Sentences with phrase «where ancient temples»

Today, you can experience the peace of Puuhonua o Honoaunau National Historical Park, where ancient temples and ki'i (carved wooden images) hint at stories from the past.

Explore the mighty archaeological wonder of Ollantaytambo, where ancient temples and fortresses were built to protect the Sacred Valley.

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This sounds like some sort of ancient pagan ritual where the worshippers splashed blood on themselves as they went into the temple to worship their pagan god.

How about the history classroom, where instead of listening to a teacher lecture about ancient Athens, students take a virtual tour and then use 3 - D design software like SketchUp to build a simple model of a Greek temple as a way to internalize classical principles such as balance?

The temples look like they are straight out of a film set and of course, they are, most notably the Ta Prohm temple where vines seep out of ancients walls and the jungle trees have taken over.

It's an extremely varied and beautiful region, and one of the most amazing off - road experiences, where the ancient collide with the modern, the forests run into deep lagoons, high desert plateaus bask in the sun, and the people, living in the shadows of moldering pyramids and temples, believe in magic.

After 3 weeks filled with waves and beach time you final week will be spent discovering a bit more of Sri Lanka — heading inlands through Ella, Adams Peak and the famous town of Kandy where you'll experience heaps of Sri Lankan culture, wander through ancient temples and even climb the 5,000 foot Sri Pada Pilgrimage.

Visitors who download the free app will have access to information about sites found along the byway — think ancient HEIAU (temples), HULIHE`E PALACE, HOLUALOA ROYAL CENTER and the beach where King Kamehameha the Great perfected his surfing skills — as well as photos and data on ocean recreation activities, shoreline access, area accommodations and more.

For a slower pace head to Chiang Mai, where ancient sits easily with modern and over 300 temples cling to the stunning mountainous backdrop.

Spot the elusive tiger on a thrilling game drive in one of Africa's vast national parks, enjoy exciting excursions to the extraordinary Great Wall, Forbidden City and Terracotta Warriors in China, or explore Japan's magnificent capital, Tokyo, where flashing neon lights and skyscrapers sit alongside stunning shrines and ancient temples.

Spend the afternoon exploring this extraordinary site, where ancient pyramids tower more than 200 feet and thousands of temples, shrines, and plazas are scattered beneath the rain forest canopy.

Imagine what life was like in the 15th century as you tour the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu, where you'll see this famous Inca complex of palaces, plazas, temples, and homes set in a majestic setting.

Laos is the most authentic country, still relatively untouched by Western influence, where you step back in time and explore ancient temples, coffee plantations and remote villages.

Ancient temples, colonial mansions and communist monuments stand by the capital's crowded streets, where motorbikes are more than anywhere else.

Considered to be the gateway to the Mayan World (El Mundo Maya), the area is home to many Mayan temples and ritual sites where you can learn about the ancient culture.

Visitors who download the free app will have access to information about sites found along the byway — think ancient HEIAU (temples), HULIHE`E PALACE, the HOLUALOA ROYAL CENTER and the beach where King Kamehameha the Great perfected his surfing skills — as well as photos and data on ocean recreation activities, shoreline access, area accommodations and more.

It takes less than three hours to reach the ruins of Xunantunich, where you can see giant Maya hieroglyphs at the top of an ancient temple.

They are La RÃ © sidence Phou Vao in Luang Prabang, the ancient royal capital of Laos; The Governor's Residence in Rangoon, Burma, a former palace; La RÃ © sidence d'Angkor in Siem Reap, Cambodia, close to the famous temples of Ankor Wat; Napasai in Koh Samui on the Gulf of Siam in Thailand; and Bali, Indonesia where there are two hotels, Jimbaran Puri Bali in an exceptional beach location and the other, Ubud Hanging Gardens, on the spectacular Ayung river gorge.

Day 2 Relax on the Ionian coast or join the optional excursion to Didyma, the temple of Apollo and the site of Miletus where you visit the temple of Athena in Priene and walk the ancient streets (# 80).

There are a number a ancient sights to see in the area including temples and palaces as well as areas of extreme natural beauty showcasing the classic Balinese and Indonesian landscapes of rice paddies that stretch over the lowlands where you will also find coconut groves and carve out the hills leading up to mountains and volcanoes which are covered in tropical forests, lakes and rivers.

Unique amongst luxury hotels in Bali, our hotel grounds are dotted with ancient Balinese temples, where we still present daily offerings, and boast a natural stone amphitheatre, a private dining space and the only local venue for regular Balinese dance performances.

In the afternoon we go and meet some of Ubud's cheekiest locals at the sacred monkey forest where it is believed the hundreds of monkey's that live there protect the ancient temples inside.

Beyond the beaches, you'll also find ancient sea temples in the most stunning cliff - top locations (where sunsets are also magical).

Puri Gangga Resort is a charming luxury boutique resort in Ubud, a home of living cultures where you can experience the richness of Balinese cultures live naturally in the village of Sebatu.Puri Gangga Resort is located only 15 minutes drives from the hustle and bustle of Ubud, a home of art and culture and only 20 minutes drives from Kintamani Lake Batur, a world Geo Park site.Puri Gangga Resort is surrounded by the extensive of beautiful rice terrace view of Ceking Tegalalang Ubud, an ancient historically Hindu's temple called Gunung Kawi where specific ceremonies host regularly and people do purification, and exactly located at the uniqueness of traditional Balinese village called Sebatu Ubud.

The ancient Pura Luhur Uluwatu temple, dedicated to the sprits of the sea, is perched on steep cliffs which have formed where the land ends at the South East coast of the Island.

One can still try ancient massage therapy in its original form at certain temples such as Wat Po in Bangkok, where treatments are offered daily for a small fee.

They will also jump, climb, balance and build their way to follow cases no matter where they lead, even taking a private jet to reach an ancient temple, a spooky mansion and an icy mountaintop chalet.

A solar flare of some kind is set to tear team Earth a new one unless Desmond Miles can get inside an ancient temple where a solution to the apocolypse may or may not be hidden.

From the ancient temples of Cambodia which are overwhelmed by gigantic trees, to magnificent shipwrecks where coral reefs grow out of the decks of industrial machines, nature can grow in extraordinary ways, bringing life to forgotten spaces.

Artist Statement «There is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple - like canyons in ancient limestone.