Wat Ratchabophit
Royal Buddhist temple fusing Thai spires with Victorian Gothic interiors, stained glass, and a royal cemetery of thirty-four monuments.
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This guide to Wat Ratchabophit in Bangkok follows King Rama V's decision, in 1869, to build a royal sanctuary that fused gilded Thai spires with a Victorian chapel interior of carved pews and Chakri stained glass. It traces the king's travels through Europe and his instinct to absorb what he saw abroad without losing what Siam was. You'll hear about the Gothic cemetery on the temple's western edge, and about the young queen whose ashes came to rest there. Step through the doors to see where the two styles meet.
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