Pavilion of the Enlightened ศาลาพระอรหันต์
Liebe Grüße aus Bangkok
Warm greetings from Bangkok
Warm greetings from Bangkok
Gorged dog in front of restaurant
Local residents beside Khlong Prawet
Gate to Wat Pluk Sattha
Wat Pluk Sattha on the end of Khlong Sam
Alhuda Moschee at Khlong Sam
Khlong Prawet in Lat Krabang
Along on Khlongs in Lat Krabang
All the best comes - hopefully not - from above
Fishing net over hyacinth plants
Water hyacinths on Klong Sam
Simple housing along Klong Sam
On Klong Sam in Minburi
Last fishing out of the Khlong that day
Al-Ih San Mosque
Sanphet Prasat Palace in Ayutthaya
Archaic style of a meditation center in Mueang Bor…
The Bench of Public Appeals, Sukhothai
The wihan at Wat Phrao, Tak วิหารวัดพร้าว ตาก
Khlong Sam Wah
Happy New Year greetings from Bangkok
Thai barge bows Anantanakkharat ขบวนเสด็จพยุหยาตรา
Demotratic party propaganda above Bangkoks Khlongs
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Folk architecture, arquitectura popular, Volksarchitektur
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The Wihan at Sa-Moeng วิหารเมืองสะเมิง
The Wihan or the assembly hall was an important ancient structure originally situated at Sa-Moeng in Chiang Mai Province. It portrays the traditional style of the northern religious monuments. The rather simplistic architecture accords with the surrounding environment unlike many temporary wihans and ubosots in some temples today. There is no presiding Buddha image housed in the wihan. Instead, the small prasat, made of brick and plaster decorated with stucco motifs, houses either an image or relic of the Buddha. It is considered the most sacred monument in the community. The open-sided architecture as found in Sa-Moeng has illustrated the unique architectural style of the ancient Lanna Kingdom in Northern Thailand.
The word "Wihan" comes out from the Sanskrit and Pali languages (Vihara) and means a "Buddhist monastery".
The word "Wihan" comes out from the Sanskrit and Pali languages (Vihara) and means a "Buddhist monastery".
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