Golden Buddha (statue) Golden Buddha (statue) The Golden Buddha, officially titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwana Patimakon (), is a gold statue, with a weight of 5.5 tons (5,500 kilograms). It is located in the temple of Wat Traimit, Bangkok, Thailand. At one point in its history the statue was covered with a layer of stucco and coloured glass to conceal its true value, and it remained in this condition for almost 200 years, ending up at what was then a pagoda of minor significance. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the gold revealed. The origins of
Solid Gold Hits Solid Gold Hits Solid Gold Hits is a greatest hits collection by Beastie Boys, released in November 2005. In contrast to 1999's "" anthology, "Solid Gold Hits" consists only of tracks that were released as singles, with the exception of "Shake Your Rump". Where "The Sounds of Science" is a double CD compilation, "Solid Gold Hits" contains one CD with all their singles that broke gold, plus a DVD with the respective videos of the songs. Although the standard US release of the CD/DVD has 15 songs, the Japanese release has a bonus song and video, "Right Right Now Now".