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SculpturePhra Puttha Panya Akka
The Buddha image is standing on the lotus lion-footed pedestal which there is the inscription of King Chulalongkorn’s royal initiative about building the Buddha image. The image is performing Pang Pratan Apai on both hands or it is called the attitude of stopping the rainstorm. Four fingertips are all even in length. The image wears the robe covering both shoulders but separated on the chest, the same style as the monks of Ramana Nikaya. The robe is wavy folded naturally worn over Sabong which also can be detected from the streak underneath. The wavy folded style of robes represents the realistic concept. The face looks young and calm like a real person. The ears are shrunken but other features of the Buddha are still the same such as the small tightly hair coils with the flame halo. It is decorated with perforated 5-tiered golden Chatra over the head.
PaintingThe paintings of 550 Jataka tales
Ubosot walls are divided into equal sized squares decorated by Kranok pattern frames. Each square is painted a different tale and there is a message written on the bottom of painting. Each story is represented through an important event in each life. Pictures of significant people, for examples, Bodhisattva, angels, and a king with gilded attire, all act according to Natyalakshana (the characteristics of dance art that classify each character). The buildings styles are traditional Thai style and Chinese style. The houses are in modern style of that time.
SculpturePhra Sihing Patimakorn Buddha
The Buddha images are sitting on a lion base in meditation attitude. On top of the base are stacked lotuses. The face is quite round with small hair curl, and flame-like halo. The image wears a slanting rope in the length of the stomach.
PaintingThe Painting of Sri Thanonchai’s story
The Painting of Sri Thanonchai’s story is located between the windows of the vihara of Wat Pathum Wanaram. The painting style and the drawing techniques are the same as the other four paintings in the reign of King Rama IV; The principles of visualization show distance and dimension of images are applied. Some famous architectures of that time are, for example, the painting of the palace that simulated some buildings from the Grand Palace, the painting of the temple that simulated Wat Pathum Wanaram, the painting of people dressed as real people such as soldiers who wore uniform which was influenced from the west, the painting of the villagers dressed in Thai and Laos style, the painting of the nature such as the river with the boat and the sky with clouds.
ArchitectureWat Rajapradit Sathit Mahasimaram
There are a lot of important architecture styles inside Wat Rajapradit Sathit Mahasimara, both for the temple area and the area for the monks. In the temple area, there is a royal monastery in a traditional Thai style. The building is decorated with marble. The wooden roof is decorated with Lam Yong decorative tile. The gable is the picture of Maha Makut and Phra Khan placed on an ornate tray. Below the gable is a picture of an important elephant with tiered umbrellas on both sides. Behind the vihara is Pasana Chedi which is the principal pagoda of the temple. It is a bell-shape pagoda made of marble. Phra Jom Tower is another important building in the temple. The temples with only temples and pagodas can be found in the temple built according to the wishes of King Rama IV. The monk’s area of this temple is prohibited for women.
ArchitectureChitralada Palace
Chitralada Palace is the building in an Italian villa style. The diagram is in U shape. There are balconies both at the front and the back. There is a hall in the middle for ventilating. There is a hip roof with an eave. The door and the window are decorated with geometric flora stucco pattern. Doors and windows are in rectangles with curved lines. The interior is divided into the bedroom and a work station. They are decorated in Baroque art style. Other rooms are simply decorated. The art style is similar to the one of Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall because they are designed by the same architect and they both are located in Dusit Palace.
SculpturePhra Puttha Jamphunut Mahaburut Lakkana Asitayanubopitr
Phra Puttha Jamphunut Mahaburut Lakkana Asitayanubopitr has a slim body, oval- round face, small hair curl, flame-like halo, curve eyebrows, small open eyes and look straight, the eyelids and eyes browns are in the same line, the lips are slightly curve until it is almost straight. The face looks like a manikin. The nose is quite small and prominent. The Buddha image is sitting in the attitude of subduing Mara. The fingers are in the same level. The large monastic robe is in the middle of the body.
ArchitectureIsara Vinijchai Hall
Isara Vinijchai Hall is a one story masonary building with 10 rooms. It faces east with 4 thick walls. There is a balcony and the pillars in the front. The pillars in the building are large rectangular pillars which was a popular style during the reign of King Rama III. Inside enshrines Busabok Mala pavilion throne. The wooden roof is decorated with unpainted clay tiles. The gable is decorated with gable apex, small finials jutting out of the two corners of the gable. The front gable decorates a painting of Thep Phranom on the lotus base with Kranok Plew decorated with gold leaf plated glass.
