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A view of skyscrapers in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) in Bangkok is the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand.
Bhumibol Bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings in central Bangkok on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. Construction of the Grand Palace began in 1782 and it served as the official residence of the king and the royal family until 1925. It is still used for official events. Several royal offices are housed on the palace grounds.
View inside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, showing the golden Phra Siratana Chedi. A chedi, or stupa, is a mound-like reliquary containing Buddhist relics. The chedi is on the grounds of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Prasat Phra Debidorn on the left and Phra Mondop (library) on the right at the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
View inside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, showing the golden Phra Siratana Chedi. A chedi, or stupa, is a mound-like reliquary containing Buddhist relics. The chedi is on the grounds of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
The new Traimit Witthayaram Temple (Wat Traimit) in Bangkok, Thailand, was built in 2010 to house the Phra Sukhothai Traimit Golden Buddha. It replaced a temple that had housed the Golden Buddha since 1955.
The Phra Sukhothai Traimit Golden Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand, is the largest golden buddha statue in the world, at 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and 5.5 tons (5,500 kg).
The Prasart Museum in Bangkok, Thailand, houses an extensive private collection of historic Thai culture amassed by a wealthy Thai businessman and features a collection of Thai buildings placed along pathways in a Garden of Serenity. Shown here is a pathway in the Garden of Serenity on the museum grounds; a chapel appears in the background.
A chapel in the Burmese style in the Garden of Serenity on the grounds of the Prasart Museum in Bangkok, Thailand.
Burma Railway bridge over the Khwae Yai River in Kanchanaburi, Thailand (the original "Bridge Over the River Kwai").
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