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  • Strahov Monastery on Petrin Hill Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1140 was rebuilt in Gothich and Baroque styles.
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  • Strahov Monastery on Petrin Hill Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1140 was rebuilt in Gothich and Baroque styles.
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  • Strahov Monastery on Petrin Hill Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1140 was rebuilt in Gothich and Baroque styles.
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  • Alexius II, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church during a ceremony at Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius. Close up of the crown worn by Alexius.
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  • Alexius II, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church during a ceremony at Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius.
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  • Tibetan dancers in skull masks perform the Cham Dance during the Yak Butter Festival at the Kumbum Monastery also known as Ta’er Monastery in Xining, China.
    Cham_Dance_16004.JPG
  • Interior of the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100805.JPG
  • The INAH Museum of Photography in the cloister of the Church and ex-monastery of San Francisco in Pachuca, Hidalgo State, Mexico.
    Pachuca Mexico_20190118_001.JPG
  • The Church and ex-monastery of San Francisco in Pachuca, Hidalgo State, Mexico.  The Spanish Baroque style church and cloister were constructed in 1596. The cloister is now home to the Museum of Photography.
    Pachuca Mexico_20190118_015.JPG
  • The Church and ex-monastery of San Francisco in Pachuca, Hidalgo State, Mexico.  The Spanish Baroque style church and cloister were constructed in 1596. The cloister is now home to the Museum of Photography.
    Pachuca Mexico_20190118_016.JPG
  • The Church and ex-monastery of San Francisco in Pachuca, Hidalgo State, Mexico.  The Spanish Baroque style church and cloister were constructed in 1596. The cloister is now home to the Museum of Photography.
    Pachuca Mexico_20190118_012.JPG
  • The Church and ex-monastery of San Francisco in Pachuca, Hidalgo State, Mexico.  The Spanish Baroque style church and cloister were constructed in 1596. The cloister is now home to the Museum of Photography.
    Pachuca Mexico_20190118_011.JPG
  • View of the central convent courtyard at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100780.JPG
  • View of the central convent courtyard at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100779.JPG
  • Students walk toward the original Indian Chapel at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. During colonial times the Roman Catholic church forbid indigenous people from entering the church until they were baptized.
    Actopan Mexico_100832.JPG
  • Wooden cross in the courtyard hall at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100831.JPG
  • View of the central convent courtyard at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100829.JPG
  • A friars chamber with murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100821.JPG
  • Black & white painted stairway murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100820.JPG
  • Black & white painted stairway murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100819.JPG
  • Black & white painted stairway murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100814.JPG
  • Arched hallway in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100807.JPG
  • A baptismal tub in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100802.JPG
  • A statue of the Virgin Mary in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100799.JPG
  • Priests vestments in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100796.JPG
  • A baptismal tub in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100792.JPG
  • A baptismal tub in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100791.JPG
  • Workers restore the interior of the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100789.JPG
  • Workers restore the interior of the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100788.JPG
  • Ancient wooden doors of San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100786.JPG
  • The Church and ex-monastery of San Francisco in Pachuca, Hidalgo State, Mexico.  The Spanish Baroque style church and cloister were constructed in 1596. The cloister is now home to the Museum of Photography.
    Pachuca Mexico_20190118_014.JPG
  • The Church and ex-monastery of San Francisco in Pachuca, Hidalgo State, Mexico.  The Spanish Baroque style church and cloister were constructed in 1596. The cloister is now home to the Museum of Photography.
    Pachuca Mexico_20190118_013.JPG
  • Children ride bicycles in the courtyard at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. During colonial times the Roman Catholic church forbid indigenous people from entering the church until they were baptized.
    Actopan Mexico_100833.JPG
  • View of the central convent courtyard at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100828.JPG
  • View of the central convent courtyard at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100827.JPG
  • View of the courtyard gardens of the convent at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100826.JPG
  • Ancient privy in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100823.JPG
  • Friars dining room in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100810.JPG
  • A bust of Jesus Christ in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100806.JPG
  • Interior of the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100804.JPG
  • Interior of the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100803.JPG
  • A baptismal tub in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100801.JPG
  • Ancient murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100800.JPG
  • The garden in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100798.JPG
  • A baptismal tub in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100797.JPG
  • A baptismal tub in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100793.JPG
  • Interior of the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100790.JPG
  • Workers restore the interior of the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100787.JPG
  • The San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100784.JPG
  • The San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100782.JPG
  • Interior hallway with painted mural at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100830.JPG
  • View of the courtyard gardens of the convent at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100825.JPG
  • Ancient privy in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100824.JPG
  • Upstairs hallway with murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100822.JPG
  • Black & white painted stairway murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100818.JPG
  • Black & white painted stairway murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100817.JPG
  • Black & white painted stairway murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100816.JPG
  • Black & white painted stairway murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100815.JPG
  • Black & white painted stairway murals in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100813.JPG
  • Painted murals on a wall in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100812.JPG
  • Friars dining room in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100811.JPG
  • Friars dining room in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100809.JPG
  • A black cat on a stone wall at the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100808.JPG
  • Priests vestments in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100795.JPG
  • A baptismal tub in the San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100794.JPG
  • The San Nicolas Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. The colonial church and convent  was built in 1546 and combine architectural elements from the romantic, gothic and renaissance periods.
