Wat Chaiwatthanaram - Image

Wat Chaiwatthanaram 01

Wat Chaiwatthanaram - Situated atop a rectangular masonry platform, a thirty-five meter high central prang (tower-like spire) is surrounded by four small prangs, which are in turn flanked by eight merus, structures used as crematorium for some royal figures that sit outside the platform perimeter. Originally, paintings decorated the interior walls of the merus, and relief scenes depicting the life of the Buddha covered the exteriors. Buddha image statues also populated the merus, covered in gold. Unfortunately, fragments are all that remain of these decorative elements.


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Thai Temples - Wat Chaiwatthanaram 01

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Uploaded on July 9, 2022


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Camera: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Creation Date: 2019:03:03 09:43:59
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Image height: 2848 px
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