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Decorations outside the Grand Palace for the King's 80th Birthday |
Decorations outside the Grand Palace, December 2007 |
Do Not Trust Wily Strangers |
Don't Trust Strangers who offer boat trip, tuk tuk, Lucky Buddha |
Grand Palace information sign with opening hours |
Tickets to the Grand Palace |
Wat Phra Kaeo, the Royal Chapel at the Grand Palace |
Wat Phra Kaeo, the Royal Chapel at the Grand Palace |
Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok |
The 3 towers are the Phra Si Ratana Chedi, Mondop, and Prasat Phra Thepbidon |
Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok |
Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok |
Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok |
Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok |
Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok |
Ubosot (chapel) |
The Hermit Doctor |
Wat Phra Kaeo upper terrace |
Gable detail |
Gable - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Wat Phra Keo, Bangkok |
Wat Phra Kaeo |
Wat Phra Kaeo |
Temple Guardian (Yaksa) |
Temple Guardian (Yaksa) |
Temple Guardian (Yaksa) |
Temple Guardian (Yaksa) |
Golden Chedi |
Wat Phra Kaeo |
Wat Phra Kaeo |
Monks touring Wat Phra Kaeo |
Very ornate doors |
Elephant statues on the Upper Terrace |
Mondop Library, containing sacred Buddhist scriptures |
Deity guarding the Mondop library |
Deity guarding the Mondop library |
Deity guarding the Mondop library |
Deity guarding the Mondop library |
Deity guarding the Mondop library |
Mondop Library |
Naga, Modop Library |
Seated Buddha, upper terrace |
Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo |
Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo |
Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo |
Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo |
Giant Yaksa guardians |
Giant Yaksa guardians |
Phra Viharn Yod |
Phra Viharn Yod |
Phra Viharn Yod, Wat Phra Keo |
Detail of ceramic tile artwork, Wat Phra Keo |
Model of Angkor Wat, at Siem Reap, Cambodia |
Model of Angkor Wat, at Siem Reap, Cambodia |
Angkor Wat model |
Model of Angkor Wat |
Model of Angkor Wat |
Wat Phra Keo, Grand Palace |
Upper terrace with elephant statues, Mondop |
Elephants next to the Phra Si Ratana Chedi |
Upper terrace |
Ubosot, containing the Emerald Buddha |
Monks posing with the Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
The Emerald Buddha |
The Emerald Buddha |
The Emerald Buddha |
The Emerald Buddha (January) |
Door - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Wat Phra Kaeo - Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
Cranes and a crab, Wat Phra Kaeo |
Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
Figures around the Ubosot |
Figures around the Ubosot |
Kinnara with the Golden Chedi |
Kinnara with the Golden Chedi |
Golden Chedi |
Golden Chedi |
Golden Chedi |
Golden Chedi |
Figure on the Golden Chedi |
Figures on the Golden Chedi |
Golden Chedi figure - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo |
Figure on the Golden Chedi |
Kinnara, Wat Phra Keo |
Kinnara, Wat Phra Keo |
Kinnara, Wat Phra Keo |
Kinnara, Wat Phra Keo |
Kinnara, Wat Phra Keo, Grand Palace, Bangkok |
Offerings in front of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
The offerings pavilions in front of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
Bronze urn, Wat Phra Keo |
Detail of the bronze dragon, Wat Phra Keo |
Thai making an offering |
Offerings, Wat Phra Kaeo |
Temple Guardian (Yaksa) |
Temple Guardian (Yaksa) |
Wat Phra Keo |
Garuda on the Ubosot gable |
Garuda on the Ubosot gable |
Wat Phra Kaeo detail |
Gallery |
Wat Phra Kaeo - avatar of Phra Narai |
Wat Phra Kaeo - avatar of Phra Narai |
Hanuman, king of the monkeys |
BangkokDec07 034.jpg |
10-armed deity, Wat Phra Keo |
Mural - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Mural - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Mural - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Gallery |
BangkokDec07 111.jpg |
The gallery surrounding Wat Phra Kaeo contains paintings depicting the epic of the Ramakien |
Ramayana summary by Stephen Knapp |
Ramakien 10453 |
Topless women mourning the deparure of their men |
Mustering outside the palace walls, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo |
Ramakien 10455 |
Ramakien 10456 |
Army on the move with the Wechaiyan chariot, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo |
Temple, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo |
Ramakien 10463 |
Phra Ram shot Tosakan with the Phromat arrow, severing his head, which then miraculously rejoined the body ( ) |
Ramakien 10467 |
Ramakien 10468 |
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Hanuman enlarges himself to allow the Wechaiyan chariot to cross a river |
The Army of Phra Ram departing Mount Khanthamat ( ) |
Hanuman uses his tail as a bridge for his army to cross to find hermit Chadil to show them the way to Lanka (31) |
Ramakien 10483 |
