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ArchitecturePhra Chedi Klang Nam (middle of the water) Rayong
The brick and cement Chedi is painted in white and has a square circumambulatory with a wall. The wall is decorated with enameled insulators. There is a short wall supporting a bell-shaped element in a round plan. There is a lotus base, a series of three convex moldings, a lotus base with pointed mouldings, all of which are highly extended. Above this is the bell-shaped element, hamika, pillars, spire and finial. The surrounding area is covered with clayed tiles.
ArchitectureIsaraphap Chedi Chanthaburi
This brick and cement Chedi is painted in white has a circumambulatory with a wall in a square plan. The wall is decorated with Chinese-style-craved tiles. There is a short wall supporting a bell-shaped element in a round plan. There is a lotus base, a series of three convex moldings, a lotus base with pointed mouldings, all of which are highly extended. Above this is the bell-shaped element, hamika, pillars, spire and finial.
ArchitectureAlangkorn Chedi
This Chedi is made of laterite and has a circumambulatory with a wall in a square plan. There are stairs on all 4 sides supporting a bell-shaped element in a round plan. There is a lotus base, a series of three convex moldings, a lotus base with pointed mouldings, the bell-shaped element, hamika, pillars, spire and finial.
SculptureHun Wang Na (The Crown Prince’s puppets)
The Puppets’ bodies were made of light weight soft texture wood. They were drilled to thread the strings for controlling. The head was also made out of similar wood and attached with strings, and the face is decorated with lacquer, paper Marché and painting.Male puppets usually wear a theatrical crown and tiara as coiffeur, while the costume and jewelry are similar to those of Khon, and likewise female puppets. The male puppets usually wear loose, straight legged, calf length trousers with deep embroidered hems under a draped brocade his wrappers that is padded at the sides, horizontally pleated in back and vertically pleated in front. The female puppets usually wear long, embroidered, upper-body garment that combines cape and shoulder cloth, over a simple base consisting of a snug bodice and wrap skirt. Furthermore, high social ranked female puppets such as princess or queen wear a theatrical crown. Yaksa queen or princess puppets wear a pointed tiara; whilst servant puppets wear a flame tiara.
PaintingThe twelve-month royal ceremonies mural painting
The mural painting depicting ‘Twelve-Month Royal Ceremonies’ was painted on the panel between each window. The remarkable mural painting was influenced by western art in terms of use of horizontal lines, perspectives, small portraits, and realistic landscape. The buildings in the painting imitate real buildings in the Grand Palace as well as the neighbourhood such as Rajaworadit pier, and some pavilions or throne halls which were already destroyed or ruined or disappeared. The mural painting also displays a group of soldiers wearing uniform adopted from western style, along with Thai and foreigner people dressing in fashionable clothes.
ArchitectureRoyal Tombs of Wat Rajabophit Sathitmahasimaram
1.Sunantanusaowari is an open building with a roof topped with a bell-shaped Chedi finial, decorated with golden mosaics. It is the tomb of Sunantan Kumarirattana, Queen Consort of King Rama V and Princess Karnaponpetcharatna Sopangkatassaneeyaluk.2.Rangsiwattana is a four-porched building with connecting annexes to the north and south porches. The central building are topped with a bell-shaped Chedi roof finial which is decorated with golden mosaics; while the north and south porches have bell shaped Chedi roof finials painted white. It is the tomb of Srisawarintra, Queen Consort of King Rama V and her royal house.3.Saowapapraditsathan is similar to Rangsiwattana, that is, it is a four-porched building with connecting annexes to the north and south porches. The central building has a bell-shaped Chedi roof decorated with golden mosaics; while the north and south porches have bell shaped Chedi roof finials painted white. It is the tomb of Sripatcharintra, Queen Consort of King Rama V and her royal house. 4. Sukhumalnaruemit is a building which has roof finial as a bell-shaped Chedi decorated with golden mosaics. It is the tomb of Sukhumalmarasi, Queen Consort of King Rama V, Prince Poripatra Sukhumpan, Samlee Boonnak, a concubine of King Rama V and Boriphat Royal house
ArchitectureSaranrom Palace
Showing architectural characteristics of the Classicism, Saranrom Palace is a complex of 4 buildings constructed to a rectangular plan with a central court. Located in the west, the main building was built to an E-shaped plan; and its façade is elegantly decorated. The west building has one entrance porch at the north and south ends, as well as a central entrance porch. The pediments of the northern and southern porches are triangular-shaped just like those of Greek temples, but they are decorated with coronet emblems. The arched central pediment is adorned with an emblem depicting a tiered crown on a three-headed elephant flanked by a Gajasimha and lion. These pediments are supported by Corinthian columns located on the verandas linked by connecting annexes which are open galleries. The buildings have Palladian windows. The above-mentioned characteristics belong to the archetype of Classic-Paladian architecture in the reign of King Rama V.
SculptureKhantharrath Buddha image
Imitated Khantharrath art Buddha image, standing in Rainfull gestures, look up, the right hand is in the signal for the rain gestures, left hand placed on the leg to receive rain. The face has a Greek-Roman gods style. Tie hair, no halo. The body shows human muscles. Wear the oblique thick streaks robe. Stand on the lotus above the top of staircase of BokKoranee Pool. There is a railing nearby decorate with Goddess of Land squeeze the hair and Naga man which means water and abundance.
