Malaysia

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Image of Batu Caves located in Batu Caves, Malaysia | The vel shaped opening of the main cave, as seen from inside
Batu Caves, Malaysia

Batu Caves

A holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern

During Thaipusam, an annual celebration of the triumph of good over evil, hundreds of thousands of spiritual pilgrims climb the 272 stairs into the Batu Caves carrying kavadis, symbolic burdens... »

Curious Caves, Strange Statues, Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Annetta, dcyc82 and others

Kampung Gurun, Malaysia

Gurun Electric Converter Temple

A temple-like building containing modern high-power electronic equipment

For theinterconnection of the power grids of Thailand and Malaysia in 2001/2002 a 110 kilometes long DC powerline with an operating voltage of 300 kV was built. As we use AC in our power grids at... »

Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha

Image of Museum of Beauty located in Malaysia
Malaysia

Museum of Beauty

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty

While the city center of Malacca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the People's Museum is tucked in an unassuming building off the main square. Four autonomous collections comprise the People's... »

Unique Collections | Edited by M Rebekah Otto

Image of Spratly Islands located in State of Sarawak, Malaysia | Pagasa
State of Sarawak, Malaysia

Spratly Islands

The most disputed archipelago in the world

If one were to combine all 650 atolls, reefs, rocks and islets that constitute Spratly Islands into one landmass, it would barely make up five square kilometers. Scattered over 400,000 square... »

Micro-Nations | Edited by stanestane and Henry

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