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Thailand

December 2005 and September 2006
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The exterior of Bangkok's Art Deco-era Hualamphong Railway Station is largely an exercise in neoclassical and beaux-arts styles, but the interior - particularly the terrazzo floor of the main concourse - is rather more moderne.
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The exterior of Bangkok's Art Deco-era Hualamphong Railway Station is largely an exercise in neoclassical and beaux-arts styles, but the interior - particularly the terrazzo floor of the main concourse - is rather more moderne.

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  • Golden stupa, Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok.
  • Guardian figure, Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok.
  • Head of a guardian figure, Wat Arun, Bangkok.
  • Praang, Wat Arun, Bangkok.
  • Kinnari figure, with praang in the background. Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok.
  • Gilded stupa detail, Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok.
  • Garuda figures adorning the exterior of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Grand Palace complex, Bangkok.
  • Located at the intersection of Thanon Phanumat and Soi Charoen Krung 4, Bangkok, the Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre was constructed in 1933. It remains one of the city's most prominent Art Deco public buildings.
  • The exterior of Bangkok's Art Deco-era Hualamphong Railway Station is largely an exercise in neoclassical and beaux-arts styles, but the interior - particularly the terrazzo floor of the main concourse - is rather more moderne.
  • Bangkok temple cat no 2.
  • Feet of the Buddha, Wat Pho, Bangkok.
  • Stairs, balusters and shrine, Wat Arun, Bangkok.
  • If the Romans had discovered the cantilever principle and steel-reinforced concrete, they would have probably have built skyscrapers that looked like this; State Tower, Silom Road, Bangkok... a multistorey nightmare of Ionic columns and kilometers of weddingcake-style balustrading.
  • Northern pylons of the Phra Phutta Yodfa Bridge (aka Memorial Bridge), Bangkok. The structure was opened in April 1932 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Thailand's reigning Chakri dynasty. It was constructed by British firm Dorman Long, who were also the builders of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
  • Gateway guardian figure, Grand Palace complex, Bangkok.
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