The Bayon Temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia is fantastic. The temple is located very near Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and many other amazing temples.
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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
In Indonesia I am asked to have my photo taken with people much more than anywhere else. This one is at a very small temple (Candi Sambisari) that I don’t think gets many tourists but I think these girls were just waiting (and enjoying talking with each other) to get there photo taken with tourists.
The girls asked the only other tourists there during my time there for photos also. I am wearing my Curious Cat t-shirt in the photo.
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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
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.
Detail from ceramic tile artwork on roof of Cheng Hoon Teng temple in Malacca, Malaysia.
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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
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
Banteay Srei temple, Cambodia. The temple is an another amazing temple in the vicinity of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Banteay Srei is fairly small, but I was definitely very glad I took a day trip (1/2 day really) from Siem Reap to here and Kbal Spean.
Related: Angkor Wat – Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, USA – Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
