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Wat Phra Kaew
Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is the royal temple within the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Built by King Rama I from 1782 and consecrated in 1784, it houses the Emerald Buddha, the most venerated image in Thailand, whose robes the king changes with the seasons three times a year. Its gilded buildings, guardian giants and murals of the Ramakien make it the foremost Buddhist temple of the country.
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