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Ancient stone temple with people climbing stairs

The Borobudur Temple Compounds, located in the central part of Java Island, northwest of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is a relic of Mahayana Buddhist stupas. It was built by the ruling class around 750 to 850 AD and was the largest Buddhist structure in the world at that time. Later, due to a volcanic eruption, the temple complex sank and was hidden in the thick tropical jungle for nearly a thousand years. It was not discovered and cleared until the early 19th century. It is known as one of the four ancient wonders of the East, along with the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India, and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Borobudur Temple Compounds , Yogyakarta City, Indonesia.

People dining in a dimly lit restaurant with neon sign.

CAFE BATAVIA, located in the old town of Jakarta, Indonesia, is a 200-year-old café. Its architectural style combines Dutch colonial style and traditional Javanese features. The interior decoration is simple and elegant, with wooden furniture, vintage murals and historical photos hanging on the walls, as if taking you back to that era full of stories. CAFE BATAVIA, Kota Tua Jakarta, Indonesia

Modern white interior with minimalist shelves and natural light.

The hardest museum to get an appointment with in Shanghai - Shanghai Architecture Model Museum

Snow-capped mountains reflected in a vibrant blue lake.

Yamdrok Lake, meaning "Jade Lake" in Tibetan, is the largest enclosed inland lake in the southern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. With a lake surface elevation of 4,441 meters, it is a unique natural scenic area integrating various landscapes such as plateau lakes, snow mountains, islands, pastures, hot springs, wild animals and plants, and temples.

Baoshan Temple, founded in the sixth year of Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty (1511), is the largest Buddhist temple in Baoshan District, Shanghai, China. The main architectural complex and the temple gardens exhibit a palace-style architectural style reminiscent of the late Tang Dynasty.

Desert dunes illuminated by warm sunset light

The red Namib sand sea at dawn. Dead Vlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia.

Dry landscape with dead trees and driftwood.

Death Valley is immortal. Dead Vlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

An ostrich stands tall against a green, leafy background.

Eyelashes of ostrich from Oudtshoorn which is the ostrich capital of the world. Safari Ostrich Show Farm, Cape Town, South Africa

Wildfire smoke rises from a mountainside above a city.

Overlooking Cape Town from Table Mountain. Cape Town, South Africa

The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria is built to commemorate the ancestors of the Boers (South Africans of Dutch descent) who, in 1838, escaped British jurisdiction and established their own independent country by driving ox-wagons far away from the Cape Peninsula. Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria, South Africa

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