Outing . Tourself that you arenot actually standing before buildingsset with precious stones. By the side ofthe great dome in the center of thecourt-yard is the place of worship forthe king, its tall spire all of mosaics ofdark sapphire-blue glass ; next to this. ONE OF THE GREAT CANALS, BANGKOK. the royal temple, the houses of his wivesand of his modest little family of twohundred children, the quarters of hisretinue and of the priests of the temple,some five thousand people are said to livewithin the palace limits. The palace, to which a very near ap-proach is not permitted, while large andi
Outing . Tourself that you arenot actually standing before buildingsset with precious stones. By the side ofthe great dome in the center of thecourt-yard is the place of worship forthe king, its tall spire all of mosaics ofdark sapphire-blue glass ; next to this. ONE OF THE GREAT CANALS, BANGKOK. the royal temple, the houses of his wivesand of his modest little family of twohundred children, the quarters of hisretinue and of the priests of the temple,some five thousand people are said to livewithin the palace limits. The palace, to which a very near ap-proach is not permitted, while large andimposing, is somewhat plain, modernand unattractive looking. It is finishedwith three of those long, slender spireswhich make their appearance upon theWatts, and one of which forms the royalcrown of Siam. In front is a row of stands the main temple in emerald-green on a gold background. Amongthe mass of spires of ruby-red, brightyellow, steel and white, there is aspecially graceful one, a trifle shorterthan the rest, made up entirely of raisedporcelain flowers, in the style of the Dres-den china. A huge spire of white marblewith a slab of jasper as a base, is sup-ported by seven elephants in bronze,this same monument making its appear-ance in front of almo
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