The Park occupies an area of 142 rais (56.8 acres)
in Tambon Lamphu, about 9 kilometers from town on the Narathiwat-Rangae
route (Highway No. 4055). The main attraction in Wat Khao Kong is a
graceful southern Buddha image, the golden Phra Phuttha Thaksin Ming
Mongkhon, which is seated in the lotus position. The construction of
the steel-reinforced concrete image that was decorated with gold
mosaics started in 1966 and was completed in 1969. This mountaintop
Buddha image, which is considered to be the most beautiful and largest
(17 meters wide and 24 meters high) outdoor Buddha image in southern
Thailand, is decorated in the South Indian style.
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