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The Temple of the Sun (seen below) is 30,000m squared in size and is in the shape of a trapezoid. It has the common step pyramid architecture which forms terraces around the structure. This temple has been dated to the time of Inca control over Pachacamac. Some archaeologists believe human sacrifices may have taken place at this the Temple.
Pachacamac or Pacha Kamaq [1] (Quechua, "Creator of the World"; also Pacharurac) was the deity worshipped in the city of Pachacamac (modern-day Peru) by the Ichma. Pacha Kamaq was believed to have created the first man and woman, but forgot to give them food and the man died. The woman cursed Pacha Kamaq, accusing him of neglect, and Pacha ...
Bái Đính Temple in Ninh Bình Province – the second largest complex of Buddhist temples in Vietnam Dâu Temple in Bắc Ninh Province is the oldest Buddhist temple in Vietnam A Tam quan in Hương Temple Giác Lâm Temple - An ancient temple in Ho Chi Minh city A Tam quan of Hội An Temple, Bình Dương
Tomb of Tự Đức (Vietnamese: Lăng Tự Đức), officially Khiêm Mausoleum (Khiêm Lăng, chữ Hán: 謙 陵), is located in Huế, Vietnam. It is built for the Nguyễn Emperor Tự Đức and took three years to build, from 1864 to 1867. It is divided into a Temple Area and a Tomb Area.
The main statue of Gautama Buddha in Thích Ca Phật Đài Buddhist temple. Thích Ca Phật Đài (lit. ' Platform of Shakyamuni Buddha ') is a notable Theravada Buddhist temple in the coastal city of Vung Tau in southern Vietnam. It lies to the northwest of the Lớn mountain and was built between 1961 and 1963 when it was opened. [1]
Trấn Quốc Pagoda (Vietnamese: chùa Trấn Quốc, chữ Nôm: 𫴶鎭國; Sino-Vietnamese: Trấn Quốc tự, chữ Hán: 鎮國寺), the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi, is located on a small island near the southeastern shore of Hanoi's West Lake, Vietnam. Inside Trấn Quốc Temple
This is the first pagoda in Vietnam to be built in Vietnamese traditional architecture style but with concrete [citation needed]. The highest structure in this pagoda is the 7-story, 40-metre-high (130 ft) tower. This pagoda houses and worship of one buddha and two bodhisattvas: Gautama Buddha, Manjusri, Samantabhadra.
The temple was built by the Governor of An Giang, Doãn Uẩn, in 1847. The temple is located near Sam Mountain, five kilometres from Châu Đốc.The Đại Nam nhất thống chí, the official chronicles of the Nguyễn dynasty that ruled Vietnam at the time noted that the temple stood on a mountain overlooking the town and the province, praising its scenery and vibrancy.