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TEMPLES - CHURCHES AND MOSQUES
- Wat Ratchabophit |
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Both the 'wiharn' (prayer hall) and 'ubosot' (ordination hall),
for example, have typically Thai exteriors, decorated in
hand-painted glazed benjarong ceramics and elaborate gold gilded
door and window frames, but European style interiors similar to
that of a gothic cathedral. The ubosot contains a well known
gold-gilded Buddha image in the meditation posture, Phra Buddha
Ankhiros, and rests on a base in which the ashes of Rama VII,
who later inherited the temple, are kept. Instead of the typical
eight sema, or boundary, stones are eight stone pillars
surmounted with a carving of the Buddhist wheel of law.
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impressive chedi modelled after the famous Phra Pathom Chedi in
Nakhon Pathom province (the highest Chedi in the world),
contains relics of Lord Buddha, while the enclosure around it
contains many Buddha images in varying postures. There is also a
royal cemetery with monuments containing the ashes of the Queen,
concubines, sons and daughters of King Rama V, and various other
member of the Royal Family. Here are more wiharns featuring
chedis, in both modern and traditional styles.
Opening
Hours: 09:00 - 18:00
Location: 2 Fuang Nakhon Road, Phra
Nakhon, Old City (Rattanakosin)
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Temples-Churches and Mosques |
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13.74921 N |
100.49727 E |
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