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Sensoji Temple
Tokyo, Japan
This is arguably Tokyo’s most popular temple. It has stood at this very location since 628 A.D. despite having been destroyed during WWII in 1945 during a bombing raid, it was rebuilt soon after. The myth surrounding this temple is that two fishermen catching fish in the Sumida river caught instead a golden statue of the goddess of Mercy and Happiness namely Kannon. The temple is said to house thi...
Campo San Polo
Venice, Italy
Many years ago, at the Campo San Polo bull races took place, fairs and military parades were held but now only the city’s outdoor cinema is set up here on summer nights. The church located here called the Chiesa di San Polo was restored several times but little remains of the original 9th-century building, and the 19th-century alterations were so expensive that the friars had to sell off many grea...
Bayt el-Suhaymi
Cairo, Egypt
Though this site rarely makes it to the top places to visit list, it is well worth seeing this Ottoman-era house if you want to be taken off the beaten path. The Bayt el-Suhaymi enables visitors to glimpse into the lives of wealthy merchants from the 16th and 17th centuries. 19 Haret Darb el-Asfar, Islamic Cairo Opening hours: Daily 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m....
Cao Dai Great Temple
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
60 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City is the Great Temple or Holy See of the Cao Dai religious sect, a uniquely Vietnamese religion that combines aspects of Buddihism, Taois, Confucianism and Catholicism and regards Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad, Julius Caesar, Victor Hugo, Joan of Arc and Sun Yat-Sen as some of its saints. The temple was built between 1933 and 1955 and is colorfully and extrav...