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tokyo imperial palace

hokokuji temple

Aztec-mayan book illustration.

Nagano, Japan - The picture is around 100 years old, and shows the Zenkoji Temple in Nagano. This is one of the most significant temples overall Japan. It has been built in the 7th century. This is the place where the Japan’s first Buddhist statue was introduced in Japan.

Haruna Shrine, near Lake Chūzenji, Japan - Haruna Shrine or rather Temple in the forrest, probably close to the Lake Chūzenji. This picture is around 100 years old.

Narita, Japan - Chapel near the Fudo Temple which was established in 940. This picture itself is around 100 years old.

Narita, Japan - A Japanese Buddhist priest with entourage walking down the stairs, probably coming from the Fudo Temple. This picture is around 100 years old. Today, Narita is famous for its International Airport.

Cecil B. Moore Station, Philadelphila

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Temple of ancient Greece at an archaeological site in Syria.
V century BC.

Taipei 07.02.2016

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The Imperial Palace, Tokyo. / on 35mm film.

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Horg

“þeir er hǫrg ok hof hátimbroðo”
“Shrines and temples they timbered high”
- Völuspá

A horg (Old Norse “hǫrgr”) is a sacrificial site or a form of altar in pre-Christian times in the Nordic countries and which roughly refers to a "stone pile".

In the poem Hyndluljóð, the goddess Frøya (Freyja) speaks favorably of Ottar (Óttar) for having worshiped her so faithfully by using a horg. Frøya details that the horg is constructed of a heap of stones and that Ottar often reddened these stones with sacrificial blood in dedication to her. Snorre Sturlason states that the horg is used in the veneration of the Åsynjene (female gods).

In the poem Vafþrúðnismál, it is also stated that many a horg and hov were dedicated to Njord (Njörðr).

A horg is considered different to a hov (from the Old Norse hof), commonly called a “temple”. A rough simplification is that horg were for outdoor rituals and hov for indoors worship.

Many modern day heathens within Scandinavia continue to use a stone set as a focal point for rituals conducted outdoors to this day.

The first temple we spotted after we took up the gondola, half way of the Black Virgin Mountain.

We highly recommend to visit the Giac Lam Pagoda, where you can climb the stupa .. rewarding you with an awesome view over Ho Chi Minh City.

If you’re visiting the Jade Emperor Pagoda don’t miss out going to the rooftop of the temple. Read all about our visit via the link.