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Wat Rong Khun, also known as the White Temple, is not just a place of worship, it’s a bold expression of modern Thai art, ...
Wat Rong Khun, or the White Temple, is one of over 33,000 Buddhist temples in Thailand. But it's the only one that features a mural depicting a plane hitting the Twin Towers as Spiderman and an ...
Explore Wat Rong Khun, Thailand’s unique white temple blending tradition with modern art, symbolizing purity, enlightenment, and the impact of materialism. Kelly Reilly on the final season of ...
While Wat Rong Khun attracts thousands of tourists from around the world, it received negative attention when it first opened because critics said it wasn't traditional Thai art. Yet the temple ...
The conduct of Chinese tourists in a Thai temple’s toilets has been allegedly so disgusting that they are to build them a separate lavatory block. Administrators at Wat Rong Khun (The White ...
Chalermchai Kositpipat, who was named National Artist on visual arts in 2011, has been working on Wat Rong Khun, the ornate white Buddhist temple, since 1996. He said on Tuesday the temple ...
Here are six iconic temples worth the trek. In the midafternoon sun, Wat Rong Khun, also known as the White Temple, can appear downright blinding. Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat looked to ...
It was such a hot day in Chiang Rai, Thailand that I thought my skin was crisping up in the heat of the sun. But upon seeing the wondrous Wat Rong Khun – White Temple – I forgot about the heat ...
Thailand is home to more than 33,000 temples ... riverside temple Wat Arun in Bangkok and the pale white temple Wat Rong Khun in the northern province of Chiang Rai. On a reporting trip to ...