Some of the most impressive Asian temples


Below is a brief listing of some of the most impressive temples in all of Asia worth visiting:

Angkor Wat- Built in Cambodia, this is the largest temple created in history. Well known above all for having inspired numerous novels and movies. You can appreciate its beauty in the photo at the beginning of this article.

Tiger's Nest Monastery: practically hanging from a precipice is this spectacular monastery. One of the holiest places in the country of Bhutan.



Schwedagon Pagoda: There is a great unknown about when this pagoda located in Myanmar was built, whose dome is completely covered in gold.

Prambanan: a Hindu temple located in Java. This Indonesian temple gutters with numerous and beautiful portraits on its walls about some of the stories contained in the Ramayana (sacred text not directly revealed by God and written by Valkimi).

Chion-in Temple: Japanese temple that highlights the beauty of its majesty and its great size. It has the largest bell in all of Japan with a weight of 74 tons.



Borobudur: they are wonderful ruins located in the jungle of Java. A huge complex with hundreds of Buddha statues, as can be seen in the image above.

Heaven Temple: Taoist temple in Beijing, whose shape is circular and each of its levels represents a stadium on Earth.

Golden temple: temple decorated with marble statues and covered with precious stones and gold. It is found in Punjab, India.


Wat Rong Khun: A strange white-structured temple located in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The most impressive thing about this temple is that it is adorned with mosaic-shaped mirrors in such a way that they seem to shine magically.

Vishnu Temple of Srirangam: It is the largest religious building in all of India, since it occupies some 63 hectares with walls that reach 4 kilometers. It is located in the Hindu city of Tiruchirapalli.

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