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Singapore
SingaporeSingapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia, between the Strait of Malacca and the Singapore Strait off the Malay Peninsula.
Istanbul
İstanbul · TurkeyIstanbul stands where the Bosphorus divides Europe from Asia, a Turkish city crowned by Hagia Sophia and the domes of the old imperial quarter.
Macau
MacauBaroque facades rise over tiled squares in Macau, a Special Administrative Region on the Pearl River estuary, known for the Ruins of St. Paul's.
Seoul
Seoul · South KoreaSeoul rises around the palace of Gyeongbokgung beneath Namsan Seoul Tower, the old royal capital and heart of South Korea.
Bengaluru
State of Karnataka · IndiaCool air and green streets run through Bengaluru, capital of Karnataka on the Deccan Plateau, long known as India's Garden City.
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur · MalaysiaKuala Lumpur is Malaysia's capital in the Klang Valley, a skyline of glass towers led by the Petronas Towers.
Athens
Attica · GreeceMarble temples crown the Acropolis above Athens, the capital of Greece and a coastal city on the Mediterranean shaped by Classical Greece.
Thessaloníki
Central Macedonia · GreeceThe White Tower of Thessaloniki holds the waterfront of Greece's second city, capital of Central Macedonia, known for its UNESCO Byzantine churches.
Kolkata
West Bengal · IndiaThe Hooghly River rolls past Kolkata, capital of West Bengal and cradle of the Bengali Renaissance, known for the Victoria Memorial and its colonial-era…
Damascus
Damascus Governorate · SyriaDamascus is the capital of Syria and among the oldest cities on earth, an old core of mosques and churches known as the City of Jasmine.
Odesa
Odeska Oblast · UkraineOdesa is a Black Sea port in the south-west of Ukraine, capital of Odeska Oblast, known for its grid old town and the Transfiguration Cathedral.
Beirut
Beyrouth · LebanonA headland juts into the Mediterranean at Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, known for the National Museum of Beirut and its Roman Baths.136 more Temples & Sacred Architecture destinations, by country
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