Golden Bucket List: 8 Golden Buildings In The World You Should See In 2025

1. Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji), Kyoto, Japan

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2. Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar, India

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3. St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, Ukraine

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4. Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

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5. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel

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6. The Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

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7. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

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8. The Al-Dhaher Mosque, Nablus, Palestine

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