Thai architecture

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
gptkbp:conservationEfforts gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Sites
gptkb:Department_of_Fine_Arts_(Thailand)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:nationalism
religious symbolism
royal symbolism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thai architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:religious_art
gptkb:Khmer_architecture
Indian architecture
Chinese architecture
gptkbp:material gptkb:brick
gold leaf
wood
ceramic tiles
stucco
gptkbp:modernInfluence Contemporary Thai architecture
integration with modern materials
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Vimanmek_Mansion
Grand Palace
Wat Arun
Wat Pho
Wat Phra Kaew
gptkbp:notableFeature steeply pitched roofs
ornate gables
rich ornamentation
use of wood
elevated structures
stilt houses
multi-tiered roofs
chofah (finial)
open verandas
gptkbp:notableFor bot (ordination hall)
chedi (stupa)
prasat (palace)
traditional Thai house
viharn (assembly hall)
wat (Buddhist temple)
gptkbp:period gptkb:Ayutthaya_period
gptkb:Sukhothai_period
gptkb:Rattanakosin_period
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lanna_architecture
gptkb:Mon_architecture
Lao architecture
Isan architecture
gptkbp:religiousInfluence gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thailand_Pavilion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5