Oil lamp in Tochoji temple, Fukuoka
This temple is famous for holding the largest wooden Buddha statue in the world, but unfortunately photographing this impressive (albeit recent) statue is not permitted.
August 11, 2006
Random post from the past:
Luxor Temple: avenue of sphinxes
12 years after my last visit, I was fortunate to see the temple under a full moon - again! This is one of the sphinxes that belonged to the avenue of sphinxes that once connected Luxor temple and Karnak. Today, only small parts of this avenue are visible, - it must have been wonderful when it was still 3 km long! The head looks very much like the head of Ramesses II at the front Pylon, that I photographed twelve years ago. click to see a larger version of the photo. ...