The Model Of Angkor Wat In Wat Phra Kaew Temple In Bangkok, Thailand Stock Photo

The model of Angkor Wat in Wat Phra Kaew temple in Bangkok, Thailand. The model of Angkor Wat was borne out of an idea of Rama IV of moving one of the Khmer temples to Bangkok. However this proved unfeasible, so he ordered that a detailed scale model of Angkor Wat be made instead. The ancient Khmer temple complex had recently been rediscovered in Cambodia—then under Siamese suzerainty—in 1860. This highly detailed model was installed to the north of the Phra Mondop