Short: Vietnam 1024x 677 Architecture: generic From: lam@cptca.neep.wisc.edu (Nguyen Lam) Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures Subject: chamruin.jpg (0/5) Date: 9 Jun 1994 22:11:26 GMT Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison CHAMRUIN.JPG- Ruins of a Cham temple complex at My Son, Quang Nam province, Central Vietnam. The Cham civilization once held sway over a large part of Central Vietnam. This temple complex was built in the 8th century A.D. as a center of worship to Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction. Polish archaeologists have reportedly restored much of My Son in the late 1980s. 1024 x 677 color JPEG.