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Welcome to www.orientalarchitecture.com, a photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage.  Here you can view nearly 10,000 photos of 674 sites in eighteen countries, with background information and virtual tours. This website is a collection of photos from many different contributors.

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The editors of this webpage are Tim Ciccone (graduate of Columbia University) and Abe Ahn, (graduate of Yale University); and professors Robert D. Fiala (Concordia), Yunsheng Huang (UVA) , and Kerk L Phillips (Brigham Young).

Recent additions:

  • Wat Chet Yot, Chiang Rai, Thailand 4/25/08
  • Wat Nantaram, Phayao, Thailand 4/13/08
  • Wat Phra That King Kaeng, Phayao, Thailand 4/13/08
  • Wat Si Kom Kham, Phayao, Thailand 4/13/08
  • Wat Tha Fa Tai, Phayao, Thailand 4/13/08
  • Lak Muang, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Beng Sakat, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Hua Khuang, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Nong Bua, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Nong Daeng, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Phaya Phu, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Phaya Wat, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Phra That Chae Haeng, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Phra That Chang Kham, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Phumin, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Suan Tan, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Wat Ton Laeng, Nan, Thailand 4/5/08
  • Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Kamakura, Japan 1/20/08
  • Daigyo-ji Temple, Kamakura, Japan 1/12/08
  • Yasaka Daijin Shrine, Kamakura, Japan 1/12/08
  • Tatsumi Jinja Shrine, Kamakura, Japan 1/12/08
  • Meigetsu-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan 1/12/08
  • Taisenkaku Inn, Kamakura, Japan 1/12/08
  • Engaku-ji Temple, Kamakura, Japan 1/12/08
  • Hasedera Temple, Kamakura, Japan 1/6/08
  • Hongaku-ji Temple, Kamakura, Japan 1/6/08
  • Jofuku-ji Temple, Kamakura, Japan 1/6/08
  • Jochi-ji Temple, Kamakura, Japan 1/6/08
  • Myohon-ji Temple, Kamakura, Japan 1/5/08
  • Kencho-ji Temple, Kamakura, Japan 1/4/08
  • Daibutsu Image, Kamakura, Japan 1/3/08
  • Shirakawa Hachiman Jinya Shrine, Shirakawa, Japan 1/3/08
  • Kanda House, Shirakawa, Japan 1/1/08
  • Nagase House, Shirakawa, Japan 1/1/08
  • Wada House, Shirakawa, Japan 1/1/08
  • Byodoin Temple, Kyoto area (Uji), Japan 12/17/07
Current contributors to the archive, in alphabetical order:
  • Ahn, Abraham; professional architect. Email: AAhn@arcusa.com 
  • Ahn, Kaye Yeo. Former student, Yale University
  • Apolloni, Rodrigo Wolff. Researcher, Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo, Post-Graduated Program in Religious Studies; email: shaolin.curitiba@avalon.sul.com.br
  • Armstrong, Charles K. Professor, Columbia University
  • Atugoda, Lalith
  • The Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha.
  • Ciccone, Timothy M. Graduate of Columbia University's East Asian Languages & Cultures Program
  • Clark, April. Architect & graduate of Yale University
  • Coelho, Nicholas. New York, New York
  • Daenzer, Gilbert. Professor at Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska
  • Deekshithar, Raja; email: rdeekshithar@yahoo.com 
  • Drzewiecki, Daniel. Resident of Toledo, Ohio
  • Farhi, Noam. Resident of Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Fiala, Robert D. Professor, Concordia University, NE  email: rf@rfiala.org 
  • Frysinger, Galen R. www.galenfrysinger.com
  • Guha, Amit.
  • High, Mike. Editor, U.S. Dept. of Education, Hunting Creek Road, Arlington, Virginia, USA (mike.high@starpower.net).
  • Huang, Yunsheng. Professor, University of Virginia
  • Hung, Khuat Tan
  • Kim, T. C. Doctor, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Knierim, Thomas. www.thebigview.com
  • Kutz, Arie
  • Law, Gene
  • Lee, Jinhyun. Graduate of Sung Kyun Kwan University, South Korea
  • Lee, Baek-kyu. Local resident of Gangneung knowledgable in Gangneung's architectural heritage
  • Mendis, Tyrrell
  • Merrill, John. Student at Concordia University
  • Ng, Yat-ling. Architect & graduate of Yale University
  • Olker, Timothy J.
  • Panjaitan, Jenny Friska. Student in Medan, Indonesia
  • Phaneuf, Emile & Cogan, Nick (of the University of Arkansas)
  • Phillips, Kerk L. Professor, Brigham Young University, Utah, US www.pomosa.com
  • Schroeder, Marie
  • Schwartz, Kenneth. Professor, University of VA
  • Smith, Joshua. Student at Concordia University
  • Ziltener, Patrick. Sociologist, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne/Germany, and University of Zurich, Switzerland; pziltener@hotmail.com
Statistics:
674 sites archived in 18 countries
700 megabytes of image data online
roughly 10,000 images

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