#erawan museum

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Thai Architecture ~ Erawan Museum

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Beautiful stained glass ceiling of the Erawan Museum in Bangkok, THAILAND

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Erawan Museum - Bangkok, Thailand

Erawan Museum is a beautiful museum in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand.

It is well known for its giant three-headed elephant art sculpture as exterior. The three storeys inside the elephant contain antiquities and priceless collections of ancient religious objects belonging to Khun Lek Viriyapant, who is the museum owner.

The giant elephant is the first and biggest hand-carved sculpture in the world. It is considered an important tourist attraction as well as a holy shrine for many believers.

Erawan Museum started construction 1994 and has opened for the public since 2013.

The weight of the elephant's body is 150 tons, and the elephant's head weights 100 tons. Every single copper sheet totaling in a hundred thousands sheets were slowly plated on with care and craftsmanship.

The interior of the museum is divided into three main floors according to the Hindu representation of the universe, which consists of Underworld, Earth, and Heaven. The two lower floors are located inside of the sculpture’s pedestal while the top floor is located in the belly of the elephant.

The first floor represents the underworld and contains precious artefacts from the founder, Lek Viriyaphant's personal collection. These include collections of tea sets, vases, and bowls, from the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. The underworld level also hosts the sculpture of the mythical being, a half Naga-half person, which was modeled after the belief that these beings guarded the precious treasures under the water.

The second floor representing the earth or the human world, this level houses three major types of art pieces and precious antiques and arts including Thai ceramics, stained glass, and European potteries.

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Erawan Museum (Thai: พิพิธภัณฑ์ช้างเอราวัณ) is a museum in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. It is well known for its giant three-headed elephant art display. The three storeys inside the elephant contain antiquities and priceless collections of ancient religious objects belonging to Khun Lek Viriyapant who is the museum owner.

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Erawan Museum, Bangkok, THAILAND

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The Erawan Museum, Bangkok, Thailand.

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