Cambodia plans to build a 108-meter-high Buddha statue on top of Bokor Mountain in the 500 rice fields, which will be the largest of the 10 ASEAN countries. The Buddha statue to be built has the form of Preah Phnean, which will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for Krong Pali to open the construction site on January 4, 2023 next week.
According to a letter from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction to the Director General of Sokha Hotel, Duke Sok Kong, on December 26, 2022, said that the groundbreaking ceremony for the 108-meter-high Buddha statue will be held. Climb on the ridge of Bokor Mountain in Monivong “Bokor” National Park, Kampot Province. The Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Deputy Prime Minister Chea Sophara, and High Representative of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen and Samdech Kittiprittbandit Bun Rany Hun Sen, will preside over the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Buddha. The statue on the back of Bokor Mountain on January 4, 2023.
It should be noted that this project to build the largest Buddha statue was initiated by Sokha Hotel Company of Duke Sok Kong, which plans to spend about 30-40 million dollars in order to serve as a shrine for the people of Cambodia and tourism development. Culture in Bokor. The construction period is confirmed to be four years.
