Photo by Bill Hunter.
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White House West Wing Entrance
Entrance to the West Wing of the White House with the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) in the background. The President’s oval office is located in the West Wing along with offices for few top level staff and also the press briefing room. The EEOB houses many more staff for the Executive Office of the President.
Related: Rose Garden at the White House – Marina Bay Sands: “Ocean Liner” Sky Park (Singapore) – Empire State Building, New York City
Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Bayon Temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia is fantastic. The temple is located very near Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and many other amazing temples.
Related: Banyon Tree Overgrowing Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia – Egytian Statue in Front of the The Temple of Dendur at the Met in NYC – Candi Sewu, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Traditional Chinese Raincoat in Yangshuo
Photo of a Traditional Chinese Raincoat in Yangshuo (near Guilin), China. The photo is from a touristy (but well done and where people still live) “ancient city” in Yangshuo, China. I saw a similar raincoat in the Shanghai History Museum.
Related: Floating Down River in Yangshuo, China on a Bamboo Raft – Me, with My Walking Stick, Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia – Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
Buddha at Borobudur
Borobudur is amazing. This photo gives a small glimpse of what it is like for more see more from my visit to Borobudur, Java, Indonesia (including a video of the view all around where this photo is taken).
Related: Buddha Statues, Borobudur Temple, Indonesia – Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem – Egyptian Hieroglyphs at the Met in NYC
Carving at Angor Wat
photo of carving at Angkor Wat, Cambodia by John Hunter
Related: Banyon Tree Overgrowing Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia – Water Buffaloes, Cambodia – Ta Prohm temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
Close up view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem by Bill Hunter.
The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة – Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah, Hebrew: כיפת הסלע – Kipat Hasela) is a shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Foundation Stone, at its heart, bears great significance for Jews, Christians and Muslims.
The Dome of the Rock is situated in the center of the Temple Mount, the site of the Jewish Second Temple. The location is holy to Christians primarily because of the role the Temple played in the life of Jesus. The Temple was destroyed in 70 CE by the Romans, who built a temple to Jupiter on the site. During the Byzantine era, Jerusalem was primarily Christian, and pilgrims came by the tens of thousands to experience the places where Jesus walked.
Ceramic Tile Art on Chinese Temple Roof
Detail from ceramic tile artwork on roof of Cheng Hoon Teng temple in Malacca, Malaysia.
Related: Colorful Mosaic Building Design, Moscow, USSR in the 1960′s – Buenos Aires Street Art – Living in Malaysia blog
Banyon Tree Overgrowing Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
I can’t remember the temple name, I’ll add it once I have a chance to go through my photos and organize them. The temple is in the Angkor park area, which includes: Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm (which is famous for the banyans growing over the temple) and many more.
Related: Banteay Srei Temple in Cambodia – Mesa Verde National Park, USA – Cypress Garden Swamp, South Carolina, USA
Candi Sewu, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Sewu temple is the second largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia, Borobudur is the largest. The Sewa temple is located in the Prambanan temple complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (about 1 km away from Prambanan temple). They are rebuilding many of the temples on the site which now lie in ruins.
Candi Sewu was likely built in the 8th century as the royal palace at the end of the Rakai Panangkaran kingdom.
Related: Buddha Statues, Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia – Banteay Srei temple, Cambodia – Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand