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Gables
The recessed face of a pediment or fronton, situated between the two slanting roof edges and the horizontal tie beam. In Thailand, gable boards are the triangular parts on either end of the roof of important buildings, and are usually carved from wood. In temple and palace buildings, the gable board often has a carved motif, which is usually covered with gold leaf or decorated with glass and glazed pottery, or made from cement. In traditional Thai buildings, the gable board is usually a decorated woodcarving with mythological figures, and on Buddhist temples it is usually a colourful bas-relief with symbols , (characters or deities from mythology. Old and antique gable boards are often used as mural decorations in modern houses in eastern style
Stamps featuring the various styles of triangular tympana from different era: 1. Mythological animals from Himaphan Forest, on the gable of the ho trai or scripture library at Wat Phra Singh Woramahawihaan in Chiang Mai; 2. Garuda surrounded by kranok motifs, thought by some to represent the wavy tails of nagas which Garuda is subduing, on the gable of the ubosot at Wat Khao Bandai It in Phetchaburi; 3. the Buddha seated under the bodhi tree in the bhumisparsa posture with a row of kneeling worshippers below, from a Khmer-style prang at Wat Phra Phai Luang in Sukhothai; 4. Nataraja, on a gable at Prasat Phanom Rung in Buriram
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| Issued Country | Thailand |
| Issued Year | 2005 |
| Category | Buddhist Arts |
| Type | Commemorative/Special Stamps |