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Tiger's Nest Monastery
 
 
 
 

Tiger's Nest Monastery

Tiger's Nest Monastery, perched precariously on the edge of the 3000 feet high cliff in Paro Valley, is one of the holiest place in Bhutan.

 
 
 
 
Wat Rong Khun
 
 
 
 

Wat Rong Khun

Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Mai, Thailand is unlike any Buddhist temples in the World.

 
 
 
 
 
Prambanan
 
 
 
 

Prambanan

Prambanan is a Hindu temple in Central Java, Indonesia. The temple was build in 850 CE and is composed of 8 main shrines and 250 surrounding smaller ones.

 
 
 
 
 
Shwedagon Paya
 
 
 
 

Shwedagon Paya

No one knows exactly when the Shwedagon Paya (or Pagoda) in Myanmar was build - legend has it that it is 2,500 years old though archaeologists estimate that it was build between the 6th and 10th century.

 
 
 
 
 
Temple of Heaven
 
 
 
 

Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China. The temple was constructed in 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty.

 
 
 
 
 
Chion-in
 
 
 
 

Chion-in

Chion-in Temple was build in 1234 CE to honor the founder of Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism, a priest named Honen, who fasted to death in the very spot.

 



 
 
 
 
Ancient Ruin deep in the jungles of Java
 
 
 
 

Ancient Ruin deep in the jungles of Java

In the 19th century, Dutch occupiers of Indonesia found a massive ancient ruin deep in the jungles of Java. What they discovered was the complex of Borobudur, a gigantic structure build with the nearly 2 million cubic feet (55,000 m^3) of stones. The temp

 
 
 
 
 
Golden Temple in Punjab
 
 
 
 

Golden Temple in Punjab

The Harmandir Sahib (meaning The Abode of God) or simple The Golden Temple in Punjab, India is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism.

 
 
 
 
 
Temple of Srirangam
 
 
 
 

Temple of Srirangam

The Temple of Srirangam (Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple), in the Indian City of Tiruchirapalli (or Trichy), is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the World. (Ankor Wat is the largest of all temple, but it is currently non-functioning as a temple)

 
 
 
 
 
Ankor Wat
 
 
 
 

Ankor Wat

Last but definitely not least is the largest temple in history and the inspiration to countless novels and action movies of Hollywood: Ankor Wat.

 

   
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