Top most beautiful religious buildings #2

Religious and Buddhist works always invest a lot of effort and money to show respect and gratitude to noble saints and deities. Those temple structures are also places for people to express their wishes, repentance, and apologies to the supreme gods. In addition, they are also destinations that attract tourists and can be achievements, representing a country or nation. Over the years, these works have remained undiminished in their appeal and attract tourists from all over the world. Let's explore these splendid and artistic works

Tiger's Nest Monastery - Bhutan

Tiger's Nest Monastery, also known as Paro Taktsang. This is a famous temple, a sacred Buddhist site in the Himalayas, located on the cliffs of Paro valley, Bhutan. Because the terrain is 3000m above sea level, when visitors want to visit here, they must walk or ride horseback for more comfort. The hidden mist and scenery on both sides of the path on the way up to the monastery will appear in the eyes of visitors like a poetic and artistic landscape painting.


Tiger's Nest Monastery is located on a majestic rocky cliff but is also extremely craggy and can be said to be steep. The monastery consists of four main temples and cleverly designed living areas, depending on the terrain of rocky cliffs and caves. Around the monastery area, there are currently eight caves, of which four caves are easy for tourists to visit, while the remaining caves are more difficult to access.


The monastery's temples are connected by stone walkways, and around each temple there are balconies, an ideal place for visitors to see the beautiful Paro valley below. Therefore, when coming to Bhutan and not experiencing this monastery, it would be a mistake

Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) - India

The Golden Temple Harmandir Sahib is the holiest temple of Sikhism, located in the city of Amritstar, Punjab, India. Amritsar Temple has unique architecture, built lower than the surrounding ground, demonstrating egalitarianism and humility. The four entrances to this temple appear in all four directions, signifying that people from all walks of life are equally welcome. The temple's breathtaking beauty is exuded by its gilded surfaces and decoration with numerous carvings and precious stones.


This Golden Temple was built in the 16th century and has a golden roof studded with precious stones located on an artificial island in Punjab, India. This is the most sacred temple for Sikh followers around the world. When you come here, you will be dazzled because 100kg of gold is used to plate the domes of the ramparts as well as the outside of the Harmandir Sahib temple.


Harmandir Sahib Temple is always open to welcome tourists from all over the world. When coming here, visitors will be given a towel to cover their head, wash their hands and feet in the sacred lake (also known as the divine wine lake), remove their shoes before entering the temple. When tourists go around the lake, remember to go clockwise. Two particularly taboo actions at this golden temple are drinking alcohol and smoking.

Prambanan - Indonesia

Prambanan is the largest Buddhist and Hindu temple complex in Southeast Asia, recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site in 1991. This work was built in the 10th century, consisting of 3 buildings. House, 47m high, each building worships one of three gods: Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva. Prambanan attracts visitors with its tall architecture and many pointed spires, which resemble the architecture of Hindu temples with a tall temple located in the center within a separate temple complex.


This temple worships three main gods: the God of Creation, the God of Protection and the God of Destruction. Prambanan has a total of 240 large and small towers with many extremely impressive architectural works and patterns for visitors to freely travel, see and explore. This place is also a testament to the thousands of years old history of Indonesia.


The temple was abandoned and forgotten until it was discovered by the Dutch. Prambanan was restored and completed between 1918 and 1952, and currently the temple is a protected and preserved world cultural heritage.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple - India

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple - India located in the city of Srirangam, India, is one of the most important and sacred places to worship the Hindu god Vishnu. The surfaces of the temple are covered with bas-reliefs, representing the mysterious legendary legends of ancient India. The temple is covered by a large area with seven concentric walls, the outermost wall is 4 km long.


Each wall is separate from other walls. In total, this entire temple tower has 21 such towers, of which the largest tower has 15 floors, and is up to 60 m high. The temple has a colorful and vibrant appearance, so it is the number one destination for tourists, especially Buddhists.


Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple welcomes millions of tourists every year, and cultural and religious researchers also visit here regularly. When coming here, visitors will certainly be overwhelmed because before them is a beautiful Indian architectural work with its magnificence, sophistication and beauty.

Boudhanath Stupa - Nepal

For centuries, the Boudhanath Stupa, a sacred wonder, has become an important pilgrimage destination for Tibetans and Nepalis. This is one of the largest stupas in the world and is located on the outskirts of Kathmandu, east of the city center and was built in the 5th century. Boudhanath stupa is 36 meters high and has over 100 meters in diameter, the length from wall to wall is nearly the length of a football field. In 1979, this stupa was recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage.


The stupa was built in a place with favorable weather conditions, because the terrain here is extremely magical, located in the middle of the Kathmandu valley, surrounded by majestic mountains. If viewed from above, visitors will have the opportunity to see Boudhanath stupa from a different angle, a three-dimensional mandala appearing like a magnificent palace.


This architectural work is rumored to be associated with the image of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, so around the tower there are 108 reincarnation statues of this Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva's famous mantra, Mani Bat Me Hong, is engraved in the prayer chakra here