Rattanakosin style

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Rattanakosin style is a traditional Thai architectural style characterized by ornate, gilded decoration, tiered roofs, and elaborate temple and palace complexes that flourished in Bangkok’s Rattanakosin era.

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Label Occurrences
Rattanakosin style canonical 3
Rattanakosin-style chedi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thai architectural style ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
associatedReligion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
associatedWith Bangkok ⓘ
Rattanakosin Kingdom ⓘ
centerOfDevelopment Rattanakosin Island ⓘ
historic center of Bangkok ⓘ
characterizedBy elaborate palace complexes ⓘ
elaborate temple complexes ⓘ
gilded decoration ⓘ
ornate decoration ⓘ
tiered roofs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Thailand ⓘ
developedInPeriod Rattanakosin era ⓘ
emergedAfter fall of Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
influencedBy Ayutthaya architectural style ⓘ
Buddhist art ⓘ
Hindu-Brahmanic symbolism ⓘ
traditional Thai architecture ⓘ
notableExample Grand Palace ⓘ
Wat Arun ⓘ
Wat Pho ⓘ
Wat Phra Kaew ⓘ
notableMaterial colored glass mosaic ⓘ
gold leaf ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
teak wood ⓘ
patron Chakri dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Thai royal family

Thai monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Thai royal family
region Central Thailand ⓘ
relatedStyle Ayutthaya style ⓘ
Lanna style ⓘ
symbolizes Buddhist cosmology ⓘ
Mount Meru in roof composition ⓘ
royal authority ⓘ
typicalElement chofa finial ⓘ
colorful glazed tiles ⓘ
gold leaf ornamentation ⓘ
highly decorated pediments ⓘ
mirror inlay decoration ⓘ
multi-layered eaves ⓘ
multi-tiered roof ⓘ
mythological guardian figures ⓘ
richly carved gables ⓘ
usedFor Buddhist temples ⓘ
court architecture ⓘ
religious architecture ⓘ
royal palaces ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Palace → architecturalStyle → Rattanakosin style ⓘ
chedis → hasVariant → Rattanakosin-style chedi ⓘ
linked to: Rattanakosin style