Bell tower ( th, หอระฆัง; ) is one category of the Thai architectural structure in a wat for signaling the

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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 Prang may refer to: Places * Prang, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a town of Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan * Prang Besar, an old name for Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia * Prang Ghar Tehsil or Pran Ghar Subdivision, a subdivis ...

* 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

References

* Karl Döhring, ''Buddhist Temples of Thailand: An Architectonic Introduction'', White Lotus Press, 2000. {{Thailand-struct-stub