Rattanakosin style

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Rattanakosin style is a traditional Thai architectural style characterized by ornate, gilded decoration, tiered roofs, and elaborate temple and palace complexes that flourished in Bangkok’s Rattanakosin era.

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Rattanakosin style canonical 2
Rattanakosin-style chedi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thai architectural style
architectural style
associatedReligion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
associatedWith Bangkok
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)
surface form: Rattanakosin Kingdom
centerOfDevelopment Rattanakosin Island
historic center of Bangkok
characterizedBy elaborate palace complexes
elaborate temple complexes
gilded decoration
ornate decoration
tiered roofs
countryOfOrigin Thailand
developedInPeriod Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)
surface form: Rattanakosin era
emergedAfter fall of Ayutthaya Kingdom
influencedBy Ayutthaya architectural style
Buddhist art
Hindu-Brahmanic symbolism
traditional Thai architecture
notableExample Grand Palace
Wat Arun
Wat Pho
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
surface form: Wat Phra Kaew
notableMaterial colored glass mosaic
gold leaf
stucco
teak wood
patron Thai royal family
surface form: Chakri dynasty

Thai royal family
surface form: Thai monarchy
region Central Thailand
relatedStyle Ayutthaya style
Lanna style
symbolizes Buddhist cosmology
Mount Meru in roof composition
royal authority
typicalElement chofa finial
colorful glazed tiles
gold leaf ornamentation
highly decorated pediments
mirror inlay decoration
multi-layered eaves
multi-tiered roof
mythological guardian figures
richly carved gables
usedFor Buddhist temples
court architecture
religious architecture
royal palaces

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Grand Palace architecturalStyle Rattanakosin style
chedis hasVariant Rattanakosin style
this entity surface form: Rattanakosin-style chedi