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TripAdvisor honours iconic landmarks

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BANGKOK, 23 May 2018: Cambodia’s Angkor Wat is the world’s top landmark according to TripAdvisor’s 2018 Travellers’ Choice awards.

The only other Asian landmark to make the top 10 global list for landmarks was India’s Taj Mahal in sixth place.

Details of the landmark winners on world, regional and country lists were announced Tuesday.

Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia, topped the Asian list with the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, in second place.

Three Indian landmarks made it to Asia’s list. The other two were Amber Fort, Jaipur and Harmandir Sahib Amritsar.

Representing the ASEAN region, Bangkok’s Temple of the reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) was third and Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, gained the sixth slot.

Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was seventh and Vietnam’s Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chin Minh was in eighth place.

With the exception of Jim Thompson House, all of Thailand’s top 10 listed landmarks were linked to Buddhism.

An interesting inclusion for the first time was Chiang Rai’s Wat Rong Khun, (White Temple) that joined the list in 10th place.

Global top landmarks
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Plaza de Espana, Seville, Spain.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Italy.
Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
Duomo di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California.
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California.
Parliament, Budapest, Hungary.

Asia’s top 10
Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) – Bangkok, Thailand.
Mutianyu Great Wall – Beijing, China.
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine – Kyoto, Japan.
Shwedagon Pagoda – Yangon, Myanmar.
Petronas Twin Towers – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chin Minh, Vietnam.
Amber Fort – Jaipur, India.
Harmandir Sahib – Amritsar, India

Thailand’s top 10
Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) – Bangkok.
The Grand Palace – Bangkok.
Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun) – Bangkok.
Phuket Big Buddha – Chalong, Phuket Island.
Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) – Bangkok.
Jim Thompson House – Bangkok.
Wat Chedi Luang Varavihara – Chiang Mai.
Sanctuary of Truth (Prasat Sut Ja-Tum) – Pattaya.
Temple of the Golden Buddha (Wat Traimit) – Bangkok.
Wat Rong Khun – Chiang Rai.

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