Architecture in Bangkok

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.