Abandoned Houston Buddhist Temple
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- The Palace of the Golden Orbs, sticks out like a sore thumb in the surrounding Texas landscape. The sanctuary of elegance and oddity features a 40-foot orb and two wide staircases ascending to the roof, mimicking those of Mexico’s Chich’en Itza Temple. The story all starts with a spiritual leader of Tien Tao, which has its roots in Buddhism.
The palace was the life’s work of Kwai Fun Wong, the leader of a Chinese Taoist organization who envisioned a grand Taoist complex of multiple building to include worship, daycare, retail, and residential living. In 1996, the Tien Tao Association purchased an 11-acre property to use as the grounds for their new temple. The structure, a five-story white temple covering nearly 40,000 square feet of space, was priced at over $6 million for the construction costs alone. The main attraction, a giant golden orb intended to be the main holy area, was placed in the very center of the palace, standing nearly three stories high.
Unfortunately, Kwai Fun Wong’s work was abruptly interrupted in 2001, when she was deported. Since the project was abandoned 20 some years ago, no one has bothered to teat the temple down.
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INSIDE DOME VIDEO!!!! I’ve waited 25 years living nearby wishing and hoping for this day!!! I appreciate you accomplishing what no other YT Creator could do! I am sure this video will explode virally in Houston! 🙏🏼
Appreciate that. That was indeed my third attempt and finally it had been "opened". So was satisfying to finally see it!
I dunno. Looks pretty ugly to me. If this was in my neighborhood, I'd be glad to see it gone.
Oh, that’s so cool. I’ve driven by that place so many times and wondered what it looked like on the inside. It’s had abandoned for a very, very long time. Nice to see some urban explorers. Are checking it out and documenting the property now.
Thanks a lot for that! Indeed, that was my third attempt over 1 1/2 years to get inside just out of curiousity. Shame that never finished it but apparently plans are in the works for the property.
Finally some backstory on this place. I live around the corner from it and always wondered how long it’s been there. Good stuff
It is a bit of a mystery still, but some clarity at least on the intentions.
It was supposed to be the centerpiece of a Buddhist sect, the leader was arrested in China and they lost funding…. That’s the thumbnail of it….. there are articles about it online
That is so beautiful. I wish i lived closer to it. Be awesome for a place of Unity
It’s amazing that the owner or property manager allowed you to walk around in there.
Awesome vid man, thanks for putting this up!
Appreciate it a lot
Interesting Property! Incredible architecture!
Wow, please help this Buddhist Community
I live right around the corner fromt this place. It's always been one of those places that just appeared one day and nobody knew what it was. I've literally never seen inside of it and it's sitting about a mile away from home. This is so cool. The theory is that an undocumented person came to build this temple but was reported shortly after the build was complete.
That is partially true. They never completed the green card process apparently so when they left the country for a funeral they were denied re-entry to the US and since then the project was just shut down. I always had a fascination with this place so was amazing to finally just see what there was. Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Thanks for sharing great video very interesting
I have lived in the Alief area my whole life and never knew what this place was until recently. I always wanted to see the inside of it. Thanks!!
No problem. Had been on my 'bucket list' for couple years so was thrilled to finally get the opportunity to get inside to see what there was.
@@ExploringWithBenandSam It must have been fun to explore this place. I wish it would be repurposed and the interior completed.
Agreed. I was not sure what the state of the interior would be, so was really cool to find the blueprints/plans. It looked like it would have been quite a structure.
hi just wondering, is this building still up?
Can’t believe that flooring and some of those tables have not been stolen out of there
I really like the exterior shots of this place.
Wow that was pretty cool to explore first time seeing an abandoned temple actually haha 🔥
Hard to believe that flooring And some of those nice tables have not been stolen.
Oh wow this was behind my old house I lived in 21years ago and always wondered what it was. I called it the Gold Golf Ball. I thought it might be something religious or a golf outfitter, or golf country club.
WOW! I pass it from time to time but thought it was a functional building.
I have heard it is being worked on again. But don't know if that is true or not.
What a waste of money but whoever got the contract to build it ate well lol
I seen it before is next to my old house 🏡
Hard to believe the flooring and some of those tables have not been taken out of there or should I say stolen. Also I noticed I was unsubscribed from your page so I re-subscribed.
That’s crazy it’s been abandoned for as long as I know , it’s in alief up the street from my house
Yea it has been quite some time. Longer than I had first thought honestly.
@@ExploringWithBenandSam I’ve always wanted to go in there man , thanks for the great video !!
Super nice spot for a rave! On the 2nd floor when you went up!
Or inside the Dome too! 🤩🤩
How you manage to get in ?cause I’m planning on going there
I checked this place out 2-3 times over 1 1/2 years before getting inside. What I had heard, within 3-4 months of filming it, they had resealed the entry point that had "opened" and were actually working on it again to restore/continue construction.
@@ExploringWithBenandSam alright
So, the owner of the building is going to reconstruct it？For some commercial purposes?@@ExploringWithBenandSam
I'm so fucking jelly right meow! Sick video Ben!!
how did y’all get in tried to yesterday
Well we went in July 2021, so I am sure it has been resealed by now as the popularity of it increased once it was found to finally be accessible. The "entry" was pretty easy to find so if it isn't now, again probably has been resealed.
Yooo broo me n ma people js went today & couldn’t find a way in do yk a way in ? Bc we were looking for one for like a hour straight maybe 2.
u godda find a way to get up & go thru the windows
Where in Houston is this?
Alief area, on Ashford Point Drive.
by any chance do you no if its up for sale ?
Highly doubt it but guess can search for it. It is a large piece of property.
@@ExploringWithBenandSam get back to me when u get the chance
I thought it was a mosque back in the old days😂😂
How’d you enter
Secrets Secrets. Literally was 1 1/2 years before there was an "entry"... probably long gone by now though.....
@@ExploringWithBenandSam i swung by the other day looks like they’re working construction on it, there’s a few JLG’s/manlifts in the area of it, looks like they’re working on it now, wish i visited inside way before
I heard the same from someone I know who apparently went to check it out finally. It seems it was "open" for a relatively short period before it got resealed. Think I noted in the video that was 3rd time or so going there over about a 2 year period.
Mooney
Can anybody just walk inside tho?
That is up to the individuals I guess. And is it accessible but reasonable means.
@@ExploringWithBenandSam so there no one to tell you to leave the property
Well it is like going to any property.. never know what the situation will be that day. Has been awhile since we were there.