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Mandapa of Wat Klang Mandapa of Wat Klang is a 10.5 x 10.5
metres square shape building. The roof of this building is slope
shape as pyramidal roof with ceramic tiles. The top of this roof
is truncated cone and decorate with stucco pattern that look
like the Naga's crest. There are four door with the curve arch
that are the inflence of western style. There is the wall to
fence this building in rectangle shape. With the gate at the
middle of each side and a corridor lay to Pasak river at the
north. Inside this building, there are some mural paintings.
About the Lord Buddha's chronicle in the part of the cremation
after he died to nirvana. There is an important sculpture too,
it's a coffin with the Lord Buddha's feet and his disciple,
Kassapa. According to the pattern and details of this
building. Surmise that this building was built in local stlye
which mixed with Thai traditional style and Western style.
Particulary, the door's curve arch is the style that begin to
popular in King Rama III's reign. And flourish extremly in King
Rama IV and King Rama V's reign. However, Wat Klang was
located at Pasak riverside, the important ancient thoroughfare
to the Buddha's footprint in Saraburi province. Which the
concept to built the mandapa in the central part of Thailand are
reproduced from the famous mandapa of Buddha's footprint in
Saraburi. The Mandapa of Wat Klang was dating in Rattanakosint
period that estimate in King Rama IV's reign. |
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Nakhon Luang |
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Nakhon Luang |
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Free |
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14.47218, 100.61956 |
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