August 2026 Photo Contest Theme: Religious Buildings (page 3 of 5)

Good evening

Photo No. 3

Besakih Temple in Bali

Franck, since Noëlle is swamped, I’ll answer for her: for the contest, it’s 3 numbered photos. In the discussion thread, you can post as many as you want 😉

Photo 1 Bagan, Myanmar. There are over 2,000 temples, pagodas, or stupas on this stunning site. Most have been demolished or damaged by successive earthquakes.

Photo 2 Wat Tham Phong Phang, Chumphon, Thailand. It’s ideally situated near the sea and on the side of a hill. It was under construction for years and is now "in use."

Photo 3 Wat Ban Den in Chiang Mai. A complex of 12 temples in Lanna and Burmese style representing the 12 zodiac signs.

Hi Noelle, Sorry I only read the title and not what was actually in bold in the message. , my apologies. So:

Photo 1: Apollo, a detail from the pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.

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Photo 2: church domes in Mystras



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Not easy to pick 3 photos. I’ll start with one from my last trip: Photo 1: the cathédrale d'Amalfi by night

A bit of Muslim architecture too Photo 2: Uzbek Dome

A bit of Thailand too Photo 3: temple in Chiang Mai

Photo 1 The lovely little mosque near my place, in the Kannur area of Kerala.

Photo 2 A Hindu temple partly built into an old banyan tree. In a tribal area near Silent Valley in Kerala.

Photo 3 The Chennakeshava Temple, Hoysala-style, in Belur, Karnataka. I wanted to pick a third modest building when I came across this photo—I just loved the quiet devotion of the young Brahmin entering the temple.

Good evening everyone,

Photo 1: São Jorge, Azores

Photo 2: Kłodzko, Poland

Photo 3: Poznań, Poland

Hi, I’m rushing to vote because I’ll have limited connectivity during the voting days.

3 points for Una Milanese photo3: the Kalon Mosque in Bukhara.

2 points for Muriel18 photo1: one of the many Orthodox churches in Mystras.

1 point for Envallis photo3: Hanoi Cathedral by night.

Envallis’s photo for third place was up against 4ecofuel photo1: the Lausikala Chapel in Wallis.

Hello,

Here’s my vote:

Pagaljavab Photo 2: Mosque in Ankara – 3 points

Kate Photo 1: Sainte-Anne Chapel – 2 points

Muriel18 Photo 2: The Duomo of Matera – 1 point

Philippe

Hello,

My votes for August:

3 points: UnaMilanese no.2 (Greece)

2 points: Muriel18 no.2 (Italy)

1 point: UnaMilanese no.1 (Greece)

hgb

I’m pretty indifferent to religious architecture in photos... It’s quite academic.

Ragamuffin 1 🙂🙂🙂 Kate 2: 🙂🙂 Biboun51 3 (Great Mosque of Tirana): 🙂