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#1 ghughes

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Posted 05 August 2007 - 11:52 AM

As promised in the Bangkok topic, here are a few pictures of traditional Thai architecture.

First, in Bangkok, the Palace:

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Within the Palace grounds is the Wat (Temple) of the Jade Buddha. To be precise, though, the Buddha image itself is not in the specific buildings pictured here:

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In Chiang Mai, Thailand's second-largest city, a shrine dedicated to a great teacher of Buddhism:

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Snakes at the entrance convey a sense of power:

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Elsewhere in town one building at Wat Saen Muang:

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At the same Wat, snakes at the entrance to another building:

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These pictures just scrape the surface, of course. Hope you enjoy...




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