As shown in a previous post, my family and I discovered the Buddhist Temple that was officially opened in South Africa in 2005. We had been driving along the N4 to Witbank when we saw the Temple building in the distance. My husband remembered reading about its opening in the paper and mentioned that he would like to see it one day. “What better time than the present?” I responded. So we took the time to look for our way off the highway, and to find the entrance to this religious place. The patterns we saw on the buildings were beautiful: so intricate and carefully painted.
The designs looked beautiful not only near but also from afar:
We saw intricate patterns as well when we looked inside the Temple:
(For more pictures of this African Buddhist Temple, you can visit my previous post.)
We enjoyed our visit to the Temple for the beauty we saw in the patterns, as well as the serenity of the place.
Do you enjoy seeing patterns in architecture?
(This post was inspired by the the Weekly Photo Challenge prompt @ WordPress.com)
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Lovely patterns, Colline, beautiful!
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Thank you Marion. We were very surprised to find these particular patterns in South Africa.
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What an interesting architecture. I like it.
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We were surprised by it too. Makes me want to visit the Buddhist Temples in China 🙂
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BEautiful decorations inside and out Colline! Love the seating 🙂 Are there many Buddhists in South Africa?
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The majority of South Africans are Christians. There are Buddhists and this Temple was built to serve as a retreat as well.
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Great place for photography. Nice shots.
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Thank you. I spent a lot of my time taking snaps – it could not be helped 🙂
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Exquisite and unexpected!
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It truly is unexpected in the African bush 🙂
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Truly beautiful patterns Colline and so colorful. Beautiful post hon. 🙂
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Thank you Sonel. Though I cannot really take credit for the artwork 🙂
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As I think I mentioned in your previous post mentioning it, I would never have guessed it was here in South Africa. Striking pictures.
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Thank you. Hope your writing is going well and that the muse is still with you 🙂
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I can imagine your surprise at finding this in South Africa. I’m glad you got some pictures to share with us. I love patterns in architecture, too, although my photo is from nature this week.
janet
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Nature has some beautiful patterns which are often the inspiration for man-made ones.
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Very true. I decided this week to do a second challenge entry and it has one each of man-made and natural, although one isn’t based on the other. Both kinds can be beautiful but I think I prefer the ones from nature. 🙂
janet
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The patterns you chose for the post are interesting – but I agree, the ones from nature are more beautiful 🙂
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I would love to go on retreat there! So so beautiful.
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It was so quiet with no signs of civilization nearby. A perfect place for a retreat.
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A beautiful place, Colline, and well shot. A fitting response to the challenge.
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Thank you John.
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What a wonderful discovery, such beauty.
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It really was Lily. Especially as it was unexpected.
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Beautiful photos…hard to believe they are from South Africa…..it looks like wonderfully peaceful place to spend some time 🙂
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We could have easily spent more than just a morning there 🙂
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What a stunning place.
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It really is – we enjoyed our impulsive visit 🙂
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