Eastern architecture is impressive and diverse. Tourists often stop in their tracks at the first sight of a historic Asian temple, trying to wrap their minds around the bold mix of traditional elements and unbridled creativity. The angles, shapes, colors and lighting of these buildings seem to defy the rules of conventional architecture.
Here are a few of the world’s most incredible religious buildings from Taiwan to China and Japan; some photographed using a drone. Enjoy… and be prepared to pick up your jaw!
1. Dragon and Tiger Pagodas on Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2. Wat Asokaram, Samut Prakan, Thailand
3. Taiwan Confucian Temple, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
4. Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple) Dusit, Thailand
5. Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6. Wat Rong Seur Ten (Blue Temple), Chiang Rai, Thailand
7. Wat Sampran (Dragon Temple), Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
8. Sumeru Mountain Palace, Muang Boran museum, Samut Prakan, Thailand
9. Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn), Bangkok, Thailand
10. Spring and Autumn Pavilions on Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
11. Sensō-ji temple, Tokyo, Japan
12. Loha Prasat (Metal Castle), Bangkok, Thailand
13. Zōjō-ji temple, Tokyo, Japan
14. Wat Asokaram, Samut Prakan, Thailand
15. Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand
16. Zōjō-ji temple pagoda, Tokyo, Japan
17. Al-Khazneh (Treasury) temple, Petra, Jordan
18. Dragon and Tiger Pagodas on Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
