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The Marble Temple (Wat
Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram) in Bangkok, Thailand
Designed by
Prince Naris construction begun in 1899 at the request of King
Chulalongkorn. Built of Italian
marble,
it has carrarra marble pillars, a marble courtyard and two large
singhas
guarding the entrace to the bot. The interiors are decorated with
crossbeams of lacquer and gold and the cloister around the assembly hall
houses 52 images of Buddha. |
