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View showing the five ton, 23 foot tall bronze Buddha statue in the Wat Buddharangsi temple near Homestead, Florida.

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Image Number

FS019887

Photographer

Ogden, Laura.

Date

1998

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Collection

Folklife collection
Series 1577, Asian/Pacific Islands Survey 1998

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

General Note

The two-story tall statue was delivered and set in place on December 5, 1997. It was dedicated on January 10, 1998.

View showing the five ton, 23 foot tall bronze Buddha statue in the Wat Buddharangsi temple near Homestead, Florida.

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View showing the five ton, 23 foot tall bronze Buddha statue in the Wat Buddharangsi temple near Homestead, Florida.

Subject

Recreation--Florida--Dade County--Miami

Manners and customs

Statues, Religious

Decorative arts

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Community rites--Florida--Dade County--Miami

Rites--Florida--Dade County--Miami

Practices

Projects, Instate

Folklife and folklore projects

Festivals--Florida--Dade County--Miami

Religious institutions--Florida--Dade County--Miami

Religious facilities--Florida--Dade County--Miami

Temples--Florida--Dade County--Miami

Buddhist temples

Material culture--Florida--Dade County--Miami

Art and religion

Art, Buddhist

Buddhist art and symbolism

Buddhism in art

Idols and images

Arts

Art

Sculpture

Statues

Arts, Buddhist

Creator

Ogden, Laura.

Date

1998

Identifier

FS019887

Image URL

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Thumbnail

/fpc/folklife/FS019887.gif

Geographic Term

Miami-Dade County (Fla.)

15200 S.W. 240 Street (Miami, Fla.)

Color

color

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series 1577, Asian/Pacific Islands Survey 1998

General Note

The two-story tall statue was delivered and set in place on December 5, 1997. It was dedicated on January 10, 1998.

Subject - Person

Gautama Buddha -- Art

Subject - Corporate

Wat Buddharangsi of Miami.

Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs.

Asian Folklife Survey.

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Ogden, Laura. View showing the five ton, 23 foot tall bronze Buddha statue in the Wat Buddharangsi temple near Homestead, Florida. 1998. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/118711>, accessed 16 July 2025.

MLA

Ogden, Laura. View showing the five ton, 23 foot tall bronze Buddha statue in the Wat Buddharangsi temple near Homestead, Florida. 1998. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/118711>

AP Style Photo Citation

(State Archives of Florida/Ogden)

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View showing the five ton, 23 foot tall bronze Buddha statue in the Wat Buddharangsi temple near Homestead, Florida.