Tosakan instructs Naang Suphanmacha to destroy the road (47) |
Ongkhot breaks down the Lanka city gate (50) |
Sukhreep breaks the Pichai Molee parasol (51) |
Mer-people, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo |
Hanuman places Phra Ram's pavilion in his mouth (53) |
Kumphakan prevents the free flow of the river to reach Phra Ram's army (62) |
Kumphakan prevents the free flow of the river to reach Phra Ram's army (62) |
Kumphakan, who is no match for Hanuman, flees to Lanka to report to Tosakan, restoring the flow of the river to Phra Ram's army |
Champhoowaraj turns into a huge bear and bites the Rothan tree to disrupt Intarachit's nagabat arrow ceremony |
Thao Sahasadecha shoots the Sith arrow at Hanuman |
Detail of Hanuman, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo |
Murals cover the walls of the galleries surrounding Wat Phra Keo, depicting the Indian epic Ramakien (Ramayana) |
Battle scene, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo |
Monkey warrior beheads a man, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo |
Fighting on top of a war elephant, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo |
BangkokDec07 110.jpg |
Ramakien - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Ramakien - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Buddhist monks photographing the Ramakien murals - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Ramakien - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Restoration of the Ramakien Murals - Wat Phra Kaeo |
Man vomiting, Ramakien mural, Wat Phra Keo |
Mural restorer at work, Wat Phra Kaeo |
Wat Phra Kaeo |
Upper terrace, Wat Phra Kaeo |
Bronze Kinnara, Wat Phra Kaeo |
BangkokDec07 113.jpg |
Wat Phra Keo |
Prasat Phra Thepbidon, the Royal Pantheon |
Prasat Phra Thepbidon, the Royal Pantheon |
Prasat Phra Thepbidon, the Royal Pantheon |
Prasat Phra Thepbidon, the Royal Pantheon |
Prasat Phra Thepbidon, the Royal Pantheon |
BangkokDec07 076.jpg |
Wat Phra Kaeo |
Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
Lion guarding the Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
Lion guarding the Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
Guardian, Wat Phra Keo |
Guardian, Wat Phra Keo |
Thai college students on assignment to talk to tourists |
Wat Phra Keo, Grand Palace, Bangkok |
Gate between the Royal Chapel, Wat Phra Kaeo, and the Palace grounds |
Gate between the Royal Chapel, Wat Phra Kaeo, and the Palace grounds |
Smoke break, Grand Palace |
Dad at the Grand Palace, Bangkok |
Lilly, Bangkok |
The Boromabiman, a modern palace built by a German architect |
Thai soldier guarding the Grand Palace |
Thai soldier guarding the Grand Palace |
Palace Guard, Bangkok |
Palace Guard, Bangkok |
Laundry day on the left? |
Phra Mahamontien, the Grand Residence |
Phra Mahamontien, the Grand Residence |
Amarin Winitchai Throne Hall, Grand Palace |
Amarin Winitchai Throne Hall, Grand Palace |
Grand Palace, Bangkok |
Grand Palace |
Statue, Grand Palace |
Bangkok - Grand Palace |
Royal Birthday, Grand Palace |
Dragon from the Grand Palace |
Dragon from the Grand Palace |
Grand Palace |
Grand Palace |
Phra Mahamontien, the Grand Residence, with the Ubosot of Wat Phra Kaeo |
Palace Guard, Bangkok |
Palace Guard, Bangkok |
Palace Guard, Bangkok |
Palace Guard, Bangkok |
Palace Guard, Bangkok |
Palace Guard, Bangkok |
Palace Guard, Bangkok |
Palace Guard, Bangkok |
Royal Guard, Grand Palace |
Royal Guard, Grand Palace |
Changing of the guard, Grand Palace, Bangkok |
Woman in red silk dress |
Elephant statue, Grand Palace |
Elephant and Chakri Mahaprasat |
Thai solders painted on doors |
Carving of a palace guard on a door |
Roy at the Grand Palace |
Grand Palace |
Chakri Mahaprasat |
Chakri Mahaprasat, containing the Throne Room of the Grand Palace |
Chakri Mahaprasat, containing the Throne Room of the Grand Palace |
Mythical beast cum lamp |
Thai soldier, Grand Palace |
Dusit Maha Prasat |
Dusit Maha Prasat |
Grand Palace |
Grand Palace |
Grand Palace |
Dusit Maha Prasat |
Old Thai pole arms, Grand Palace |
Wat Phra Kaeo Museum |
Garuda |
Garuda |
One of the 3 seasonal costumes of the Emerald Buddha |
Gate to the Palace grounds |
The walls of the Grand Palace |
The King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, was crowned in 1946 as Rama IX |
He is the world's longest reigning monarch |
Thai 10 and 20 Baht notes |
Square 60 baht note issued in commemeration of the King's 60th birthday, 1987 |
Khon Thai Masked Dance |
Khon Thai Masked Dance every Fridan and Saturday at 7:30 pm at Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theater - 1000/1200 Baht |
Dennis at the Grand Palace |
Dennis at Wat Phra Kaeo |
Dennis at Wat Phra Kaeo |
Dennis at Wat Phra Kaeo |
Dennis with a Royal Guard at the Grand Palace, Bangkok |
Dennis and a guard at the Grand Palace |
Dennis in the garden of the Grand Palace |
Tiny elephant in the garden of the Grand Palace |
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