#thai architecture

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Atom Design

Baan Rim Khao

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The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

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Wat Arun

The Temple of the Dawn

One of Thailand's best known landmarks and named after the Hindu god Aruna.

The temple has existed since the 17th Century, stretching back to the Ayutthaya era but it's most celebrated feature, the giant central Prang (spire) was constructed in the nineteenth century and was completed in the year ManSuang is set.

The spire represents the mythological sacred mountain, Mount Meru and the four smaller prangs that form a square around it are dedicated to Phra Phai, the wind god.

The prangs are decorated with shards of porcelain and tropical snail shells which give it an iridescent glow when the sun hits it.

The temple was once home to the famous Emerald Buddha, the sacred image of Thailand. It was placed there by the man who would become Rama 1 but when he shifted his capital over the river and had the Grand Palace built, the Emerald Buddha was taken and placed in the newly built Wat Phra Kaew, which stands in the grounds of the Grand Palace.

Apo likes to visit the temple every year for a photo with his favourite sandstone cat.

[manifestiv]

2025, week 1 (4/4): north to Pai

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Thai Architecture ~ Erawan Museum

[questof-truth]

Glimpses of Thai Monastery visited few days ago at kusinagar district where Lord Buddha breathed his last. surprised to witness a wealth of Buddhist religion thriving in this remote area. I experienced the same vibrant energy which I felt at Bodhgaya.

[goodbyeandgoodbye]

Come on, let’s go.

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