Dhamekh Stupa
A Buddhist stupa (though the structure actually began as a pre-Buddhist tumuli) said to mark the site where the Buddha gave the first sermon to his first five brahmin disciples after he attained enli…
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Saint Gabriel’s Mission Coral Miracle Church
Hawaii | Maui | United States
In 1860 the residents of Hula wanted to build a church out of lava rock and intended to use coral as a bonding agent. But they were stymied by the fact that harvesting coral from the ocean took a huge…
Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar is, at 240-foot (73m), the tallest minaret in India. It was built built by Qutab-ud-din Aibak after defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom in 1192. The tower and the surrounding building a…
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid is the main mosque in Old Delhi. At the behest of India’s fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, construction of the mosque began in 1650. It was completed six years later. Built mostly of re…
Ellora Caves
The Ellora Caves are a complex of rock-cut Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain monasteries and temples. The Kailasha temple is the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world. They're stunning and b…
Ajanta Caves
The Ajanta Caves are a complex of twelve rock-carved Buddhist shrines dating from the second century BCE to the fifth century CE. They're beautiful and impressively cut from the side of a hill, and th…