The
Lohaprasat
of Wat Ratchanaddah
in 1993. It is the only
example of this type of edifice existing intact today and was built on the orders of Rama III in memory of
his granddaughter Princess Sohmanat
Watana Wadih. It has seven floors
and is surrounded on the outside by several small
chedi-like
spikes, 24 on the second floor and 12 on the
fourth. In 2003, the walls were
painted white and the pinnacles black
(fig.);
and in 2016, the peaked rooftops were gilded (fig.).
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