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My Son Sanctuary

Rank:

UNESCO

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Vietnam

Best of: Archaeological Site, Ancient, Ruins

Description:

Between the 4th and 13th centuries a unique culture which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism developed on the coast of contemporary Viet Nam. This is graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive tower-temples located in a dramatic site that was the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom for most of its existence. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "My Son Sanctuary", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.