From floating shrines and striking synagogues to golden monuments and sprawling sacrificial sites, these are the most ...

Wat Phou (Vat Phou) in southern Laos – officially known as the Lao ... but the remains of the stone temple (also known as Wat Phu), that visitors now visit, date back to the 11th century.

The Golden Pavillion is located in Deer Park in north Kyoto, an area known for its historic sites. Officially named Rokuon-ji, it is a Zen Buddhist temple as well as a tourist attractions and is ...

Meanwhile, Laos finds itself increasingly in the gaze of neighbouring China, which has been inundating the country with investments worth billions, gaining more and more influence. In the Golden ...