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A building group in adapted northern Thai style, at Thawan Duchanee's house in Chiang Rai. Note the kalae roof decorations above the gable. There are three types of stilt houses in northern Thailand. Firstly, RUEN KHRUNG PHOOK or RUEN MAI BUA (meeting house with rope), [7] which is the oldest type, originated in the countryside. [8]
As of March 2022, Wikipedia (all languages combined) was ranked 14th in Alexa's Top Sites Thailand. [2] As of January 2021, the Thai Wikipedia is the most visited Wikipedia in both Thailand and Laos. [3] In Laos the position of the most popular language version of Wikipedia alternates between English and Thai. On 31 January 2006, the Thai ...
Thailand had a 2017 GDP of US$1.236 trillion (on a purchasing power parity basis). [202] Thailand is the second largest economy in Southeast Asia after Indonesia. Thailand ranks midway in the wealth spread in Southeast Asia as it is the fourth richest nation according to GDP per capita, after Singapore, Brunei, and Malaysia.
Thai traditional houses are built in accordance with three ancient principles: "material preparation, construction, and dwelling" (Phraya Anumanrajathon, quoted in Karnchanaporn). Materials, including site and orientation, the taste and smell of soil, and the names of trees that will be used to build houses and so on, will be carefully chosen.
This section is the storage area and is used to keep household implements like farming equipment and household utensils, and is also a place for livestock. As the phrase "Thai stilt house" suggests, one universal aspect of Thailand's traditional architecture is the elevation of its buildings on stilts, most commonly to around head height.
A native Thai speaker, recorded in Bangkok. Thai, [a] or Central Thai [b] (historically Siamese; [c] [d] Thai: ภาษาไทย), is a Tai language of the Kra–Dai language family spoken by the Central Thai, Mon, Lao Wiang, Phuan people in Central Thailand and the vast majority of Thai Chinese enclaves throughout the country.
Bahasa Indonesia; ... Thai urban planners (1 P) Pages in category "Architecture in Thailand" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ...
All languages in the family are tonal, including Thai and Lao, the national languages of Thailand and Laos, respectively. [1] Around 93 million people speak Kra–Dai languages; 60% of those speak Thai. [2] Ethnologue lists 95 languages in the family, with 62 of these being in the Tai branch. [3]