Gilded Collection (#74)

Burma (Myanmar), Pagan (Bagan) Ananda temple in Bagan, Myanmar. Standing Buddha Kassapa, South facing

Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Old tea pot and staff outside the gilded temple walls

View from the corner of Rue Nationale and Rue de la Scellerie in the heavily damaged city of Tours, France, June 1940
WORLD WAR II: TOURS, 1940. View from the corner of Rue Nationale and Rue de la Scellerie in the heavily damaged city of Tours, France, June 1940

Golden statue on top of the Cathedral, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

St. Vladimirs Cathedral interior, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

The Independence Monument, Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Buddha head, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Reclining Buddha, Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Statues of the Buddha, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Funerary Carriage Hall, Wat Xieng Thong, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statues in the main temple, Wat Saen, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sitting Buddhas in the Main Temple, Wat Xieng Thong, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple door with murals, Wat Paphaimsaiyaram, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sitting Buddha with naga heads, Wat Mai Complex, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statues, Wat Si Moung Khoung, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statue in the main temple, Wat Saen, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sitting Buddha, Wat Mai Complex, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple door, Wat Paphaimsaiyaram, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statues in the Funerary Carriage Hall, Wat Xieng Thong, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sitting Buddha in the Main Temple, Wat Xieng Thong, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Reclining Buddha, Wat Para Bat Tai, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statue, Wat Si Bun Heuang, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Johann Strauss statue at Stadtpark, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Buddha statues, Wat Visoun, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Seated Buddha statue with murals in the background, Wat Pak Huak, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Seated Buddha statue, Wat Pak Huak, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statues, Wat Aham, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Standing Buddha statue, Wat Intharawihan (Standing Buddha Temple), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sitting Buddhas, Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha Temple), (Wat Phra Chetuphon), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of the sitting Buddha, Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wat Phra Kaeo Complex (Grand Palace Complex), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Seated Buddha statue, Wat Phra Kaeo Complex (Grand Palace Complex), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Reclining Buddha, Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha Temple) (Wat Phra Chetuphon), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Golden chedi, Wat Phra Kaeo Complex (Grand Palace Complex), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Golden Buddha statue, Wat Tramit (Temple of the Golden Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statues of demons on the Golden Chedi, Wat Phra Kaeo Complex (Grand Palace Complex), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Reclining Buddha statue, Wat Lokayasutharam (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statue, Phra Mongkhon Bophit, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of King Setthathirat with Pha That Luang in the background, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statues, Wat Hai Sok, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statue, Wat Si Muang, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Seated Buddha, Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Gilded bas relief, Wat Mai Complex, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statues, Wat Mai Complex, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Interior, Wat Sen, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Interior deocrative panels, Wat Sen, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Naga heads, Wat Sen, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Naga heads, Wat Nong, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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