5 surprising temples in Thailand
We love the temples in Thailand. They have a dominant form but there is a important variety of styles and some temples can be very surprising. Here are five unusual temples in Thailand. Of course, there are others …
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Wat Rong Khun or White Temple, completly white, this temple stands in Chiang Rai province, a few kilometers outside the city. It is the work of a Thai artist with many funny details : interior paintings mixing Buddhist symbols with Matrix, Kung Fu Panda or Star Wars, a forest of hands stretched to the sky symbolizing cupidity… |
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Wat Lan Kuat or One Million Bottles Temple in Si Saket province. The temple is entirely built with empty glass bottles and cement. An interesting idea for recycling. Even the toilets are made with bottles. |
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Wat Muang in Ang Thong about fifty kilometers from Lopburi or Ayutthaya. This temple has the largest Buddha statue in the country with 95 meters high. The picture everybody takes here is the one where you pose under the giant hand of the statue. |
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Wat Khunaram on Koh Samui island is known for its mummified monk sitting in meditation posture and wearing … sunglasses. For the rest, the architecture of the temple is not particularly interesting. |
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Wat Ban Na Muang in Ubon Ratchathani province is a bit on the outskirts of the city. It has two shaped boat haals. One is a replica of a royal barge with two rows of oars. |
We could add Wat Ban Tham in Kanchanaburi with its staircase that ends up in the mouth of a dragon, Wat Bupharam in Chiang Mai and the statue of Donald Duck eating Chinese nooddles or Prang Sam Yod in Lopburi and its horde of monkeys…
And you, what is the most prising temple that you have seen in Thailand ?
