Italica (Spanish: Itálica) was an ancient Roman city in Hispania; its site is close to the town of Santiponce in the province of Seville, Spain. It was founded in 206 BC by Roman general Scipio as a colonia for his Italic veterans and named after them. Italica later grew attracting new migrants from the Italian peninsula and also with the children of Roman soldiers and native women.
Italica was the first Roman settlement in Spain. It was founded in 206 BC by Publius Cornelius Scipio during the Second Punic War close to a native Iberian town of the Turdetani (dating back at least to the 4th c. BC) as a settlement for his Italic veterans, a mixture of socii and Roman citizens, and therefore named Italica after its inhabitants.
As no modern city covered many of Italica's buildings of the nova urbs, the result is an unusually well-preserved Roman city with cobbled Roman streets and mosaic floors still in situ. Many rich finds can also be seen in the Seville Archaeological Museum, with its ...
Wat Pa Sawang Bun (วัดป่าสว่างบุญ), also known as the temple of the Chedi 500 Yot (500-spired chedi) or Phra Maha Ratana Loh Chedi Sri Sasana Phothisat Sawang Bun, is a large modern Buddhist temple complex in Saraburi Province.
Founded in 1985 on more than 400 rai of donated land, the temple has grown through widespread public support and merit-making into a major center for Theravada practice, meditation, and devotion.
The temple’s most breathtaking feature is the grand golden chedi complex known as Phra Maha Ratana Loh Chedi Sri Sasana Phothisat Sawang Bun. At its heart stands a large central stupa, surrounded by 500 smaller gilded chedis whose countless golden spires create a dazzling, almost otherworldly landscape that shines brilliantly in the sunlight. This central structure enshrines a vast collection of sacred Buddha relics gathered from multiple countries, making it a powerful focal point for pilgrims seeking blessings and spiritual merit.
Nearby rises ...
Wat Ratchapradit
The full name Wat Ratchapradit Sathit Mahasimaram Ratcha Wora Maha Viharn วัดราชประดิษฐสถิตมหาสีมารามราชวรวิหาร. It is a Buddhist temple in the Phra Nakhon District of Bangkok. Wat Ratchaparadit was designated a first class royal monastery in 1915, making it one of the most significant temples in Thailand.
The temple is located near the Grand Palace, its main entrance is on Saranrom Road. Wat Ratchabopit is located diagonally across the Khlong Khu Mueang Derm (also Khlong Lot) on Rattanakosin Island.
The land on which the temple now stands was formerly designated by King Nangklao (Rama III) as a coffee plantation. However, after his death, his successor King Mongkut (Rama IV) decided to build a temple on the land instead.
According to King Mongkut the three principal temples in the old capital city of Ayutthaya were; Wat Mahathat, Wat Ratchaburana and Wat Rachapradit. Since the establishment of Bangkok as the ...
Wat Kaeng Khoi, also known as วัดแก่งคอย, is a historic Theravāda Buddhist temple situated in the heart of Kaeng Khoi district in Saraburi province, central Thailand, along the eastern bank of the Pa Sak River. Established in 1787 by local villagers, the temple has carried several names over the centuries, including Wat Kaeng Nang Khoi, Wat Raeng Khoi, and the formal designation Wat Jamu Samosorn, meaning “temple on the assembly point of the noblemen,” before adopting its current name tied to the surrounding area. It stands as a spiritual and communal hub, renowned for its beautiful riverside setting and a rich collection of architectural and cultural features that draw visitors seeking both tranquility and historical insight.
Among its notable structures are the Phra Maha Chedi Si Pasak, a grand pagoda believed to house a sacred Buddha relic, and the Viharn Phra Buddha Siyard Nimitr Mongkol Munee Si Kaeng Khoi, which enshrines a large reclining Buddha statue constructed...
