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21. Senso-ji
Tokyo's oldest and most visited Buddhist temple, reached through the Kaminarimon gate and the shop-lined Nakamise approach in historic Asakusa.
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22. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Abu Dhabi's great white mosque, inaugurated in 2007, with 82 domes, four minarets, a vast hand-knotted carpet and free guided cultural tours for visitors.
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23. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Oman's largest mosque, opened in 2001 at Bausher, with a 90-metre minaret, a vast hand-woven carpet and set morning visiting hours for non-Muslims.
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24. Taipei 101 Observatory
The observation floors of Taipei 101, the 508-metre Xinyi tower, offer views across the Taipei Basin and a close look at its giant tuned mass damper.
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25. The Bund
Shanghai's colonial-era waterfront, a 1.6-kilometre line of 52 banks, hotels and trading houses facing the Lujiazui skyline across the Huangpu River.
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26. The Grand Palace
Bangkok's former royal residence, a walled complex of throne halls, courtyards and the revered Temple of the Emerald Buddha beside the Chao Phraya River.
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27. Victoria Peak
Hong Kong Island's highest hill, reached by the historic Peak Tram from Central, with harbour views from Sky Terrace 428 and the level loop walk along Lugard Road.
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28. War Remnants Museum
A museum documenting the conflicts of 1946 to 1975 through photographs, reconstructed prison cells and a yard of captured aircraft and armour.
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29. Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
Hilltop Lanna temple about 15 km from the city, with a gilded 24-metre chedi, a long naga staircase and wide views over Chiang Mai.
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30. Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood
A preserved creekside quarter of wind-tower houses and narrow lanes, now home to galleries, small museums, cafés and the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding.
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31. Batu Caves
Batu Caves is a limestone hill 13 km north of the city where 272 painted steps lead past a 42.7-metre golden statue of Lord Murugan to a Hindu cave temple.
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32. Bayon
Jayavarman VII's state temple at the heart of Angkor Thom, famed for its towers of serene stone faces and lively bas-reliefs of Khmer daily life.
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33. Changdeokgung Palace and Huwon
A UNESCO-listed Joseon palace built in 1405, admired for buildings that follow the hillside and for Huwon, its wooded rear garden of ponds and pavilions.
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34. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
The Victorian Gothic railway terminus formerly known as Victoria Terminus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and still Central Railway's busy headquarters.
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35. City Palace Jaipur
The royal palace at the heart of the walled Pink City, begun in 1729, combining museum galleries, ornate courtyards and the residence of the former Jaipur royal family.
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36. Independence Palace
The 1960s presidential palace of South Vietnam, whose gates were breached by a tank on 30 April 1975, preserved with its state rooms and basement command centre.
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37. Japanese Covered Bridge (Chua Cau)
A small roofed bridge begun by Japanese merchants in the 1590s, with a temple built onto it in 1653 and a full restoration completed in 2024.
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38. Kiyomizu-dera
A hillside temple on Mount Otowa with a wooden stage jutting out over the trees, dedicated to an eleven-faced Kannon and part of Kyoto's UNESCO World Heritage listing.
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39. Louvre Abu Dhabi
Jean Nouvel's museum on Saadiyat Island, opened in 2017 under a dome of 7,850 aluminium stars, telling the story of human creativity across cultures and eras.
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40. Meiji Jingu
A major Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, set in a large man-made forest beside Harajuku and Yoyogi Park.
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