Bell tower (wat)
Bell tower of Wat Rakhang, Bangkok
Bell tower (Thai: หอระฆัง; rtgs: ho rakhang) is one category of the Thai architectural structure in a wat for signaling the monks to do their praying ceremony.
Type of structure
- Wood
- Masonry
- Reinforced Concrete
- Composite
Shape
- Square
- Hexagonal
- Octagonal
- Circle
Roof styles
- Gable with Thai classical ornament
- Mondop
- Tetrahedron
- Pavilion Crown
- Thai Crown
- Chedi (bell-shaped)
- Prang
- Thai castle superstructure ornament
- Western, Chinese or other architectural style
- Combination
Buddhism’s meaning, symbol and philosophy
- Wake up, attained the Truth and feeling of Peacefulness.
External links
- Thai Architecture
- Buddhist Art: Architecture Pt.1
- Wat Phra Kaew’s Bell Tower
- Wat Pho’s Bell Tower
- Wat Samrong’s Bell Tower
References
- Karl Döhring, Buddhist Temples of Thailand: An Architectonic Introduction, White Lotus Press, 2000. ISBN 974-7534-40-1
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