Lek Viriyaphant

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Lek Viriyaphant was a Thai businessman and art patron best known for funding and creating large-scale cultural attractions in Thailand, including the Sanctuary of Truth.

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Lek Viriyaphant canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thai person
art patron
human
open-air museum
wooden temple
architecturalStyle traditional Thai architecture
collectionContains replicas of historic Thai buildings
country Thailand
Thailand
Thailand
countryOfCitizenship Thailand
familyName Viriyaphant
fieldOfWork Thai art
cultural heritage preservation
tourism development
genre cultural tourism attractions
givenName Lek
hasPart three-headed elephant sculpture
hasSignificantProject Ancient City
Erawan Museum
Sanctuary of Truth
hasWorkLocation Thailand
inspiredBy Buddhist philosophy
Thai mythology
knownFor creating the Ancient City open-air museum
creating the Erawan Museum
creating the Sanctuary of Truth
funding large-scale cultural attractions in Thailand
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Gulf of Thailand
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Chonburi Province
Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan Province
movement Thai cultural revival
name Lek Viriyaphant
nativeLanguage Thai language
notableWork Ancient City
Erawan Museum
Sanctuary of Truth
occupation art patron
businessman
placeOfActivity Bangkok
Pattaya
Samut Prakan Province

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Sanctuary of Truth commissionedBy Lek Viriyaphant
Lek Viriyaphant name Lek Viriyaphant
Erawan Museum foundedBy Lek Viriyaphant
Erawan Museum creator Lek Viriyaphant