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Tadao Ando Envelops Giant Buddha Statue in Lavender-Planted Hill Temple

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has designed a monumental lavender-covered temple enveloping a giant statue of Buddha at the Makomanai Takino Cemetery in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo.

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