Temples

Wat is Thai and means temple in English.

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Wat Indrawihan, a gigantic Buddha statue

The feet of the giant

Wat Phrakaew or The Grand Palace...

...which was established in 1782...

...it houses the royal residence...

...and the throne halls.

After the King Rama I’s ascension...

...to the throne in 1782 the palace was built.

It covers an area of 218 000 square meters...

...and is surrounded by four walls, 1900 m length.

There were lot of tourists...

...photographing...

...each others...

...let’s see, have a smile!

This model of Angkor Wat...

...was crafted by the order of King Mongkut

The structure of this building...

...consists of millions...

...golden mosaic plates

This guy will probably resides...

...in thousands of photo albums...

...all over the world

Wat Pho

This is the oldest...

...and largest temple in...

...Bangkok, it features the...

...largest reclining Buddha and...

...the largest collection of Buddha...

...images in Thailand and was...

...earliest centre for public education.

As a temple site Wat Pho dates back...

...to the 16th century, but its current history...

...begins in 1781 with the complete rebuilding...

...of the original monastery.

Wat Pho is also the national headquarters for...

...the teaching of traditional Thai medicine...

...including Thai massage.

This is Wat Arun, the temple of Dawn

It is named after the Indian god of dawn

It was built on the 17th century

I’m staying on the other side of the Chao Phraya River...

...very near the twin tower you see to the left in the distant

This prang (Khmer-style tower) is 82 m high...

...and was constructed during the first half the 19th...

...century by Rama II and Rama III

The structure is made of a mosaic of Chinese porcelain

Crossing the Chao Phraya River