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Asian Iconic Sites

MAPEH 8 ASIAN ICONIC SITES

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Asian Iconic Sites

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  1. ICONIC SITES ON ASIA - Many structures in Asia are revered for that they stand for. They are honored and respected for their age and influence to the history, heritage, and culture of the country Group 8: Nicole Parrilla Kent Binueza Felix Abayan Aaron Putian

  2. SULTAN OMAR ALI SAIFUDDIN MOSQUE IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM SULTAN ORMAR ALI SAIFFUDDIN MOSQUE COMBINES MUSLIM AND ITALIAN STYLES.THIS REPLICA OF A 16TH CENTURY SULTAN BOLKIAH MAHLIGAI BARGE WAS BUILT TO COMMEMORATE THE 1,400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMING DOWN OF QUR’AN .IT WAS COMPETED IN 1967 AND USED TO STAGE QUR‘AN READING COMPETITIONS.THE MOSQUE STANDS 52 METERS HIGH ND CAN BE SEEN ANYWHERE IN BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN.

  3. ANGKOR WAT IN CAMBODIA WAS BUILT IN 12TH CENTURY (113-5 B.C.E.)IN 30 YEARS BY KING SUYAVARMAN II, DEDICATED TO VISHNU (HINDU).IT HAS 213 METERS TALL WITH THREE RECTANGULAR OR SQUARE LEVELS.IT COVERS 208 HECTARES .IT IS FACING WEST TO CONFORM TO THE SYMBOLISM TO THE SETTING OF THE SUN AND DEATH.

  4. BOROBUDUR TEMPLE IS A BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN JAVA,INDONESIA . IT WAS BUILT BETWEEN C.E. 750 AND 842,FOUNDED BY A KING OF THE SAILENDRA DYNASTY TO HONOR BUDDHA.IT COVERS 2,500 SQUARE METERS .IT HAS NUMEROUS STUPAS, EACH CONTAINING A STATUE OF BUDDHA. ITS WALL ARE SCULPTED IN BAS-RELIEF THAT STRETCHES SIX KILOMETERS LONG.

  5. PHA THAT LUANG IN VIENTIANE,LAOS,STANDS THE MOST IMPORTANT TEMPLE IN LAOS,WHICH IS REFERRED TO AS THE GOLDEN TEMPLE. CONSTRUCTED IN 1566, IT WAS RESTORED BY LAO CIVIL SERVENTS UNDER PRINCE PHETSARATH DUNG THE FRENCH COLONIAL PERIOD.

  6. SHWEDAGON PAGODA (ALSO SHWE DAGON PAGODA OR SHWEDAGON PAYA) IS THE HOLIEST BUDDHIST SHRINE IN MYANMAR. IT WAS BUILT IN 1485. QUEEN SHINSAWBU PROVIDED HER OWN GOLD WHICH WAS MADE INTO GOLD LEAF AND USED TO COVER THE SURFACE OF THE STUPA.THE UPPER PARTS ARE STUDDED WITH DAIMONDS, TOTALING OVER 2,00 CARATS . THE SOUTHERN ENTRANCE IS GUARDED BY TWO 18-FOOT-HIGH CHINTHE(MYTHICAL LION-DRAGONS)THE PAGODA COVERS FIVE HECTARES ON A HILL AT STANDS58 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

  7. MASIJID JAMEK IS THE OLDEST MOSQUE IN KUALA LUMPUR, BUILT IN 1907.IT HAS A 21.3 METERS HIGH CENTAL DOME WITH A 26-METER HIGH MINARET IN RED AND WHITE STRIPES THAT STANDS UPRIGHT IN PERFECT CONJUNCTION. ITS NAME JAMEK MEANS”CONGREGATION PLACE.”

  8. THIAN HOCK KENG IS THE OLDEST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEMPLE IN SINGAPORE.IT IS DEDICATED MA ZU, THE GODDESS OF THE SEA. IT WAS BUILT BY THE HOKKIEN CLAN IN 1839 IN THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE,UNDER THE LEADDERSHIP OF TAN TOCK SENG AND SI HOO KEH.

  9. SUKHOTHAI HISTORICAL PARK SUKHOTHAI IS THE FIRST CAPITAL CITY OF THAILAND. IS SURROUNDED BY A LARGE SQUARE WALL AND A SERIES OF WATERWAYS. THE ANCIENT RUINS HAS GARDEN , DOZENS OF DIFFERENT TEMPLES AND THE MAHATHAT TEMPLE IN CENTER OF THE PARK.

  10. MINH MANG TOMB HOUSES THE REMAINS OF EMPEROR MINH MANG (1820-1841),THE FOUNDER OF VIETNAMESE DYNASTY.THE TOMB HAS GATES ENCLOSING TEMPLES, LAKES,PAVILIONS, AND GARDENS.THE DAI HONG MON GATE IS THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE TOMB, WHICH WAS OPENED ONLY OCE TO CARRY THE EMPEROR’S COFFIN TO THE TOMB

  11. STUPA-a dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine. • CHINTHE-Mythical lion-dragon. • QUR’AN-is the central religious textof Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God ‎,(Allah ). It is widely regarded as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language.Quranic chapters are called suras and verses, ayahs.

  12. 1. They are honored and respect for their age and influence to the history , heritage ,and culture of the country. • 2.This structure combines Muslim and Italian styles. • 3.A dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine. • 4.What It is a good example of composition , balance , and proportion in architecture.? • 5. What It is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (Allah)? • 6. Why are these iconic sites in Asia are important to asians ? • 7. What is the holiest Buddist shrine in Myanmar? • 8. What is the oldest mosque in Kuala Lumpur, built in 1907? • 9. It is the center of the Sukhothai Historical Park • 10. Who is the founder of Vietnamese Dynasty

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