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Arts & Architecture
Mural, Wat Phra Kaew (
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, Bangkok
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Thais have a refined sense of beauty that is reflected in their rich and var-
ied artistic traditions, from Buddhist sculpture to temple architecture.
Monarchs were the country's great artistic patrons; their funeral monu-
ments were ornate temple stupas, and handicrafts were developed spe-
cifically for royal use. Today religious artwork continues to dominate the
