We saw this tall sitting Buddha that looked like it was made with gold. I can’t imagine that it was solid gold, but rather that it was covered with gold leaf. Apparently the people of Thailand are very religious Buddhists, and this can be seen everywhere. Lining the sidewalks were posts with the flags of Thailand, their international flag (red, white, and blue stripes), and a yellow flag with a temple on it.
Having seen the sculpture at sunset, it seemed a bit underwhelming. Perhaps it is merely my own preferences in art, but that being as it is, I was not impressed by the quality of the sculpture. Being a fan of contemporary art, I had somehow assumed that there was some underwritten law that bigger was better, and that size helped make something of low quality look better. Seeing this sculpture seemed to fly in the face of my theory; bigger is not necessarily better.
There were other temples within the grounds, and they all gave some concept of what Thai religious art looks like.
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