Bingling Temple (Chinese: 炳靈寺) is located in Yongjing County of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (臨夏回族自治州) in Gansu (甘肅) province, China. ‘Bingling’ in Tibetan means ‘Thousand Buddha’, so Bingling Temple Grottoes are also called Thousand-Buddha Caves.
Bingling Temple (Chinese: 炳靈寺) is a series of grottoes filled with Buddhist sculpture carved into natural caves and caverns in a canyon along the Yellow River, it is located in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (臨夏回族自治州) in Gansu (甘肅) province, China.
Kurazukuri District (Japanese: 蔵造りの町並み) or Kurazukuri no Machinami is located in Kawagoe (川越) City, Saitama (埼玉) Prefecture, Japan. Kurazukuri District provides a nostalgic scene from the Edo Period (江戶時代).
Kawagoe (Japanese: 川越市) is a city in Saitama (埼玉) Prefecture, Japan. The city prospered as a commercial and transshipment center, It is known locally as ‘Little Edo’ (小江戸) after the old name for Tokyo, due to its many historic buildings built in the Edo period.
Seiya-san Muryōshuji Kita-in (Japanese: 星野山無量寿寺喜多院), also named Kita-in (喜多院) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kawagoe (川越) in Saitama (崎玉), Japan. Kita-in has over 1,200 years of history, which makes it a popular tourist attraction in Kawagoe.
Dafosi Grottoes (Chinese: 大佛寺石窟) is located at the foot of Qingliang (秦嶺) mountain beside Jing River (涇水), ten thousand meters west of Binxian (彬縣) County, Xianyang (咸陽) City, Shaanxi (陝西) Province, is the largest group of Grottoes in Shaanxi Province.
Vatican Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani) are the public art and sculpture museums in the Vatican City. The four Raphael Rooms (Stanze di Raffaello) are famous for their frescoes painted by Raphael and his workshop, marking the High Renaissance in Rome.
Vatican Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani) are the public art and sculpture museums in the Vatican City. Vatican Museums contain roughly 70,000 works, of which 20,000 are on display, which were amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica, is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City, it is the largest church in the world by interior measure.
St. Peter's Square (Italian: Piazza San Pietro) is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. The square is named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus considered by Catholics to be the first Pope.
Kongtong Mountains (Chinese: 崆峒山) is located in Pingliang (平涼) City, Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. Kongtong Mountains is the holy mountain of Taoismis, which is noted for its marvelous natural scenery and exquisite man made landscapes.
Kongtong Mountains (Chinese: 崆峒山) is located in Pingliang (平涼) City, Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. The scenic area of Kongtong Mountains can be divided into two parts: the Taoist area and the Buddhist area, while the Taoist area is more beautiful.
Xumishan Grottoes (Chinese: 須彌山石窟) are located on the eastern edge of Mount Xumi (須彌山) in Guyuan (Chinese: 固原) City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China.The most iconic element of Xumishan Grottoes is a 20 meters tall seated Buddha.
Xumishan Grottoes (Chinese: 須彌山石窟) are located in Guyuan (Chinese: 固原) City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China. The construction of Xumishan Grottoes began in the Northern Wei (北魏) Dynasty (A.D. 368-534).
Xumishan Grottoes (Chinese: 須彌山石窟) are a collection of more than 130 Buddhist cave temples located on the eastern edge of Mount Xumi (須彌山) in Guyuan (Chinese: 固原) City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China.
Dambulla Cave Temple (Sinhalese: දඹුල්ල රජමහා විහාරය) also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a World Heritage Site (1991) in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country, 72 kilometres north of Kandy (මහ නුවර).
Víðimýrarkirkja is a beautiful old turf church located in Skagafjörður of North-Iceland, the fourth president of Iceland said, the church is ‘the purest example and the most beautiful keepsake of the Icelandic architecture’.
Zhongwei Gao Miao (Chinese name: 中衛高廟; literally meaning ‘High Temple’) is located in the Zhongwei (中衛)County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China. This temple has about 250 temple rooms, towers and pavilion, covering an area of about 4000 square meters.
Zhongwei Gao Miao (Chinese name: 中衛高廟; literally meaning ‘High Temple’) is located in the Zhongwei (中衛)County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China. This temple is built symmetrically, layers upon layers to 29 meters high.
Masjid-i Jehan Numa (Persian: مسجد جهاں نما; literally meaning the ‘World-reflecting Mosque’ or ‘Mosque of the Celestial Sphere’), commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, was completed between 1650 and 1656, during the reign of Shah Jahan (Persian: شاه جهان).
