![This week in Southeast Asian Archaeology: Prambanan gets some renewed attention, Phimai Black pottery surfaces at Mun Bon Dam, and I’m taking a short break next week.⠀
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The featured stories look at the new Indonesia–India conservation project at Prambanan, focusing on the temple complex’s ruined perwara shrines, and a striking Late Prehistoric find in northeast Thailand: a remarkably complete Phimai Black vessel discovered as water levels fell at Mun Bon Dam.⠀
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Temples, pottery, reservoirs, and a little scheduled rest. Back again on 27 July.⠀
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The featured stories look at the new Indonesia–India conservation project at Prambanan, focusing on the temple complex’s ruined perwara shrines, and a striking Late Prehistoric find in northeast Thailand: a remarkably complete Phimai Black vessel discovered as water levels fell at Mun Bon Dam.⠀
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Temples, pottery, reservoirs, and a little scheduled rest. Back again on 27 July.⠀
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Read this week’s newsletter: [link in bio]⠀
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#SoutheastAsianArchaeology #Archaeology #Heritage #Prambanan #Thailand #Indonesia #Cambodia #Vietnam #CulturalHeritage #Substack")
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
You should have posted the picture of Magnificent Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Bhutan.
I was at Shwedagon yesterday ! Yes it’s impressive, but a bit over the top in some ways!!! Having been into many cave temples in the last few days I’ve seen enough Buddha statues to last a lifetime!!!