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ArchitectureChedi Si Suriyothai
Chedi Si Suriyothai is an indented or recessed chedi. It was built with brick and covered with plaster. The chedi faces northward and stands on an indented (or recessed) ambulatory platform. The chedi's base is decorated with lines of sharp-edge moulding (lookkaew okkai) which supports the cella with can be accessed through the north staircase. There are porticoes projecting from the middle of all four sides of the cella. On these porticoes were topped with a miniature chedi. The next section is triple bases decorated with lines of sharp-edge moulding supporting the 12-angle indented (recessed) bell-shaped dome, a square pedestal, a shaft of the conical shape spire with a row of small columns, multi-tiered moulding cone-shaped spire and a top-most spire.
ArchitectureWat Sop Stupa
This stupa was hugely influenced by the ornamented stupa of Rattanakosin especially the bell-shaped element that is redented into 12 corners and the set of round lotus.However, this stupa was the creation of a new style by turning the ornamented stupa of Rattanakosin into the Prasat style that has the chamber and base that are different from stupas in Rattanakosin.
