Erawan Museum

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Erawan Museum is a distinctive cultural and religious landmark in Thailand, famous for its giant three-headed elephant sculpture housing elaborate Buddhist and Hindu art and artifacts.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Erawan Museum canonical 4
Erawan 1
Erawan Museum vicinity 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landmark
museum
religious site
tourist attraction
architecturalFeature three-headed elephant sculpture
associatedWith Ancient City (Muang Boran)
linked to: Ancient City

Sanctuary of Truth
contains Buddhist art
Hindu art
antique ceramics
religious artifacts
sculptures
shrines
stained glass dome
country Thailand
creator Lek Viriyaphant
dedicatedTo Erawan (mythical elephant)
depicts Airavata
linked to: Airavati

Erawan
linked to: Erawan Museum
elephantHeight approximately 29 meters
foundedBy Lek Viriyaphant
hasFunction museum of religious art
place of worship
tourist destination
hasGarden yes
hasParking yes
hasPart basement level
elephant body
middle level
pedestal building
upper level
height approximately 29 meters
locatedIn Bang Mueang Mai
Mueang Samut Prakan District
Samut Prakan Province
locatedNear Bangkok
locatedOn Highway 3
Sukhumvit Road
material copper
steel frame
operator Ancient City Group
linked to: Ancient City
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
style Hindu-Buddhist
Thai
eclectic
theme Buddhist cosmology
Hindu cosmology
totalHeight approximately 43.6 meters
touristAttractionType iconic statue
religious museum

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samut Prakan Province hasCulturalSite Erawan Museum
Lek Viriyaphant notableWork Erawan Museum
Lek Viriyaphant hasSignificantProject Erawan Museum
Erawan Museum depicts Erawan
linked to: Erawan Museum
Mueang Samut Prakan District contains Erawan Museum vicinity
linked to: Erawan Museum