Malaysia’s Star takes us on a tour of the 10 most beautiful temples in the world – all notably Asian, and half of them from Southeast Asia.
photo credit: Master 心é“
When faith takes form
The Star, 24 January 2009
The top 10:
- Tiger’s Nest Monastery (Bhutan)
- Wat Rong Khun (Thailand)
- Prambanan (Indonesia)
- Shwedagon Pagoda (Myanmar)
- Temple of Heaven (China)
- Chion-in Temple (Japan)
- Borobudur (Indonesia)
- The Golden Temple of Amritsar (India)
- Sri Ranganathaswany Temple (India)
- Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
I’m sure there are many more temples in Southeast Asia that deserve an honourable mention. ‘Wat’ do you think?
Related Books:
- Thailand: Temples and Traditions (Journeys Through the World and Nature)
- Monuments of India and the Indianized States: The Plans of Major and Notable Temples, Tombs, Palaces and Pavilions, South-East Asia
- Art of Southeast Asia Temples & Sculptur
- Global Treasures Prambanan Java, Indonesia
- In Praise of Prambanan: Dutch Essays on the Loro Jonggrang Temple Complex (Translation series / Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde)
- Shwedagon: Golden Pagoda of Myanmar
- Global Treasures SHWEDAGON PAGODA Shwedagon Zedi Daw Myanmar
- Global Treasures TIAN TAN Temple of Heaven Peking, China
- Temple Treasures of Japan
- Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas (Periplus travel guides)
- Global Treasures BOROBUDUR Java, Indonesia
- Borobudur
- THE HEART OF INDIA WITH GOLDEN TEMPLE OF AMRITSAR DEWAN-I-KHAS.
- Historic Print (M): Golden Temple, Amritsar, India
- Angkor Wat (Unearthing Ancient Worlds)
- In Search Of History – Forgotten City Of The Jungle (History Channel)
- Global Treasures ANGKOR WAT Cambodia
- Sacred Angkor: The Carved Reliefs of Angkor Wat
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