The pieces are part of the heads of Naga, archaeologists said, a guardian deity thought to have sheltered the Buddha from rain during a deep seven-day meditation. Naga is often depicted as a hooded ...
Carefully arranged between the tree roots, large ... statue, archaeologists said. The pieces are part of the heads of Naga, archaeologists said, a guardian deity thought to have sheltered the ...
large sections of carved stone were uncovered, pieces of a long-destroyed statue, archaeologists said. The stones once belonged to a seven-headed serpent-like statue found with a Buddha in the temple.
Carefully arranged between the tree roots, large sections of carved stone were uncovered, pieces of a long-destroyed statue, archaeologists said. What are we learning about the past? Here are ...
making it the largest reclining Buddha statue in Thailand. The complex also houses the most Buddha's in all of Thailand. Along with the famous reclining Buddha, Wat Pho features a whopping 394 ...
In the 18th century, however, they fell into neglect and were largely forgotten until 1908 when visiting German architect Ernst Boerschmann "discovered" the grand caves filled with Buddha statues ...
How big should an outdoor projector be? While the projector itself should be relatively compact where possible, the projection has the reverse expectation, needing to be as large as possible for a ...
as well as a new Medicine Buddha statue from Vietnam, which was installed earlier this week. The new outdoor space — known as the “Healing, Unity, Garden” or “HUG” for short — is the ...
Angela Rayner, the Housing Secretary, has struck a £150m deal with Britain’s biggest housebuilder to build a string of new garden towns ... by developing more large-scale, attractive and ...
Emerging from the head of the world's tallest bronze Buddha and climbing down to its right ear, two specialist cleaners gave the imposing Japanese statue an annual spruce up to help it look its ...
A new bronze statue of the late Queen Elizabeth II was unveiled in Antrim Castle Gardens on Friday. Dignitaries attending the ceremony in the castle grounds included the Lord-Lieutenant of County ...