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This picture shows the Phra Maha Chedi Si Ratchakan
The main entrance is one of the 16 gates that surround the walled compound. These en-
trancesareguardedbyenormousChinesestonegiants.Mostofthesegiantsare"farang",
Westernersthatwearwide-brimmedhatsandholdasword.IbetyoufindtheseWesterners
scarierthantheguardiandemonsprotectingWatPhraKaew!WhenSiameseshipsexported
rice to China, they brought these statues back to compensate for the loss of weight. The
entrancebringsyouintothe
eastern courtyard
,whichisdominatedbythebot.Togetto
it,takearightfromtheentranceandthentakealeftbeforethesouthernviharn.Attheen-
tranceofthebotarelionsthatareBurmeseindesign.Insidethebot,ontopofabigaltar
thatcontainstherelicsofKingRamaIisthemainBuddhaimage,whichisinAyutthayan
style. Four viharns and a total of 91prangsand chedis surround the bot.
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