The Temples, Monuments and Old Buildings
Monument
  • The Boar Monument, Bangkok
  • The Democracy of Monument, Bangkok
  • Monument of Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, Bangkok
  • Monument of Somdej Kroma Phraratchwangbowon Mahasurasinghanath, Bangkok
  • The Monument of The First World War Volumteer Force, Bangkok
  • Tao Tepsatr and Tao Srisuntorn Monument, Phuket
    • Old Buildings
  • The bridge crossing Khlong Lot, Bangkok
  • City Pillar Shrine, Ayutthaya
  • The Department of Map Army Survey, Bangkok
  • The Khlong Maha Nak Bridge, Bangkok
  • The Giant Swing, Bangkok
  • The Pan Phipob Lila Bridge, Bangkok
  • Phra Mongkhonbophit
  • Phra Mongkhon Ming Muang and Buddha Utthayan, Ubon Ratchathani


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    Tao Tepsatr, and Tao Srisuntorn
    In 1785, the Burmese army pushed down south, and besieged the island town, Thalang. During that time, the Thalang's Governor died; but his wife Chan and her sister Mook organized a very effective defence against the Burmese and held them for more than a month. The Burmese was forced to retreat from the island due to the starvation. Chan was given the title of nobility as Tao Tepsatri, and Mook as Tao Srisuntorn.

    Wat Bauk Pet, Borsang, Chiang Mai
    Wat Bauk Pet, a kilometer further along the side-road that constitutes the village's main street. A brand-new temple has been constructed next to the older building, with a striking mural of massed monks on the wall facing the road. Inside, the ceiling is on object-lesson in the deceptive arts of trompe l' oeil, while celestial elephants, pink and emerald lotuses, reclining matrons and green-bodied gods crowd the walls.
    This kind of Indian-inspired Thai art perfectly exemplifies the national belief in the virtue of brilliance and intensity, and the general Asian preference for the gorgeous and the new as opposed to the faded and old, however venerable.
    Wat Chang Man, Chiang Mai
    Wat Chang Man, with its tiny Crystal Buddha, all in the walled district.

    Wat Chong Klang, Mae Hong Son
    It's brilliantly colored, like all Thai temples, and houses paintings on glass brought from Burma in the last century.

    Wat Dhamanimita, Chonburi
    Wat Dhamanimita, with its giant golden Buddha.

    Wat Je Dee Luang, Chiang Mai
    Wat Je Dee Luang, with its large fifteenth-century chedi.
    Wat Jet Yot, Chiang Mai
    Wat Jet Yot, there's the seven-spired, built to an Indian model to the north-west, close to the Super Highway. The temple is celebrated for its "Indian style", but all southeast Asian culture is deeply influenced by India, both its religions and its resulting artistic forms.

    Wat Hin Mak Peng 30 km. from Amphoe Si Chiang Mai on the Highway 2186, the Wat stands on Mekong river bank with spectacular scenery. It is a peaceful place where priests come to practise their meditation.

    Wat Matchimawat or Wat Klang, Songkhla
    Wat Matchimawat or Wat Klang, on Saiburi Road in Songkhla's largest monastery. The complex is some 400 years old and houses a musuem containing several ruins and artifacts discovered throughout southern Thailand.

    Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu, Chonburi
    To reach the hill-top Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu, from the crossroads out-side the Maetee Hotel take the road opposite the hotel entrance, part the red post box. This will lead you to a colorful road-side monastery,
    Wat Sam Yot, Chonburi
    Wat Sam Yot, looking out serenely over the coast.
    Wat Yai Intharam, Chonburi
    Wat Yai Intharam, with its multiple Buddhas, all facing you like imperturbable judges in a nightmare, and the tranquil.


    Information : Tourism Authority of Thailand Tourist Service Center
    : Hotels and Resorts in Thailand

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