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HISTORY & MONARCHY

  

 

 

  chattra

 

Thailand

The chattra or chat is the  multi-layered royal umbrella that might possibly be the origin of the bell-shaped chedi. The  interior in this picture is of Dusit Mahaprasad, the oldest building in the compound of the Grand Palace, which was commissioned by King Rama I.