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Bangkok: Reclining Buddha, Wat Po

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Morgan, Kenneth W.
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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This temple, more correctly known as Wat Phra Chetupon, is noted for its huge reclining Buddha, 160 feet long, made of brick covered with cement and gilded. This picture shows a small shrine in front of the big Buddha with a miniature copy of the large reclining figure.

Keywords

Thailand: Bangkok, sculpture, slide set

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/196046

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Basham Photographs

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Image

Archives Series

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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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