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Built in 1443, Uzunköprü survived floods, earthquakes, and the fall of empires. It didn’t just connect two lands — it built a city and shaped history. How many bridges can say that? Funes model link: funes.world/models/?ref=mo…

Why does Tongdosa’s main hall have no Buddha statue? 🧐 Because the real treasure sits just outside—a 7th-century ordination altar housing crystal relics of Sakyamuni himself. Step through history in one glance. Funes model link: funes.world/models/?ref=mo…

In the heart of Turkey’s Anatolian plateau, the city of Sivas stands as a crossroads of empires and civilizations, its rich history encapsulated in two monumental museums: the Sivas Congress and Ethnography Museum and the Sivas City Museum. Funes model link:

This is Bulguk Monastery Sarira Pagoda in South Korea. More than architectural hybridity, this stolen-and-returned monument invites tactile dialogue with impermanence. Funes model link: funes.world/models/?ref=mo…

Putting a real pagoda in a room...

Recently at Funes, we've become fascinated by the architectures and monuments of the former Yugoslavia. These brutalist and modernist concrete structures seem to belong to a parallel universe—one that hints at a different path, not only for architectural design but for the very

This cliff‑side wonder of Pergamon isn’t just a theatre—it conceals a hidden library of 200,000 scrolls, ancient water pipes, multi‑faith temples, and royal burial mounds. 🏛️🌄 #AncientHistory #Pergamon Funes model link: funes.world/models/?ref=mo…

Naedang Catholic Church in Daegu stands as a quietly bold emblem of 1960s Korean modernism. Born from Austrian architect Ottokar Uhl’s visionary “ㅁ”‑shaped sanctuary and consecrated in 1966, its hollow‑square hall once startled local worshippers with Vatican II’s new spirit

One early morning on our way to Statue of Mustafa Kemal at Chunuk Bair, we found this statue by the side of the road, on the mountain. Apparently they are observing the battlefront. Nowadays what lies in front is just a beautiful beach. Funes model link:

As the millennia-old Bodhisattva slowly emerges through the quiet mathematics of photogrammetry, the drifting point-clouds reveal the very state in which the Bodhisattva abides—pure, unmarked, resting in the radiant mystery of signlessness (无相).

Standing at 茗山寺 (Mingshan Temple), one’s gaze should not rest solely on the exquisite statue of 文殊菩萨 (Manjusri Bodhisattva), but also turn toward the weathered, fading niches and carvings behind it. Funes model link: funes.world/models/?ref=ho…

The head of this Buddha image and the other sandstone sculpture were made between 1400-1550 AD by craftsmen of the Phayao Chao Chun Sirorasa and other faithfuls of Wat Umong collect them from deserted monasteries in Phayao province in the years 1968 - 1970. We put it into

More than just a monument, the Mireuk Monastery Stone Pagoda is an echo chamber, resonating with the hopes and dreams of a kingdom long gone. It invites us to contemplate the impermanence of earthly things and the enduring power of belief, carved in stone for all eternity. Funes

Step into Oksanseowon, South Korea, where the very stones whisper of centuries dedicated to learning, contemplation, and the unwavering pursuit of knowledge. More than just a picturesque landscape, this Confucian academy embodies the profound connection between Korean

Perched on a windswept plateau above the Akhurian River, where modern Turkey’s border with Armenia traces the scars of medieval conquests, the Seljuk Palace of Ani stands as a stone manifesto of cultural fusion. Built in the 12th century after the Seljuk Turks seized this

We came across this place almost by accident—a silver curve rising out of the riverside in Daegu, South Korea. It’s called The ARC, and it feels less like a building and more like something quietly landed from the future. Designed by Asymptote Architecture, it reflects the sky,

This is Bell Of Democracy at May 18th Democracy Square in Gwangju, South Korea. Funes model link: funes.world/models/?ref=mo…

Stretching from the former Jeollanam-do Provincial Government Office to Geumnam-ro, this plaza is where Korean history was made during the iconic May 18 Democratic Uprising. Back in May 1980, the government building became the heart of the resistance, hosting powerful rallies.

Looming imposingly atop a sheer 200-meter-high rocky outcrop in Sivas Province, Turkey, Divrigi Castle stands as a silent chronicler of Anatolia’s turbulent history, bearing witness to the rise and fall of Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman empires. Originally constructed in the

Fethiye Mosque in Kars, Turkey. In the shadow of Kars Castle, where the winds carry echoes of Silk Road caravans, the Fethiye Mosque stands as a stone parchment inscribed by rival empires. Funes model link: funes.world/models/?q=kars…