Trees and twisting vines once completely covered a famous Buddhist temple. It was hidden from sight for hundreds of years. This temple is on the island of Java, which is part of the country of...
THE GLORY OF ANCIENT GREECE
On a high hill overlooking the city of Athens stand the ruins of a once splendid temple. This famous temple is known as the Parthenon, and the hill is called the Acropolis. The Acropolis was the...
THE TREASURES OF HORYU-JI
In a beautiful setting of pine trees in a courtyard, stands a group of the oldest wooden buildings in the world. The sun adds a touch of gold to the gray tile roofs. Atop a five-story pagoda, or...
GIFT OF STONE
Before the temple in this picture was built near Chicago, Illinois, a man from Persia (now called Iran) arrived to mark the place where the temple would rise. Some people say that as a small group of...
THE MOST SACRED SHRINE FOR JEWS
Strong voices ring out in song as other voices join in prayer. It's Friday evening in the Old City of Jerusalem, and the Sabbath, a holy day for people of the Jewish faith, is beginning. The people...
WHERE A GODDESS LIVED
Long ago, the people of Greece and Rome believed in many gods and goddesses. Stories, which we call myths, were made up about the gods and goddesses. These myths helped to explain the things in...
Beauty is how we think of it
Every culture has its own kind of art. A temple carving in Taiwan is different from a carving on a temple in India. A Japanese painting is different from a French painting. And a Danish statue...