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Elephant Gate - |
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ประตูช้าง |
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South-East on the 4170 Highway Between Ban Saket and Thong
Krut Taling Ngam, Koh Samui |
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The Elephant Gate was built back in 1979 by a head monk of a
local temple. The head monk Pra-kru Pairoj Kiriwong wanted to
beautify the entrance to the village so he decided to build a
beautiful gate at its entrance. His aim was to encourage all
passers-by to visit this quaint village and its beautiful
temple.
Each of the gate’s two elephant statues are
life-sized representations of an elephant and are well crafted
to represent the importance of elephants in local culture.
Although this village doesn’t have any popular tourist
attractions, you won’t be disappointed when visiting this
beautiful and secluded village.
After the recent
restoration project, the statues are again in a grand state;
however, the original gemstone eyes have been removed from the
structures. After the next royal ceremony, gemstone eyes will be
again placed back on the elephants. In the the meantime, you
will notice painted eyes in the place of the original gemstones.
Visitors to Koh Samui often miss this famous structure, so
be sure to take some time out and plan a trip to Taling Ngam to
see this beautiful gate. |
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Ko Samui |
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Taling Ngam |
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Entry fee |
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Free |
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9.4569 N |
99.9433 E |
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