Temples

The remains of a Zoroastrian temple that bore witness to a time when Aden was a flourishing trading hub.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

An unusual pagoda design in in the northwestern part of Hwaeomsa Temple.

This remote mountain shrine is one of the most sacred Zoroastrian temples remaining in the world.

This is one of the last surviving structures of a once vast palace complex.

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.

Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.

This wonderland of ancient temples has been recently painstakingly reconstructed.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.