Every stupa (Buddhist shrine) in Nepal, there are pairs of eyes staring out from the four sides of the main tower.The mysterious eyes, painted on all four sides of the stupa’s spire, represent the eyes of the Buddha and face the four cardinal directions–east, west, north, and south.

These are called the Buddha Eyes (also known [...]

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The China National Museum of Fine Arts, situated at the Wusi Avenue of Beijing’s Dongcheng District, is a national level key museum of fine arts. It focuses on the exhibition, collection and research of works of modern and contemporary artists. The museum, completed in 1962, is one of the 10 major architectures built in the [...]

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