Chiang Rai - Northern Thailand

Wat Rong Khun is very different to any of temple you are likely to see in Chiang rai, Northern Thailand. It is established by a well-known Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat, who had accumulated fund over 20 years from selling his paintings. The temple is materialized based on the artist’s imaginaries and vision. Construction began in 1998 and is expected to end in 2008. Unlike many temples, Wat Rong Khun refuses to accept donations of more than 10,000 baht and the donors cannot have their names recorded on the buildings.

Wat Rong Khun is different from chiang rai temples because the temple is almost entirely white, no other colors are used at all and it designed by an ambitious Thai artist. Inside it contains murals and paintings of the Buddha image and painted enamel ceramic floor that will take another 5 years to complete. The outside is being created with lime sculpture Thai designs decorated with small pieces of mirror that make the building sparkle and shine under the sunlight. The building’s material which is used is only snow-white concrete, cement and limestone.

Reference:

Wat Rong Khun - Different but impressive.(2006, January 20) Wayfaring. Retrieved October 7, 2010 from http://www.wayfaring.info/2008/01/22/wat-rong-khun-different-but-impressive/