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of the most beautiful buildings on the palace grounds is the Temple
of the Emerald Buddha. It's almost impossible to get good pictures
of the entire temple because of the hundreds of visitors that always
seem to be going in and out to look at the statue of Buddha inside.
But, the most remarkable part of this building, to me, is the outside.
The outside is absolutely covered with hundreds, if not thousands,
of golden mystical figures in that familiar stance with their hands
facing upwards and knees bent. The building is ornate with intricate
detail and very beautiful. Unfortunately they don't allow you to take
pictures inside and were very skeptical of me and my camera the entire
time I was inside the temple. |
Anne
standing next to a small garden area |
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The
side of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha |
Mystical
figures adorning the Temple
of the Emerald Buddha |
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Close-up
of one of the golden figures |
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Me
with the mystical figures |
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Anne
with the mystical figures |
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An
angled view showing the
corner and the marble floor |
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A
view showing the intricate inlaid patterns
behind the mystical figures |
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| Having
taken many pictures of the temple's beautiful and ornate mystical
statues we moved to the rear of the building and discovered some wonderful
stone sculptures of other characters (right). While we were busy taking
pictures two Chinese women asked that we take their picture. A conversation
started and we asked them to take our picture with the one woman.
It's amazing how fast you can become friends with someone in today's
smaller world. |
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Anne
and I with the Chinese woman |
A
close-up of the head
of a mystical figure |
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Let's
continue to another page for some pictures of brightly painted masks
on the mystical figures ... |
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