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The Arts
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Architecture
Admitting Indian. Khmer, and
other external influences. Thai Buddhist
architects developed their own distinctive
styles of soaring multi-tiered rooftops
and towering spires straining toward
the sky. Harmoniously combining two
apparently paradoxical elements,
flamboyancy and serenily, the style
perfectly mirrors the Thai soul. Although
most early Thai buildings were made of
wood and have long since disappeared,
taking with them the architectural
principles according to which they were
built, a developmental history of Thai
architecture can still be traced through
surviving stone temples.
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