Awesome! Do you know that this building in Jiangsu won both Luban Award and Zhan Tianyou Award?

I have always liked to appreciate architecture. For me, traveling is not only to see the natural scenery, but also to taste the architecture. I have worked in the construction industry for one year, and I know a little about Luban Award and Zhan Tianyou Award. Zhan Tianyou Award is the biggest award established in the field of civil engineering in China, which embodies the innovation, advancement and authority of architecture, and Luban Award is the highest honor award for the engineering quality of China's construction industry.

Travel has broadened my knowledge and horizons, and I have also known a very awesome building, that is, the Foding Palace in Niushou Mountain, Nanjing, Jiangsu. At the same time, winning the Luban Award and Zhan Tianyou Award is very unusual. Below, let's talk about the Buddha's Ding Gong in detail!

Foding Palace is a deep pit building, built in an abandoned mine pit, with a depth of more than 30 meters. It's unbelievable! The single building area of Foding Palace is about136,000 square meters, with a total height of 89.3m, a width of160m and a length of 220m. What concept? That is, its single building area is about 19 football fields!

Foding Palace is an extremely sacred place, because it has long been dedicated to the Buddha's top bone relics. In addition, it is also a rare cultural exhibition place, because it also accepts the respect and visits of worshippers, and at the same time presents relic culture and world Buddhism and Zen culture in various artistic ways.

The external space of the Buddha's dome palace is divided into three parts: the big dome, the small dome and the cliff on the top of the Buddha. The internal space has nine floors, three floors above ground and six floors underground. The whole space consists of Zen Grand View, Relic Hall and Relic Tibetan Palace. For the introduction of Zen Grand View and Relic Hall, please see the previous article.

Every part of Foding Palace has its own unique significance. The whole Buddha's dome is based on the theme of support, and this dome means external support and internal support.

First, let's look at the big dome. The length of the big dome is120m, which looks like a Buddhist cassock and covers the small dome of the underground palace, symbolizing the infinite blessing of the Buddha. The pillars supporting the dome are like branches of a big tree, which are both beautiful and practical.

The small dome looks like a Buddha's bun as a whole, with a single shape of folded hands, symbolizing the support of millions of believers for the Buddha, and the base is the shape of a lotus throne. The whole lotus throne consists of 56 flying Bodhi doors symbolizing the infinite wisdom of the Buddha and 56 wishful pillars symbolizing good luck, which, together with the small dome Mani orb, form the sacred image of "Lotus holding treasure".

In addition, on the walls of the corridor, Buddhist-related murals are displayed, which are worth tasting and appreciating. Walking in the long corridor of the small dome building is full of Buddhist elements, but it also feels a bit as exquisite as European architecture, which is really charming.

Finally, let's talk about this manjusri mountain. "Manjusri Mountain on the Cliff at the top of Buddha" is divided into two layers. According to the shape of the northern grottoes, the upper floor is carved into 13 large and small grottoes with natural giant stone carvings. I said how it looks like Yungang Grottoes at first sight! The lower layer is mainly composed of various reliefs and scriptures and stone carvings.

The upper and lower floors are combined into a giant bergamot, which is extremely solemn. Because the whole cliff is located under the protection of the big dome of the Buddha's top palace in the west peak of Niushou Mountain, it is named.

Seeing this, are you also attracted by this building? It stands quietly on Niushou Mountain. Whether you believe in Buddhism or not, you can't stop your enthusiasm for appreciating architecture. Let's go to Nanjing. It will definitely shock you.