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Makut Kasattariyaram Ratchaworawihan Temple was opened in 1868. The gables of its ordination hall and the prayer hall are adorned with stucco and coloured mirror mosaics depicting a crown flanked by five-tiered umbrellas. |
SW travels down an old canal
By Itsarin Tisantia
Photos courtesy of Bangkok Post
The Phadung Krung Kasem canal in Bangkok has recently been revived to be one of the city’s important tourist destinations and transportation routes.
For this week’s Freeze Frame, SW explores the sights and attractions along the canal.
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The Thewes Palace was established under the orders of King Rama V and given as a present of one of his sons, Prince Kitiyakara Woralak, in 1896. |
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Thewarat Kunchorn Temple was built during the Ayutthaya period. Buddhists are encouraged to worship at the Phra Phuttadevaraj Patimakorn Buddha image, which is made of metal and covered with gold lacquer. |
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Thewarat Market is situated next to Wat Thewarat Kunchorn. The big market is famed for the wholesale and retail trade of rice, fresh and dried food, chilli paste and many other local products. |
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Samananam Borihan Temple was constructed in the Chinese and Vietnamese style during the reign of King Rama V. The temple’s hall houses a portrait of Vietnamese emperor Gia Long. |
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Somanas Ratchaworawihan Temple was commissioned by King Rama IV in 1853. The interior walls of the ordination hall feature mural paintings of various mediation methods of Buddhist monks. |
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The Phadung Krung Kasem canal is located in Bangkok’s Thewes’s district. Along the canal are trading communities, rice mills, ice factories and warehouses. |
Exercises
Specify whether each of the following words is used in Freeze Frame as a verb, noun or adjective.
…… 1. mediation
…… 2. interior
…… 3. constructed
…… 4. present
Vocabulary
- revive (v): to make something start being used or done again
gable (n): the upper part of the end wall of a building, between the two sloping sides of the roof, that is shaped like a triangle
stucco (n): a type of plaster that is used for covering ceilings and the outside walls of buildings
mosaic (n): a picture or pattern made by placing together small pieces of glass, stone, etc. of different colours
flank (v): to have something on one or both sides
paste (n): a smooth mixture of crushed meat, fish, etc. that is spread on bread or used in cooking
commission (v): to officially ask somebody to write, make or create something or to do a task for you
