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Fascinating Temples: World's Architectural WondersJan 31st, 2009 bynobertbermosa

Travel the world and see these beautiful and magnificent architectural designs of temples.

Religious buildings are often the most decorated, the most beautiful and usually the most lavish structures you will

see wherever you go. Travel the world and see these beautiful and magnificent architectural designs of temples.

1. Tirupati Temple: India

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Tirupati Temple is truly unique because it is considered as the most sacred and the richest temple in the world.

Tirupati Temple is situated in the town of Tirupati. Also known as Tirupati Balaji Temple, it is a major pilgrimage

center of south India. Besides, it is a conglomeration of seven hills known as Seshachalam or Venkatachalam

having a height of 853m or 2,800 ft. above the sea level. The temple boasts of a vibrant and colorful culture also

speaking volumes about its grand past. It is an important pilgrimage center, where devotees stand for long hours

waiting to get a glance of the presiding deity.
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2. Hanging Temple: China

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If the Hanging Gardens of Babylon had fascinated you even though you have only read about it, you will surely be

amaze

upon seeing this one-of -a-kind temple - The Hanging Temple. The Hanging Temple is a temple built into a cliff near

Mount Heng in the province of Shanxi. The closest city is Datong, 65 kilometers to the northwest. Along with the

Yungang

Grottoes, the Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area. Built

more

than 1400 years ago, this temple is unique not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes

Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements.
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3. Shwedagon Pagoda: Myanmar

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You might ask yourself, where did all those gold came from? That's the fascinating aspect of this temple known as

the

Shwedagon Pagoda. It is a magnificent temple and the most famous temple in Myanmar. This temple stands about

100 mor 325 ft high and is covered in gold leaf. The Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw, also

known as the Golden Pagoda, is a 98-meter (approx. 321.5 feet) gilded stupa. It is the most sacred Buddhist

pagoda

for theBurmese with relics of the past four Buddha's enshrined within, namely the staff of Kakusandha, the water

filter

of Konagamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight hairs of Gautama, the historical Buddha.
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4. Angkor Wat: Cambodia

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One of the Wonders of the World is Angkor Wat, a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built for King Suryayarman II. It is

con-

sidered the "largest temple complex in the world." The complex was built in the 12th century. It was built by the king

as

his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a

signifi-

cant religious center since its foundation-first Hindu, dedicated to Vishnu, then Buddhist.
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5. Lotus Temple: India

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This architectural piece is one of the most unique temples in the world. It's a Baha'i House of Worship located in

Delhi,

India. The popular name of this religious shrine is the "Lotus Temple". This temple is one of the most prominent

attrac-

tions in Delhi. It was completed in 1986 and serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent. It has won

numerous

architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles.
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6. Borobudur Temple: Indonesia

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Another architectural wonder located in Indonesia (the largest Muslim country in the world) is the Borobudur

Temple.

It is a 9th century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square

platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A

main dome is located at the center of the top platform, and is surrounded by seventy-two Buddha statues seated

inside perforated stupa. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage, where once a

year Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument. Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist

attraction.
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7. Temple of Saint Sava: Serbia

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Would you believe that the construction of this religious edifice is financed exclusively by donations? Well, I think

almost

all houses of worship were built on donations, so that's not amazing. Here's the amazing feature of this architectural

structure, this magnificent temple named The Temple of Saint Sava is "the largest Orthodox church in the world".

The

church is dedicated to Saint Sava, founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church and an important figure in medieval

Serbia.

It is built on the Vracar plateau, on the location where his remains are thought to have been burned in 1595 by the

Ottoman Empire's Sinan Pasha. From its location, it dominates Belgrade's cityscape, and is perhaps the most

monumental building in the city.
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8. Akshardham: India

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India is home to score of temples being the home of some of the greatest religions in the world like Hinduism,

Jainism and many others. One architectural wonder you will find in India is the Akshardham, a Hindu temple

complex

in Delhi. It displays 10,000 years of Indian and Hindu cultural traditions, spirituality and architecture. The building

was. inspired and moderated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, spiritual head of the Bochasanwasi Shri Ahshar

Purushottam. Swaminarayan Sanstha, whose 3,000 volunteers helped 7,000 artisans construct Akshardham. The

temple, which attracts 70 percent of all tourists who visit Delhi, was officially opened on November 6, 2005. It sits on

the banks of the Yamuna River adjacent to the proposed 2010 Commonwealth Games village. The monument

features a large central

monument crafted entirely of stone, exhibitions on incidents from the life of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the history

of

India, a musical fountain, and large landscaped gardens.
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9. Salt lake Temple: USA

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One of the most famous and largest temples in the US is the Salt Lake Temple. This temple is operated by The

Church

of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is the best-known Mormon temple. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, it is thecenter-

piece of the 10 acre (40,000 m) Temple Square. In the Latter Day Saint movement (also known as Mormonism), a

temple is a building dedicated to be a house of God and is reserved for special forms of worship. A temple differs

from

a church meeting place, which is used for weekly worship services.

10. Pagoda of Tianning Temple: China

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People will always be fascinated with things which are considered the biggest, tallest, largest and many others.

The Pagoda of Tianning Temple will surely amaze millions because it is the "tallest Buddhist pagoda in the world".

This temple is a modern Chinese pagoda of Jiangsu, China. With 13 stories and a height of 154 m (505 ft), this

wooden

pagoda is now the tallest Buddhist pagoda in the world. Although the existing pagoda was built by April 2007, the

temple

grounds and the pagoda have a history of construction and destruction for the past 1,350 years, since the time of

the

Tang Dynasty (618-907). Building of the pagoda was proposed by the Buddhist Association of China in 2001, yet

providing money donations for the temple was an international effort, as leaders of 108 Buddhist associations and

temples worldwide attended the opening ceremony at the temple.

These are just 10 of the many unique architectural accomplishments of men, plentiful are scattered out there just

waiting to be discovered and featured.

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