oral presentation

1. EFFECTIVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
Religious building
GROUP NAME: POH WENG CHUAN, YAN WAI CHUN
Lecturer: Mr. Ridhwan

2. THAI TEMPLE: WAT PHRA KAEW(the temple of Emerald Buddha)

3. • Located in the Heart of Bangkok( Phra Nakhon District)
• One of the history landmark of Thailand
• Located within the GRAND PALACE
• One of the most sacred
Buddhist temple in Thailand

4. History/Background
•the Emerald Buddha was Discover in 1434 at
Chiang Rai
•It was found hidden inside of the chedi when a
lightning damage it.
•It was transported to many place for
protection(Indonesia, Laos, thailand)
•In 1784 it was brought back to Thailand when
King Rama I established the capital Bangkok and
the Grand palace

5. Layout of the temple
• Ordination hall
• Pavilions
• Royal pantheon
• Golden Chedi
• The Phra Mondop

6. ordination hall
• The foundation of the building is made by stucco and cover
with multiple layers of plasters
• It has eight rows of columns that support the roof
• The columns are inlaid with glass mosaic
• The base of the shrine are made with multiple
layers of cement to support it
• The roof are decorate with colour
Ceramic tiles

7. • The doors of the temple are done in
mother-of-inlay with mondop style
• Most of the thai temple are
decorate with specific motifs
to chase of evil spirits
• The temple doors are often
decorate with ornaments

8. Interior of the temple
• There will be a large altar that
commemorate to the deaths of kings and
queens
• The Buddha Is place on the gilded wooden
busabok throne
• mural painting behind the wall depict the
cosmology of the traiphum

9. monuments
• The Phra mondop is temple’s scripture pavilion/ sacred library
• Constructed by king rama I to protect the Buddhist canon
• Only monks are able to enter
• It’s covered in green mirrored tiles inlaid with gold medallion

10. • Phra sri Rattana/ the golden chedi
• Built by the king Rama IV using the Ayutthaya style
• Inside the golden chedi contains sacred relics
• It is embellished with golden mosaic