Wat Rong Khun was a major attraction for me when we visited Chiang Rai final year.
Beautiful, stunning together with inspiring.
With the recent earthquakes I produce non know whether it volition always accomplish the beauty of what it was when nosotros were at that spot - on reflection I did non intend of it equally a delicate building.
Wat Rong Khun (Thai: วัดร่องขุ่น), to a greater extent than well-known amid foreigners equally the White Temple, is a contemporary unconventional Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat in 1997.[1]
On five May 2014 at 18:08 (local time), the temple was heavily damaged past times the earthquake inwards Mae Lao that struck the province.[2] It was unopen indefinitely.[3] Chalermchai said on half dozen May that he would demolish the whole temple together with would non rebuild it.[4]
On May vii morn afterward an technology scientific discipline practiced squad inspected together with confirmed that all edifice structures inwards the temple were unharmed past times the quake, Chalermchai announced that he would rebuild the temple dorsum to its master beauty inwards 2 years together with promised to devote his life for the work. He also announced that the temple expanse volition locomote opened upward to visitors on May 8 afternoon. The gallery edifice volition locomote opened upward inwards a few days. But for or then buildings, visitors volition locomote allowed exclusively to accept pictures from outside.[5][6]
The pictures that I cause got chosen to part amongst y'all are all of the exterior of the edifice - it is for certain withal worth visiting.
The hanging heads.
Aliens escapees.
This is the toilets.
It has been described a seat out of dissimilar ways - merely creepy peculiar white temple was quite apt together with has or then fabulous photographs.
If y'all produce view brand a donation then that Thailand are able to save this fascinating building.
