Charming Temples in Asia
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Wat Pho
Historic Buddhist temple complex known for its giant reclining Buddha statue and traditional Thai massage school.
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Senso-ji
Historic Buddhist temple featuring traditional Japanese architecture and the iconic Kaminarimon gate. It serves as a major cultural and spiritual site with an adjacent vibrant shopping street.
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Kinkaku-ji
Zen Buddhist temple featuring a gold-leaf-covered pavilion and historic gardens. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural and architectural significance.
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Wat Arun Ratchawararam
Buddhist temple known for its distinctive central prang decorated with colorful porcelain and mythological figures, situated on a riverside. It is a significant cultural and architectural landmark reflecting Thai, Hindu, Chinese, and Khmer influences.
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Wat Phra Kaew
A royal Buddhist temple complex known for housing the revered Emerald Buddha statue and featuring intricate Ayutthaya Kingdom architecture.
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Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Historic Buddhist temple known for its large wooden stage and scenic views, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Jogyesa Temple
Historic Korean Zen Buddhist temple established in 1395, serving as the chief temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It features historic architecture, ancient trees, and hosts cultural events related to Buddhism.
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Wat Chedi Luang
Historic Buddhist temple known for its large ancient pagoda and significant cultural heritage in Lanna architecture.
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Ginkakuji Temple
A Zen temple from the 15th century AD. It is surrounded by beautiful gardens, with famous decorative sand patterns, trees, and ponds, said…
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Zojo-ji temple
This Buddhist temple served as the family shrine to the Tokugawas - one of Japan's most famous families.
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Garni Pagan Temple
The Temple of Garni is the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia and the former Soviet Union.
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Akshardham
Encompassed by a lake, this temple complex is simply stunning. Do not miss its focal point ‒ the 43m tall Akshardham Mandir with its nine…
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Boudha Stupa
Boudha Stupa; or Jarung Kashor, also known as Khasti Chaitya or Khāsa Chaitya, is a stupa and major spiritual landmark seen as the…
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Temple of all Religions
The Temple of All Religions or the Universal Temple is an architectural complex in the Staroye Arakchino Microdistrict of Kazan, Russia.
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Changu Narayan Temple
Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu temple, located on a hilltop of Changu in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal.
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Konark Temple (Sun Temple)
Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district,…
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Ivolginsky datsan "Khambyn Sume"
Ivolginsky Datsan is the center of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia.
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Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume
The Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume is a Gelug Buddhist monastery in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of the…
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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Kazan
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, under the Diocese of…
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Amarbayasgalant Khiid
Amarbayasgalant Monastery or the "azzaya", is one of the three largest Buddhist monastic centers in Mongolia.
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