    Actopan Mexico_100783.JPG
  • Fountain and Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent also called the Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_516.JPG
  • The Santo Domingo de Guzmán Church in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    Oaxaca_Mexico_1171.JPG
  • Statues of historical figures on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_525.JPG
  • Statues of historical figures on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_526.JPG
  • Statue of Otomi Indians outside the Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent also called the Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_520.JPG
  • Fountain and Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent also called the Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_517.JPG
  • Fountain and Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent also called the Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_515.JPG
  • Colorful sunset fairy lights decorate the view of the bell tower on the Old Convent of San Antonio in the historic city center of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
    SMA Mexico_20170109_192.JPG
  • The Santo Domingo de Guzmán Church in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    Oaxaca_Mexico_1169.JPG
  • The Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent also called the Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_524.JPG
  • Interior view of the Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent also called the Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_523.JPG
  • Statue of Friar Junipero Serra at the Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent also called the Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_522.JPG
  • Statue of Otomi Indians outside the Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent also called the Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_519.JPG
  • Fountain and Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent also called the Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_518.JPG
  • Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent also called the Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz on Founders Plaza in the old colonial section of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro State, Mexico.
    Queretaro_20170927_514.JPG
  • Colorful sunset fairy lights decorate the view of the bell tower on the Old Convent of San Antonio in the historic city center of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
    SMA Mexico_20170109_193.JPG
  • The Santo Domingo de Guzmán Church in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    Oaxaca_Mexico_1170.JPG
  • The Santo Domingo de Guzmán Church in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    Oaxaca_Mexico_1168.JPG
  • The Santo Domingo de Guzmán Church in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    Oaxaca_Mexico_1167.JPG
  • The Santo Domingo de Guzmán Church in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    Oaxaca_Mexico_1166.JPG
  • The Santo Domingo de Guzmán Church in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    Oaxaca_Mexico_1164.JPG
  • The Santo Domingo de Guzmán Church in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    Oaxaca_Mexico_1165.JPG
  • View of the Templo de la Merced, in Morelia, Michoacan state Mexico. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and hosts on of the best preserved collection of Spanish Colonial architecture in the world. With elements of baroque and baroque plateresque the construction began in 1604 for the Order of Mercedario. Later, the monastery became a school.
    Mexico_Morelia_07201.JPG
  • View of the Templo de la Merced, in Morelia, Michoacan state Mexico. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and hosts on of the best preserved collection of Spanish Colonial architecture in the world. With elements of baroque and baroque plateresque the construction began in 1604 for the Order of Mercedario. Later, the monastery became a school.
    Mexico_Morelia_072.JPG
  • Boudhanath  (also called Bouddhanath, Bodhnath or Baudhanath or the Kh?sa Caitya) is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Bouddha, Nepal. It is known as Kh?sti by Newars as Bauddha or Bodh-n?th by modern speakers of Nepali. Located about 11 km (7 miles) from the center and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa's massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal.....The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. The influx of large populations of Tibetan refugees from China has seen the construction of over 50 Tibetan Gompas (Monasteries) around Boudhanath. As of 1979, Boudhanath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along with Swayambhunath, it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Kathmandu area...The Stupa is on the ancient trade route from Tibet which enters the Kathmandu Valley by the village of Sankhu in the northeast corner, passes by Boudnath Stupa to the ancient and smaller stupa of C?-bah? (often called 'Little Boudnath'). It then turns directly south, heading over the Bagmati river to Patan - thus bypassing the main city of Kathmandu (which was a later foundation).[3] Tibetan merchants have rested and offered prayers here for many centuries. When refugees entered Nepal from Tibet in the 1950s, many decided to live around Bouddhanath. The Stupa is said to entomb the remains of a Kasyapa sage venerable both to Buddhists and Hindus.
    pp_nepal_122.jpg
  • Boudhanath  (also called Bouddhanath, Bodhnath or Baudhanath or the Kh?sa Caitya) is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Bouddha, Nepal. It is known as Kh?sti by Newars as Bauddha or Bodh-n?th by modern speakers of Nepali. Located about 11 km (7 miles) from the center and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa's massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal.....The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. The influx of large populations of Tibetan refugees from China has seen the construction of over 50 Tibetan Gompas (Monasteries) around Boudhanath. As of 1979, Boudhanath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along with Swayambhunath, it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Kathmandu area...The Stupa is on the ancient trade route from Tibet which enters the Kathmandu Valley by the village of Sankhu in the northeast corner, passes by Boudnath Stupa to the ancient and smaller stupa of C?-bah? (often called 'Little Boudnath'). It then turns directly south, heading over the Bagmati river to Patan - thus bypassing the main city of Kathmandu (which was a later foundation).[3] Tibetan merchants have rested and offered prayers here for many centuries. When refugees entered Nepal from Tibet in the 1950s, many decided to live around Bouddhanath. The Stupa is said to entomb the remains of a Kasyapa sage venerable both to Buddhists and Hindus.
    pp_nepal_123.jpg
  • Boudhanath  (also called Bouddhanath, Bodhnath or Baudhanath or the Kh?sa Caitya) is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Bouddha, Nepal. It is known as Kh?sti by Newars as Bauddha or Bodh-n?th by modern speakers of Nepali. Located about 11 km (7 miles) from the center and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa's massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal.....The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. The influx of large populations of Tibetan refugees from China has seen the construction of over 50 Tibetan Gompas (Monasteries) around Boudhanath. As of 1979, Boudhanath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along with Swayambhunath, it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Kathmandu area...The Stupa is on the ancient trade route from Tibet which enters the Kathmandu Valley by the village of Sankhu in the northeast corner, passes by Boudnath Stupa to the ancient and smaller stupa of C?-bah? (often called 'Little Boudnath'). It then turns directly south, heading over the Bagmati river to Patan - thus bypassing the main city of Kathmandu (which was a later foundation).[3] Tibetan merchants have rested and offered prayers here for many centuries. When refugees entered Nepal from Tibet in the 1950s, many decided to live around Bouddhanath. The Stupa is said to entomb the remains of a Kasyapa sage venerable both to Buddhists and Hindus.
    pp_nepal_126.jpg
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