in Hua Hin

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A team of ice sculptors in Prachuap Khiri Khan plan to carve what they say will be the world’s tallest Buddha ice statue to mark His Majesty the King’s 88th birthday on Dec 5.

The ice carving will have a planned height of 599cm and will be sculpted on open ground in front of Hua Hin railway station, adding more colour to this year’s activities to celebrate His Majesty’s birthday.

Award winning ice sculptor Alongkorn Timcharoen, of Hua Hin, said on Tuesday that he and six fellow ice artists would transform 99 blocks of ice into the Buddha statue.

Full Story: Bangkok Post
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I battled the crazy traffic just now to have a look. When they started carving at 3pm it was 33C. When I looked at 7pm, the temperatures had dropped to 28C. As usual, I took a few snaps (some better than others) of what was obviously still work in progress. Hopefully, you can get some idea of the enormity of this beast.
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They have their feet on a statue of Buddha! These guys will be in meltdown (pun intended) http://www.knowingbuddha.org/
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A time lapse video showing the carving:

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Quite something - thanks for the pics and vid BB :thumb:
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