Friday 24 April 2020

Preserving For Posterity At Wat Paknam In Bangkok

Since Wat Paknam has been around since the 1500s, it has collected a few items along the way. Many things are on display in a museum area of the complex, a sort of personal Smithsonian-like romp through its own Wat history.

Welcome, come and see the treasures.


How did the Buddhist VIPs move around? Way back when, a nice pair of bullocks. More recently, a bullock-colored Mercedes Benz.

Plenty of classic Indiana Jones-like cabinets into which to peek.


Other exhibits, not so valuable. Old office equipment, as if the Wat could never throw anything away. Building big for the future, a massive 226 foot tall sitting Buddha taking form.

Back inside, more preserving today for tomorrow. And checking your messages.


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