This week we are showing photos from our trip to Asia last month, which began with a visit to Bangkok. We were captivated by the artistry, detail, color and intricacy of its Buddhist temples, particularly Wat Phra Kaeo, Thailand's holiest site, shown here.
The solemnity of monks in prayer in a temple inspires reverence. These monks are praying in the Bot of the Wat Pho temple. In a future post I will show the Buddha in the front of this scene.
The temples within the Wat Phra Kaeo are guarded by statutes of fierce giants, or yaksha. This temple complex was built in the late 1700's.
The tile work on the walls of the buildings in the temple complex look too intricate and colorful to be real. They almost look like something Disney would build to imitate and exaggerate the mystery and charm of the Orient.
This is a night view of Wat Arun from across the river. This was built in the late 1700's and is named for the Indian god of dawn. It is 266 ft. (81 m.) high. From this photo, you can see how steep the steps would be to climb up this temple, which we did. The steepness symbolizes the effort and difficulty that humans must overcome to reach a higher stage of enlightenment.
7 comments:
Good pictures, you were lucky that you could take a picture in the Wat Phra Kaeo.
Greetings,
Filip
Good to hear that you visited Thailand. Love so much this place, its people and food!
God bless you!
Cezar
I've been twice in Bangkok and I love that frenzy city. Wonderful shots.
This is a gorgeous sample of the hundreds of pictures you must have taken.
Love the photo of the monks; their lives mystify me.
Beautifully shown Dave, brought back nice memories.
Fascinating culture. Very interesting pictures.
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