ARCHT IN THAILAND PICTURES

ERAWAN SHRINE

STATUE OF GANESH

SONGKHLA CENTRAL MOSQUE

PATTANI CENTRAL MOSQUE

GURUDWARA SRI GURU SINGH SABHA (WIHAN SIKH)

MUEANG FA DAET SONG YANG (MFDSY)

WAT PHRA KAEW DON TAO

PHIMAI TEMPLE

ANGKOR WAT

PHRA PRANG SAM YOT- KHMER TEMPLE

PHIMAI TEMPLE

BUDDHA AT SUKHOTHAI HISTORICAL PARK

ELEPHANT ENCIRCLED CHEDI

WAT SI CHUM

Landmark temple featuring a 49 ft. tall Buddha surrounded by stone walls, with an open ceiling. The largest and most puzzling and historically important Buddhist temple from the Sukhothai period

WAT PHRA SI SANPHET

"Temple of the Holy, Splendid Omniscient") was the holiest temple on the site of the old Royal Palace in Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya until the city was completely destroyed by the Burmese in 1767, during the Burmese–Siamese War.

CHEDI PHUKHAO THONG

is a 50-metre [1] chedi, or Buddhist tower, in the village of Phukhao Thong near Ayutthaya in central Thailand.

THE WANG LUAN ROYAL PALACE

WANG NA PALACE AND NATIONAL MUSEUM TOURISM

WANG LANG PALACE

WAT DONG RUSI

WAT PA PUAY

WAT UH SAI KHAM CHIANG MAI

WAT SAEN FAEN CHIANG MAI

WAT CHIANG MAN, CHIANG MAI

WAT PRATU PA

LANNA HOUSES

THE PRANG AT WAT ARUN

PHRA SI RATTANA CHEDI

a traditional stupa covered with gold mosaic tiles imported from Italy

PALACE GUARDIANS

WAT PHRA KAEO

THE UBOSOT OF WAT PHRA KAEW

GRAND PALACE

a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok. The palace has been the official residence of the king of Siam, It houses the statue of the Emerald Buddha.

CENTRAL PLAINS HOUSE

Elevated on stout round posts, it has steep roofs with curved bargeboards and paneled walls leaning slightly inward;

ROOF GABLE (NGAO)

A distinctive feature of the Central Plains house is the elegant curved decoration at the ends of the peaked bargeboards surrounding the gables.

NORTHERN THAI HOUSE

KALAE

GATE

Sheltered by a Thai-style roof that opens on to the central platform. A jar of water is placed at the bottom of the steps.

THE SALA

- Serves as a shelter, giving shade from the hot tropical sun and heavy monsoon rain, - It also is a living room' and a hub for community social gatherings and village activities. - An open-sided pavilion -familiar structure in Thailand found in the courtyards of temples and along heavily traveled routes.