CategoryAsia

Earth’s largest continent that covers 30% of the planet’s landmass with many diverse cultures, customs and rich history

Somapura Mahavihara

Somapura Mahavihara is one of the best known Buddhist viharas in the Indian Subcontinent and also one of the major archeological sites in [...]

Souq Waqif

Souq Waqif is an open-air marketplace, where traditional garments, spices, handicrafts, and souvenirs are being sold, located in Doha, the capital city of [...]

Tashichho Dzong

Tashichho Dzong is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimpu, which serves as the summer capital [...]

Khamis Mosque

The Khamis Mosque is believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain, built during the era of the Umayyad caliph Umar II, located [...]

Leshan Giant Buddha

The Leshan Giant Buddha is the tallest stone statue of Buddha in the world, built during the Tang Dynasty, and located at the [...]

Buddhas of Bamiyan

The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental statues of standing Buddha from the 6th century, which were carved into a cliff, and were [...]

Juche Tower

The Juche Tower is a monument named after the ideology of Juche, which is the official political ideology of North Korea described as [...]

Sigiriya

Sigiriya is an ancient palace located in the central Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The [...]

Banaue Rice Terraces

The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2,000-year-old terraces that were most likely carved by hand into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by [...]

Al-Khazneh

Al-Khazneh is one of the most elaborate temples in the ancient Arab Nabatean Kingdom city of Petra in Jordan. Situated between the Red [...]

Hang Sơn Đoòng

Hang Sơn Đoòng, also known simply as Sơn Đoòng cave, is a solutional cave with the largest known cave passage cross-section in the [...]