Here's what those frequently seen acronyms stand for, and how decoding them can help you be a happier beer drinker. ABV: Alcohol By Volume. Unlike hard liquor, beers aren't measured by proof, but most commonly by ABVâ alcohol by volume. This number simply lets you know what percentage of your beer is alcohol.
The Spring Temple Buddha is the largest statue in the world. The total height of the monument is 153 meter (502 ft) including a 20 meter (66 ft) lotus throne and a 25 meter (82 ft) building. Construction of the Spring Temple Buddha was planned soon after the Bamiyan Buddhas were blown up by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Ushiku Daibutsu. For centuries the Great Buddha statues in Kamakura and Nara reigned supreme as the largest bronze statues in Japan. Although the Daibutsu of Nara, cast 2,000 years ago by orders of the Emperor Shomu, was Japanâs largest at 50 feet, I have always been partial to the Daibutsu of Kamakura, cast in 1252.