The World's Largest Gilded Bronze Buddha Todaiji Temple

The great amazing Todaiji, a temple complex in the city of Nara in Nara Prefecture, was built in the year 743. At that time Buddhism was at its huge height, and served as a state world religion. The best-known relic at Todaiji Temple is its Daibutsu, a colossal statue that, with 15 meters (49 feet) in height, is the world's largest gilded wonderful bronze Buddha. 

It is housed in an all wood building, the Daibutsu-den, 48 meters (157 feet) in height, the largest wooden building in the world. Within the precincts of the Buddhism  temple, aligned along one-kilometer north-south and east-west axes centered on the Daibutsu-den, are group of an array of other buildings, including halls and storehouses, seven of which are world National Treasures.

By virtue of being one of the major historical temples in Japan country, Todaiji Temple also possesses many most valuable cultural artifacts. More than 20 of these Buddhist temple statues and other works of art are National Treasures. The repository for them, Shosoin, lives up its name of the temple Treasure House of the World.  

Since Todaiji Temple it was built in 749, the Daibutsu has been repaired and renovated after damage incurred by heavy earthquakes even its head has fallen off once ground. The base of the statue that remains today dates from the 8th century, while the top portion, including the head, was largely recast in the second half of the 12th century.