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Thai temple art and architecture is the art and architecture of Buddhist temples in Thailand. Temples are known as wat s, from the Pāḷi vāṭa , meaning "enclosure". A temple has an enclosing wall that divides it from the secular world.
The temple is formerly known as Wat Hri Bun Ruang (วัดหรีบุญเรือง). Originally a small temple dating back over 500 years in a rural village, Wat Den Sali Si Mueang Kaen underwent a remarkable transformation into a grand spiritual complex in 1894 under the leadership of Kruba Thueang Natsilo (ครูบาเทือง นาถสีโล), a revered abbot from ...
The Sanctuary of Truth (Thai: ปราสาทสัจธรรม) is an unfinished museum in Pattaya, Thailand designed by Thai businessman Lek Viriyaphan. [2] The museum structure is a hybrid of a temple and a castle that is themed on the Ayutthaya Kingdom and of Buddhist and Hindu beliefs.
Wat Sanuan Wari Phatthanaram [a] (Thai: วัดสนวนวารีพัฒนาราม) is a Mahā Nikāya Theravāda Buddhist temple, or wat, in Hua Nong, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Constructed in the early 1920s, is known for its Isan hup taem ( ฮูปแต้ม , 'mural painting' in Isan ) depicting scenes from the Vessantara ...
It was renamed to current name, but the locals prefer to call Wat Klang (วัดกลาง, lit "central temple") due to its location close to the middle of the canal. [ 2 ] The architecture of the temple, especially the ubosot (อุโบสถ, "ordination hall), is Chinese style similar to joss house .
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Wat Traimit is a notable example of early post-absolute monarchy Thai Buddhist temple architecture. The monks' residences were built in 1937, and the ubosot (ordination hall) was built in 1947 in the applied Thai style to designs by Luang Wisansinlapakam. The ubosot and monks' quarter received the ASA Architectural Conservation Award in 2011. [2]
Later Queen Amarindra restored the entire temple when it began to deteriorate, and made it a royal temple. King Rama IV ordered it restored again and changed its name to "Wat Ratchada Thitthan". It is considered as one of the most valuable heritage building during the Bangkok period. The temple possesses a stone seat on which.