Wollongong

Sitting 82km south of Sydney, the area was originally home to the Dharwal (or Turuwal). The first Europeans to visit the area were the navigators George Bass and Matthew Flinders, who landed at Lake Illawarra in 1796.

Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Wollongong Harbour. Visible (in the water) is all that remains of a large T-shaped jetty, built in the 1880s and demolished in the 1920s.
Australia demolished jetty NSW Wollongong Wollongong Harbour
Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong, Australia
The beautiful Nan Tien ('Southern Heaven' or 'Southern Paradise') Temple. A branch temple (one of 120 worldwide) of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun

The buildings themselves were constructed in 1995.
Australia. Bhuddist Nan Tien Temple NSW temple Wollongong
Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong, Australia
The beautiful Nan Tien ('Southern Heaven' or 'Southern Paradise') Temple. A branch temple (one of 120 worldwide) of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun

The buildings themselves were constructed in 1995.
Australia. Bhuddist Nan Tien Temple NSW temple Wollongong
Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong
Out for a walk. Part of the Nan Tien set on SmugMug.
Australia. Bhuddist Nan Tien Temple NSW temple Wollongong
Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong, Australia
The beautiful Nan Tien ('Southern Heaven' or 'Southern Paradise') Temple. A branch temple (one of 120 worldwide) of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun

The buildings themselves were constructed in 1995.
Australia NSW Nan Tien Temple Wollongong buddhist temple
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
The beautiful Nan Tien ('Southern Heaven' or 'Southern Paradise') Temple. A branch temple (one of 120 worldwide) of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun

The buildings themselves were constructed in 1995.
Australia NSW Nan Tien Temple Wollongong buddhist temple
Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong, Australia
The beautiful Nan Tien ('Southern Heaven' or 'Southern Paradise') Temple. A branch temple (one of 120 worldwide) of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun

The buildings themselves were constructed in 1995.
Australia NSW Nan Tien Temple Wollongong buddhist temple
Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong, Australia
The beautiful Nan Tien ('Southern Heaven' or 'Southern Paradise') Temple. A branch temple (one of 120 worldwide) of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun

The buildings themselves were constructed in 1995.
Australia NSW Nan Tien Temple Wollongong buddhist temple
Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong, Australia
The beautiful Nan Tien ('Southern Heaven' or 'Southern Paradise') Temple. A branch temple (one of 120 worldwide) of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun

The buildings themselves were constructed in 1995.
Australia NSW Nan Tien Temple Wollongong buddhist temple
Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong, Australia
The beautiful Nan Tien ('Southern Heaven' or 'Southern Paradise') Temple. A branch temple (one of 120 worldwide) of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun

The buildings themselves were constructed in 1995.
Australia NSW Nan Tien Temple Wollongong buddhist sign temple
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
The beautiful Nan Tien ('Southern Heaven' or 'Southern Paradise') Temple. A branch temple (one of 120 worldwide) of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun

The buildings themselves were constructed in 1995.
Australia. Bhuddist NSW Nan Tien Temple Wollongong temple
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
The beautiful Nan Tien ('Southern Heaven' or 'Southern Paradise') Temple. A branch temple (one of 120 worldwide) of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun

The buildings themselves were constructed in 1995.
A60J0969 Australia. Bhuddist NSW Nan Tien Temple Wollongong statue temple

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