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Long side portico and front turret of Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh: Long side porticos, lion stair rails, tiered roofs, and ornate turrets adorn the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. This elaborate temple, located about 60 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, was constructed between 1933 and 1955. Cao Dai is a relatively new religion...; Format: image/photograph

Colorful columns and hall of Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh: Carved dragons and swirling clouds spiral around pink, blue, black, and white columns in the yellow interior hall of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. White cloud paintings decorate a blue arched ceiling. A second-floor balcony allows visitors to look down upon...; Format: image/photograph

Followers dressed in white sit worshipping in Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh: Dozens of followers dressed in white robes worship in the colorful Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. The congregation, seen from behind, sits cross-legged on the floor with their hands held up in front of their chests. White robes are worn by lay congregants and...; Format: image/photograph

Woman in white robes sweeps veranda steps of Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh: A grey-haired woman in long white robes sweeps the veranda steps of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. The woman wears the clothes of lay worshippers: a long white tunic robe over loose white pants. She is sweeping a set of semi-circular polished stone steps...; Format: image/photograph

Carved columns and robed worshipper on veranda of Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh: Three columns carved with dragons and lotus flowers, and a white-robed worshipper walking nearby, are seen on the front veranda of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. White robes are worn by lay congregants and solid color robes of red, blue, or yellow are worn...; Format: image/photograph

All-Seeing Eye image in Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh: This All-Seeing Eye image framed in a triangle surrounded by sun rays and carved lotus blossoms is displayed in the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. The elaborate temple, located about 60 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, was constructed between 1933 and 1955....; Format: image/photograph

Painted statues including Victor Hugo on platform in Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh: Three painted statues on pedestals guarded by carved serpents are seen on a platform within the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. The statues, including one of Victor Hugo on the left, depict saints honored in the Cao Dai religion. White robed worshippers sit and...; Format: image/photograph

Carved animals on ceiling in Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh: Animal figures are carved around a light fixture on the ceiling of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. Visible here are a turtle, representing longevity, a phoenix-like bird, representing nobility, and a protective lion dog. The animal forms and the surrounding...; Format: image/photograph

Tiered roofs and spires on Cambodia's National Museum building in Phnom Penh: Tiered roofs and spires grace Cambodia's National Museum building in Phnom Penh. The top roof tiers near the central spire towers are designed in an ornamental "V" shape. Built between 1917 and 1920 during the French colonial period, the museum building exeplifies...; Format: image/photograph

Face tower with broken lintel over stone doorway at Ta Prohm: This "face tower," characteristic of temples constructed by the Buddhist Khmer king Jayavarman VII, was constructed later than the main temple of Ta Prohm at the western outer gate. This particular tower is recognizable, and distinguished from the dozens of...; Format: image/photograph

Stone wall and doorway overgrown by forest at Ta Prohm site at Angkor: A leaning stone wall and doorway are overgrown by forest at Ta Prohm, a small unconserved site near Angkor Thom. A huge tree at left is seen growing into the side of the temple wall. Ta Prohm was built as a double-moated, royal monastery during the reign of...; Format: image/photograph

Crumbling stone arch over doorway at Ta Prohm site at Angkor: A stone "false arch" crumbles over a doorway at the Ta Prohm site at Angkor. Rather than building a vaulted arch, which requires a scaffold but spreads weight evenly down the wall for good support, Khmer builders erected weaker "corbel" or "false" arches,...; Format: image/photograph

Broken stone doorway at Ta Prohm site at Angkor: The massive left stone post of this doorway at Ta Prohm has broken and dropped to the ground. The top and right side of the stone door frame remain wedged in place, allowing people to pass through. Ta Prohm was built as a double-moated, royal monastery during...; Format: image/photograph

Tangled roots of tree grow over building at Ta Prohm: The octopus-like roots of a tree grow over a building entrance just before the inner moat at Angkor's Ta Prohm site. Ta Prohm was built as a double-moated, royal monastery during the reign of Jayavarman VII at the end of the twelfth century. As a Mahayana...; Format: image/photograph

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