Guess where this is?

**Brian Ellis** · 24 February 2005, 09:27

Yup!

**SitFlyer** · 24 February 2005, 09:53

The Pharoah's Bed, on Agilika Island, in the Nile River, Aswan, Egypt???

**Brian Ellis** · 24 February 2005, 10:06

Well, I did say it was easy

**SitFlyer** · 24 February 2005, 15:05

Here comes my hard one (the last one was supposed to be the easier one of the two

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**Brian Ellis** · 25 February 2005, 01:01

Well, that is a tricky one. The architectural style has a variety of elements from places as far apart as Myanmar and Laos which do not make it easy to track down. The lotus flower motif of the balustrade is even reminiscent of a Chinese influence. However, I suspect that this may be an "imported" temple into a country with a strong Buddhist element but which is not necessarily the main religion. How about Sri Lanka, for a start???

At least give a hint whether my reasoning is anywhere near the mark, please.

**mmp121** · 25 February 2005, 09:14

Malaysia?

DC · 25 February 2005, 09:17

looks almost like the 'Dhammikarama Burmese Temple' in Penang, Malaysia.

**SitFlyer** · 25 February 2005, 09:52

Not in Sri Lanka,
East of Malaysia,
Is in the South Pacific and
Buddhism is less than 15% of the population there

**Brian Ellis** · 25 February 2005, 10:11

Suva, Fiji?

**SitFlyer** · 25 February 2005, 10:49

Not Fiji.

**Brian Ellis** · 27 February 2005, 07:32

Sorry! Give up! Have tried all the S. Pacific places I can think of, incl. NZ, Papua, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomons, Nauru, Kiribati (partially S. Pacific), Tuvalu, Samoas
Fiji, Tonga, Tahiti.

I would favour one of the Samoas or Tonga, as having more Buddhists than many others. Of course, the catch may be that, although it's in a hotchpotch Buddhist architectural style, it isn't Buddhist at all.

**SitFlyer** · 27 February 2005, 07:58

It's not Samoa, Tonga or any of the others you have listed

Since I only really want the name of the island, here's a visual hint:

List of Pacific Islands

**KvHagedorn** · 27 February 2005, 08:17

Bora Bora?

**SitFlyer** · 27 February 2005, 08:56

Nope

**degrub** · 27 February 2005, 19:01

Pitcairn ?

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