Gold chedi / stupa at Wat Phra Kaew/Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

A gilded chedi (or stupa) rises in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), a shining complex of buildings within the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. The Grand Palace (or Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang, in Thai) was built on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River starting in 1782, during the reign of Rama I. It served as the official residence of the king of Thailand from the 1700s to mid 1900s.

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A gilded chedi (or stupa) rises in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), a shining complex of buildings within the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. The Grand Palace (or Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang, in Thai) was built on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River starting in 1782, during the reign of Rama I. It served as the official residence of the king of Thailand from the 1700s to mid 1900s.