Nepal – architecture
A photo gallery of temple architecture in the Kathmandu valley. In the West, these refined statues and carvings would be locked away in a museum, but not here!
A photo gallery of temple architecture in the Kathmandu valley. In the West, these refined statues and carvings would be locked away in a museum, but not here!
A photo gallery of Buddha statues in Thailand. Thailand’s wat’s are technicolour, full of golden and larger than life Buddha statues.
A photo gallery of the Bahia Palace in Marrakesh, Morocco. The interieur is full of grand archways, Islamic carvings and colourful mosaics.
A photo gallery of the Dharmikarama Burmese Temple and the Thai inspired Wat Chaiyamangalaram. These 2 temples face each other and they’re both a riot of colour.
A photo gallery of the Hoysala temple of Belur. The temple is filled with intricate carvings of dancers, elephants and scenes from the epics.
A photo gallery of Shravanabelagola in South India. Jain pilgrims come here to pay respect at the immense statue of Bahubali and pray at the temples around town.
A photo gallery of the Gangaikonda Cholapuram in South India. The temple is a Unesco world heritage site.
A photo gallery of Angkor Wat. Even though the temple complexe is immense, it was the fine carvings and details that stuck in our memory.
A photo gallery of the Shwezigon pagoda. This immense gold plated stupa shines brightly in the sun.
A photo gallery of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. It’s full of gold statues and impressively decorated temples.
Bodhnath photo gallery: Pictures of Bodhnath stupa and pilgrims who are doing a kora around the central dome
Swayambhunath photo gallery: Pictures of Swayambhunath temple and the stone staircase leading up to it.
A photo gallery of the ancient Buddhist monastery of Paharpur. Paharpur dates back to the 8th century and was once… the largest Buddhist monastery south of the Himalaya.
A photo gallery of the Cementerio de Trenes. The rusted locomotives and rail cars have long been corroded by the… salty winds. It’s an eerie, yet strangely beautiful sight.
A photo gallery of Buddha statues in Myanmar. This country is one of the most devout Buddhist countries in the… world. Almost everywhere you look, there’s a Buddha statue to be seen.