Wat Phra Yai
| Wat Phra Yai | |
|---|---|
วัดพระใหญ่ | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Geographic coordinates | 9°34′15″N 100°03′35″E / 9.570804°N 100.059845°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1972 |
Wat Phra Yai, known in English as the Big Buddha Temple, is a Buddhist temple on Ko Phan (also spelled Koh Fan or Koh Faan), a small island offshore from the northeastern area of Ko Samui, Thailand, connected to that island by a short causeway 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) north of Samui International Airport. As its name indicates, it is home to a giant, 12-metre-high (39-foot) gold-painted Buddha statue. Since being built in 1972, it has become one of Ko Samui's main tourist attractions and a major landmark.