Photo of horse drawn delivery truck by Bill Hunter, early 1960s (see more photos by Bill Hunter).
Horse Drawn Delivery Truck, Europe, 1960s
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Unmade Stone Temple in Siem Reap
When I was visiting Siem Reap there were numerous locations where work was going on to put temples back together. That included less know smaller temples but even Ta Prohm had quite a bit of stones being arranged to rebuild parts of the temple complex.
Related: Leper King Terrace, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia – Banyon Tree Overgrowing Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia – Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand
The Reclining Buddha statue at Wat Pho is 15 meters tall and 46 meters long. The statue and the building that houses it were created in 1832.
Related: Statues, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand – National Museum of Korea in Seoul – Borobudur in Java, Indonesia – Getting An Early Start Traveling Around the World in Bangkok, Thailand
Wedding Photo Shoot – Hoi An, Vietnam
Wedding photo shoot with the Japanese Bridge in the background, Hoi An, Vietnam. Hoi An has a very touristy but still nice and picturesque old town (it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The bridge dates to the 16th or 17th century.
Related: Rice Drying on the Street, Hoi An, Vietnam – Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám, 文廟) Hanoi, Vietnam – Circumhorizontal Arc (Fire Rainbow) in Hoi An, Vietnam
Art Inside Angkor Wat
Vietnam War Memorial, Washington DC
Photo of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC. Most of the photo shows a reflection in the shining granite of the memorial. The memorial has the names of those Americans killed during the war engraved into the face (which can be seen in the photo if you look closely).
If you look closely you can see a reflection of the Washington Monument.
Related: Arlington National Cemetery – Rice Drying on the Street, Hoi An, Vietnam – White House West Wing Entrance –
Stave style church in Norway
Leper King Terrace, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia
I think this areas is called the Leper King Terrace on the North end of the Terrace of the Elephants in the Angkor Thom complex, north of Bayon temple (Siem Reap, Cambodia). There is a narrow pathway that winds between the wall of the terrace.
Related: Buddhist Temple Adjacent to Bayon Temple – Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia – Carving at Angor Wat
9-11 Memorial, New York City (Ceramic Tiles on a Fence)
Photos by John Hunter, 2006.
Related: Egytian Statue in Front of the The Temple of Dendur at the Met in NYC – Empire State Building, New York City – Child in Action, Staten Island Children’s Museum – Curious Cat travel photos (USA)
