TripAdvisor has released its Top 25 Landmarks in Asia, with Thailand and India scooping five spots each.
These landmarks include:
Cambodia
Angkor Wat in Siem Reap
Bayon Temple in Siem Reap
The Killing Fields (Choeung Ek) in Phnom Penh
Banteay Srei in Siem Reap
China
Great Wall at Mutianyu in Beijing
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) in Beijing
Temple of Heaven (Tiantan Park) in Beijing
India
Taj Mahal in Agra
Golden Temple – Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar
Amer Fort and Palace in Jaipur
Meherangarh Fort in Jodhpur
Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi
Japan
Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji) in Kyoto
Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto
Malaysia
Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur
Myanmar
Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon)
Bagan Temples in Bagan
Nepal
Bodnath Stupa in Kathmandu
Sri Lanka
Citadel of Sigiriya – Lion Rock in Sigiriya
Thailand
Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) in Bangkok
The Grand Palace in Bangkok
Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun) in Bangkok
Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaeo) in Bangkok
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai
“We are extremely pleased to see so many of our popular products and services getting this recognition,” says Tourism Authority of Thailand governor, Suraphon Svetasreni. “It underscores the status of amazing Thailand as a place of tremendous diversity with both natural and cultural attractions catering for visitors of all demographic segments.”
Top 25 landmarks in Asia revealed
17 Jul 2013 - by Tammy Sutherns
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