How the largest Buddhist temple in Canada is being built
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By Vika https://pictolic.com/article/how-the-largest-buddhist-temple-in-canada-is-being-built.htmlThe largest Buddhist center outside of China is currently under construction in Canada. It will include a Buddhist temple, an artificial lake, a garden, a hotel for visitors, a restaurant, and a gift shop. Pictolic invites you to take a look at the construction site of this largest cultural site, we will also show how it will look when completed.
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1. This giant oasis of calm is being built near the city of Peterborough, in Ontario. (Photo: PTBOCanada).
2. The temple was named Cham Shan. The Buddhist Association of Canada provided an $80 million budget for its construction. (Photo: PTBOCanada). (Photo: PTBOCanada).
3. The object will faithfully reproduce the Four Sacred Hills of Buddhism in China. The area for the construction of the Buddhist center was chosen because of its natural beauty and the tranquility of the surrounding nature. (Photo: PTBOCanada).
4. After construction is completed, Cham Shan will become the largest Buddhist complex outside of China. It will be located on a gigantic area of 214 hectares. (Photo: PTBOCanada).
5. There will even be an artificial lake. (Photo: PTBOCanada).
6. The first temple of the complex was built in China from rosewood. Then it was disassembled and sent to Canada in order to be reassembled at the place of permanent deployment. (Photo: PTBOCanada).
7. This is what the construction site of the complex looks like now… (Photo: PTBOCanada).
8. ... And this is how it will look when everything is ready. (Photo: PTBOCanada)
9. In addition to the temple and the lake, the complex will house a restaurant, a souvenir shop, and houses for long-term guests. True, now only special equipment can be seen at this place. The main concerns of the temple now are the rental of a compressor with concrete breakers, excavators, cranes, and other construction needs. (Photo: PTBOCanada).
10. But ... everything has its time - this is not a place for fuss. (Photo: PTBOCanada).
11. Despite the fact that the land for the complex was purchased back in the 90s of the last century, the completion of all four temple objects may take another 20 years. (Photo: PTBOCanada).
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