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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.
Wat Den Sali Si Mueang Kaen (วัดเด่นสะหลีศรีเมืองแกน), also known as Wat Ban Den (วัดบ้านเด่น), is a Buddhist temple located in Inthakhin, Mae Taeng district, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Known for its stunning architecture, the temple is a blend of traditional Lanna style ...
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 Rong Khun (Thai: วัดร่องขุ่น), better known as the White Temple, is a Buddhist temple in Pa O Don Chai, Mueang District, Chiang Rai province, Thailand. Situated outside the city of Chiang Rai , the temple attracts a large number of visitors, both Thai and foreign, making it one of Chiang Rai's most visited attractions.
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]
The architecture of the temple, especially the ubosot (อุโบสถ, "ordination hall), is Chinese style similar to joss house. Inside there are murals by Chinese artists depicting the story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Chinese ink, the only one in Thailand.
The temple is civil monastery located at the mouth of Khlong Bang Sue canal. At first, it was named Wat Bang Sue (วัดบางซื่อ), otherwise referred to as Wat Kaew Fah Bon (วัดแก้วฟ้าบน, "upper Kaew Fah temple") to pair with Wat Kaew Jam Fah, also known as Wat Kaew Fah Lang (วัดแก้วฟ้าล่าง, "lower Kaew Fah temple"), which is ...
' Wilderness Temple of the Great Glass Pagoda '), also known as the Temple of a Million Bottles, is a Buddhist temple in Khun Han district of Sisaket province, Thailand. The temple is made of over 1.5 million empty Heineken bottles and Chang beer bottles. Collection of the bottles began in 1984; it took two years to build the main temple.