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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.
ArchitecturePhra Borom Banpot
Chedi Phukhao Thong is a golden bell-shaped stupa on the high mound which is surrounded by concrete wall. Two staircases are leading to the open pavilion and there are other two staircases leading to the upper veranda. The character of the stupa is King Rama IV bell-shaped type, which shares some features, such as pyramidal wire pedestals, of Ayutthaya bell-shaped stupa.
ArchitectureChedi Phukhao Thong
Chedi Phukhao Thong is a monumental architecture. It comprises a pyramidal ambulatory platform with a staircase projecting from the middle of all four sides and a 12-angle indented (recessed) body. The upper part of the chedi, which now tilted slightly, is composed of Buddha niches on four sides, triple rings moulding, anindented bell-shaped dome and a spire.
