Sunday, March 10, 2013

The Royal Palace, Bangkok Thailand



The Royal Palace in Bangkok is a shrine to an individual, a shrine to a dynasty and a shrine to a religion.  These photographs are a small sampling of the art and architecture. 



 




The Emerald Buddha can only be photographed from outside the shrine that houses it; so, it is seen here from quite a distance.





Some buildings have their own special guardians.




I like to look at the details.




Often, guardians are built into the architecture.




A few visitors are trying to help.




These columns support the roof over an immense ancient fresco.




These are a few details of the fresco.













The beauty of the inlay work caught my attention.





I was intrigued by these windows.



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