Talk:Thai temple art and architecture

Two walls ?
I have visited well over a hundred Wats, most of them in and around Chiang Mai, but I never encountered one with an inner and an outer wall. FredTC (talk) 13:35, 15 August 2009 (UTC)


 * It was still part of the text of a previous version. I can't recall either having seen this double wall lay-out as the temples I remember, the Phuttawat area is contained within the same wall as the Sanghawat area. I will scrap that part. Takeaway (talk) 16:17, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * There is at least one temple in Thailand with a separate wall around the sanghawat: Wat Pho!
 * IMHO: what was meant with the "inner" and "outer" wall, is probably what you can see in many Rattanakosin temples: the ubosoth is often surrounded by a low ("inner") wall, called "Diamond Wall" (Kampheng Kaeo) (see this photo of Wat Ratchabopit, or this one in Wat Pho). --hdamm (talk) 12:34, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmmmm.... I wish someone with more knowledge of Thai temple architecture could edit the whole article as I'm not an expert myself. So apparently some temples do have a "crystal wall" surrounding the ubosoth but most temples do not. I'll re-edit the text to reflect this information. Thanks! Takeaway (talk) 15:28, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

About Temple elements
Only Roof forms and Roof finials are given in the Temple elements chepter. There are many more elements, to mention a few:
 * Chofas (mentioned, but no further info)
 * Ridge finals
 * Entrance guardians
 * Entrance doors
 * Windows
 * Tympanums
 * Outside murals

--FredTC (talk) 08:48, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

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