Buddhist Architecture
A dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine
What is a stupa
From this place Muhammad is said to have ascended to heaven
What is the Dome of the Rock
If you come to this "city" you may never leave
What is the Forbidden City
Blown up in 2001 as an act of contemporary iconoclasm
What were the Bamiyan Buddhas
Site of the relief carving "Churning of the Ocean of Milk"
What is Angkor Wat
The reason a stupa is like a reliquary
What is containing ashes or relics
A niche in the wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, toward which the congregation faces to pray
What is a mihrab?
Color of the roof tiles in the Forbidden City
What is yellow?
The function of the terra cotta warriors
What is protection of the emperor in the afterlife
The structures found on the Borobudur temple and what they contain.
What are stupas and Buddhas
The city where Muhammad was born, the Islamic holiest city
What is Mecca
The cosmos surrounding Shiva symbolize this
What is the ring of flames
This form of Buddhism has a focus on sudden enlightenment through meditation
What is Zen Buddhism
This artwork has been reproduced for propaganda over 900,000,000 times
What is Chairman Mao enroute to Anyuan
This building, which holds an accomplished bronze and wood statue of the Buddha, was rebuilt 2 times because of fire
What is Todai-ji
The Great Wave was part of a series of paintings depicting this
What is Mt. Fuji