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| Temples (2002) Wat Benjamabophit | |
Wat Benjamabophit (Marble Temple)
The Marble Temple in Bangkok Built around the turn of the 19th. century by order of King Chulalongkorn. The temple is built of white Carrara marble from Toscana and has a cruciform bot. The base of the central Buddha image , which is a copy of the Phraphutta Chinnarat image from Phitsanulok, contains the ashes of king Rama V. In the gallery of the courtyard behind the bot there are 53 Buddha images (33 originals and 20 copies) that represent different poses and styles from throughout Thailand and other Buddhist countries. Half of the images are in a seated pose while the other half are in depicted in a standing pose, and they have been erected in an alternate way, so that a seated image is always displayed next to a standing one and vice versa.
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| Issued Country | Thailand |
| Issued Year | 2002 |
| Category | Buddhist Architect |
| Type | Postage Stamps |