Wat Chedi Luang was established in the 14th century, but the 1990s reconstruction pictured here is controversial with some claiming the structure is not in the Lanna style of northern Thailand. Or so I have read.
Tag: architecture
Wat Pan On, Chiang Mai
The sun breaks through a mostly overcast sky washing Wat Pan On in soft, late afternoon light.
Wat Pha Lat, Chiang Mai
This morning I set out with Jason, an American friend met in Chiang Mai, to visit quiet, lovely Wat Pha Lat. The trip involved a gentle 45 minute climb up to the temple complex. Wat Pha Lat is in fact on the road up the mountain to the larger, better known and more visited Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, which is sort of the center piece of Thailand’s Doi Suthep – Pui National Park in the mountains to the west of Chiang Mai. But it was nice to come at this smaller temple on foot, getting some exercise in the process.
Wat Buppharem, Chiang Mai
Although Wat Buppharem was established over 500 years ago when Chiang Mai was still at the center of a northern Thai kingdom, the wat’s largest structure pictured here, the Dhamma hall, was completed in 1996.
Wat Panping, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Panping is one of the many small wats in the Old City of Chiang Mai.
Wat Muen Lan, Chiang Mai, Thailand
This stupa stands in Wat Muen Lan, a small temple in the eastern part of Chiang Mai’s Old City.
Wat Saen Mueang Ma Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Saen Mueang Ma Luang is one of the many Buddhist sites in Chiang Mai’s Old City. I love the elephant off to the left.
10 January 2010: Window Shopping, Beijing
Nanlouguxiang is a street designed for tourists in central Beijing. It features traditional looking buildings, which may or may not look like Beijing buildings used to look, pricey shops, bars, cafes, and a few restaurants, and lots of tourists, mostly Chinese. A local resident does some window shopping on a cold Beijing day that has kept most of the usual throng of visitors at home.
30 December 2006: Forbidden City Tour Group
I visited the Forbidden City on this snowy day because I figured that it would not be especially crowded and that the snow would create interesting opportunities to photograph the buildings and interior spaces. I was wrong on both counts. Although it was probably a bit less crowded than usual, there were plenty of people visiting in spite of the snow. As for photo opportunities, by the end of 2006 Beijing’s Olympic facelift was well underway and, disappointingly, I found most of the major buildings within the Forbidden City shrouded in scaffolding for renovations. The day was nonetheless not a loss photographically. Among other subjects, I encountered this tour group of rather disgruntled looking people from somewhere in greater China.
John Hancock Tower
