Royal Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), Grand Palace, Bangkok: Phra Sri Ratana Chedi
Artist/Photographer | Kamen, Ruth |
Country | Thailand |
City | Bangkok |
Subject Date | 1800 |
Image Date | 2010 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | Digital image |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Ruth Kamen / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Temples ; Pagodas ; Palaces ; Spires |
NOTES: Construction on this complex of buildings began in 1772 and has since served as the official residence of the Kings of Thailand. The Phra Si Ratana Chedi is a stupa built in Sri Lankan style enshrining ashes of the Buddha.
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