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ArchitectureWat Saket
The chapel is in traditional Thai style. The stacked wooden roof is decorated with Krueang Lam Yong which is gable apex, small finials jutting out of the two corners of the gable, and naga. The gable is decorated with Vishnu the God on Garuda made of wood and gold plated glass. Doors and windows are in Ban Thaleang style. There are pillars around the chapel. The balcony is decorated with Chinese glazed tile. There are shelters of the marker stone surround all 8 sides and they all are decorated with colorful tiles made in China. The four sides of the chapel is surrounded by the cloisters and each side enshrines a Buddha statue.
SculpturePhra Kot Thong Yai (Thong Yai Royal urn)
Phra Kot Thong Yai looks like a large container. The octagonal base supports the octagonal center that has a thin waist, wide mouth. It is decorated with flowers at the bottom and with hanging flowers and silver laces at the top. The external area engraves lotus pedal design. The cover is decorated with paper flowers with quivering stems. The pointed top is decorated with lotus-bud flowers.
PaintingRoyal articles of use in Lai Rodnam style
There are 28 paintings in Lai Rodnam style on Ban Plae of doors and windows in Wat Nang Nong chapel. They are paintings of royal articles of use, Crown Jewels, decorations, weapons, and music instruments that are used in royal ceremonies. In the paintings, there are images of the royal regalia such as tiered umbrella, a sunshade and a fan as a background. All of the patterns are in gold leaf on the lacquer background.
SculptureThe great Emperor Buddha
The Buddha image in the attitude of meditation sitting cross-legs with one top of another displaying the attitude of subduing Mara. The image has a slim body, oval- round face, small hair curl, flame-like halo, curve eyebrows, small eyes, the lips are slightly curve until it is almost straight. The face looks like a manikin and this is the specific style of Buddha images in the reign of King Rama III. The image wears jewels such as the crown, necklace, breast chain, armlet, bracelet, and anklet.
ArchitecturePainting of the Mahayana Buddha and Bodhisattva
The composition of this painting is written on a dark blue background with a curved and spiked frame. There are five Buddha sitting in rows inside the frame. Each Buddha wears dark color almost red, oblique and no streak robe. There is a small strip Samghati, from the left shoulder to the belly. The face and body are gold-plated. Above the head, there is a gold-plated flame halo with no urna which is an important symbol of royal intention Buddha images of King Rama IV. All Buddha are dhyana mudra (also called the samadhi mudra) on lotus base that support by singha base inside the glass curved arch. At the end of arch looks like hawk face beside. The middle crest is a Kranok pattern similar to the straight head naga. Top of the arch decorate by Bodhi tree, surround with frame Kranok pattern. This is the style of royal intention Buddha images arch of King Rama IV too. Under the base of each Buddha has a golden Khom alphabet on the red background.Above five Buddhas, there is a shining urna over the lotus. The center of urna has Khom alphabet. Under the lotus has Khom alphabet on red background. ฺBelow Buddhas are five persons who dress like an angel. Everyone wears jewelry that is gilded : crown with ears decorate, necklace, breast chain, bracelet. Wear striped paint cloth with two layers seam, golden anklet and shoes. Stand on the platform with cloth inside the arch which is similar to Buddhas arch without bodhi. Under each platform has golden Khom alphabet on red background, along with chicken, naga, turtle, cow and lion.All these paintings are related to the Mahayana belief. Because the alphabets that appear under each Buddha are : “Vairochana” “Akshobhya” “Ratnasambhava” “Amitabha” และ “Amogasiddhi” in order from left to right. This name corresponds to the Khom alphabets under the urna and above the paintings of the Buddha which read “Dhyani Buddhas” The Khom alphabets that are under the paintings of five person who dresses like angels are : “Samantabhadra” “Vajrapani” “Ratnapani” “Pattamapani” and “Vishvapani”. So, it corresponds to the paintings of each Dhyani Buddhas that have Bodhisattva below. And believe that animals below of each Bodhisattva are the symbol of the five Buddhas who enlighten in the earth. The urna that appears on top, there is three Khom alphabets inside which read : A U Ma or Ohm. It is the worship words of God in accordance with the belief in ancient Brahman. It is interesting that it was written above the text and images of Dhyani Buddhas, which is a subject in Buddhism.
ArchitectureBodhikhara
Some of the places where Bodhi trees enshrined have base around. There is a singha base in the square diagram. The wall is made of Chinese glazed tile and the stairs would have only one or four sides. There are some buildings that surround the Bodhi Tree, called the Bodhikhara, such as Wat Pathum Wanaram And Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, the Bodhikhara has square diagram. It has wall on ridges of the roof and leave the center area to allow the Bodhi Tree to grow.
ArchitectureWat Thongnoppakun’s ubosot
The ubosot is a Thai traditional building, masonry Building. The roof is stacked layers wood with tiles. The gable decorate with gable apex, bairaka, Haghgss and posture of Naga. It is assumed that the work was in post King Rama III reign. There are more decorative decorations that use symbols, which were characteristic of the reign of King Rama IV. The gable of ubosot has two layers, the upper layer is Tripitaka on phan(tray with pedestal) flanked by the candlestick. The lower layer decorate with angels sculpture. It maybe consistent with the painting inside the temple depicting the Tripitaka. The ubosot has three entrance doors, the center is crown shape. Another two is castle shape. The center window is crown shape. Another two which is flank is fan of ranks shape.
PaintingThe painting of Mahosot Jataka
The stories featured in the wall painting are traditional tales such as the life of Lord Buddha, The Gathering of Devas Jataka, and Buddhist Cosmology. However, there is evidence of Western influences in the form of realistic style of painting in each scene in the buildings and the livelihood of people. The painting also reflected the traditional technique of depiction of the royalties through the Ramayana’s like style of humans, both for male and female characters with the glid on top of them. The darker color background also drives the pictures of the Palace, households and humans to stand out in the dimensional way.
