Wat Phra Kaew Chinese Roof Tile

Detail of red and green tiles on a roof.

Wat phra kaew chinese roof tile.

Wat phra kaew thai. It is located on the grounds of the grand palace complex which covers 213 677 square metres 2 3 million square feet in the heart of bangkok and is arguably the city s most impressive tourist attraction. Chinese old roof tiles with roof finials and chinese roof tile figures straw finials of animals on a thatched roof. Wat phra kaeo pronounced wát pʰráʔ kɛ ːw commonly known in english as the temple of the emerald buddha and officially as wat phra si rattana satsadaram is regarded as the most sacred buddhist temple in thailand the complex consists of a number of buildings within the precincts of the grand palace in the historical.

The wat phra kaew temple. The official name of the wat built to showcase the buddha figurine is phra sri rattana satsadaram but the thai people call it wat phra kaew. In the 18th century world architecture had pretty much become european architecture. But there was a wonderful exception and that was the wat phra kaew in thailand.

Around every corner you ll find tall chedis covered with glazed tiles or gold leaf but the most photographed building is the massive golden chedi of phra sri. Rows of buddha s statues on. Wat phra kaew is a superb temple to explore especially the 2 km long gallery covered with incredibly detailed mural paintings depicting 178 scenes of the epic story of ramayana. The statue of a chinese soldier made of tiles on wat arun s facade the temple of dawn in bangkok.

Wat phra kaew palace also known as the emerald buddha temple. Multitiered roofs with ornate finials and carved wood façades at wat phra singh phra singh temple chiang mai thailand. Wat arun ratchawararam ratchawaramahawihan thai.