9 Most Beautiful Temples Of The World

Here is a list of some of the most beautiful temples in the world! Includes Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Takt Hang in Bhutan, Wat Rong Khun in Thailand Prambanan in Indonesia, the Shwedagon Pagoda in Burma, Temple of Heaven in Beijing, Chion-in Japan, Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Tamil Nadu and the Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Wat Rong Khun

Wat Rong Khun is a modern Buddhist temple unconventional Chiang Rai, Thailand. It was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat. Construction began in 1998 with completion expected in 2008. Wat Rong Khun is unlike any other temple in Thailand because its ubosot (Pali: uposatha; dedicated assembly hall) is designed in white with some use of white glass. The white color signifies the purity of the Buddha, the white glass face of the Buddha's wisdom that "shone on the earth and the universe."


Prambanan

Prambanan is the compound's largest Hindu temple in Central Java in Indonesia, located about 18 km east of Yogyakarta. The temple is a World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its tall, pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and construction of 47m high central within a large complex of individual temples.


Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the golden pagoda, stupa is 98 meters (about 321.5 feet) located in Golden Yangon, Burma. The pagoda is located west of Lake Kandawgyi about Singuttara hill overlooking the countryside and the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined in, namely employees Kakusandha, Konagamana water filter, a piece of coat Kassapa and eight hairs of Gautama, the historical Buddha.


Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in the city southeast of Beijing, in Xuanwu District. The complex has become the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the annual ceremonies of prayer to heaven for a good harvest. And 'considered a Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven worship, especially the ruling monarch of the day, before the dates of Taoism.


Chion-in

Chion'in Temple Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jodo Shu (Pure Land sect) founded the Honen (1133-1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are once again in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise (Pure Land) nembutsu saying the name of Amida Buddha. Most of the compounds of Chion-in includes the site where Honen has decided to spread his teachings and the place where he died.


Harmandir Sahib

Sri Harmandir Sahib or Darbar Sahib, informally known as the Golden Temple or the Temple of God, is the most important cultural worship of the Sikhs and one of the oldest Sikh gurdwaras. It is located in the city of Amritsar, which was created by Guru Ram Das, the fourth Guru of the Sikhs and the city was built, is also due to the altar, the city known as "Guru Di Nagri" meaning of the Sikh guru.


Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangam)

The temple covers an area of ​​156 acres (6,31,000 m²) with a circumference of 1116 meters (10,710 feet) making it the largest temple in India and one of the largest religious complexes in the world. In fact, Srirangam Temple easily described as the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world (Angkor Wat is the largest non-functioning of the temple). The temple is surrounded by seven concentric walls with a total length of 32,592 feet or more than six miles. These walls are surrounded by Gopurams 21 (tours). Among the wonders of the temple is a "room 1000 pillars" (actually 953).


Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat) is a complex of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, built for King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital. As the best preserved temple on the spot, it's the only one who was an important religious center since its foundation-first Hindu, dedicated to Vishnu, then Buddhist. The temple is the epitome of classic style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and its main attraction for visitors.