10 Most Wonderful Temples of the World

1 - Tiger's Nest Monastery, Perched precariously on the edge of a 3,000-feet-high cliff in Paro Valley,  is one of the holiest places in Bhutan. 2 - Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Mai, Thailand Is unlike any Buddhist temples in the world. 3 - Prambanan is a Hindu temple in Central Java, Indonesia.  The temple was built in 850 CE, and is composed of 8 main shrines and 250 surrounding smaller ones. 4 - Shwedagon Paya [wiki] (or Pagoda) in Myanmar Nobody actually knows when it was built - legend has it that it is 2,500 years old though archaeologists estimate that it was built between the 6th and 10th century. 5 - Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China. The temple was constructed in 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty 6 - Chion-in Temple The Temple was built in 1234 CE to honor the founder of Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism, a priest named Honen, who fasted to death in the very spot. 7 - In the 19th century, Dutch occupiers of Indonesia found a massive ancient  ruin deep in the jungles of Java. What they discovered was the complex of  Borobudur, a gigantic structure built with nearly 2 million cubic feet (55,000 m³) of  stones. The temple has nearly 2,700 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. 8 - The Harmandir Sahib (meaning The Abode of God) or simply the Golden Temple [wiki] in Punjab, India is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism. 9 - The Temple of Srirangam (Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple [wiki]) In the Indian city of Tiruchirapalli (or Trichy), is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world (Ankor Wat is the largest of all temple, but it is currently non-functioning as a temple - see below). 10 - Last but definitely not least is the largest temple in history and  the inspiration to countless novels and action movies of Hollywood: Ankor Wat.