Temples in Thailand

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark designs bring a Thai temple to life once the sun has set.

An eclectic Buddhist temple packed with pop-culture icons.

These palatial ruins said to be inspired by Cambodia's Angkor Wat have been turned into a significant religious temple.

This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.

An early 1900s temple features unique architecture and murals.

Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

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

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

This serene bamboo walkway allows Buddhist monks from remote temples access to the nearby village.

An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.