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Part of the palaces complex
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The figurehead on the royal barge...mostly gold leaf
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Palace grounds
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One of a multitude of golden buddhas
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Palace of the Dawn
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These were brought by Chinese traders as ballast in their ships and when they returned to China they left them (that's why they are statues instead of rocks)
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Reclining buddha
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Temple guards
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Note the horn attached...you see these in Japan also
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A solid gold buddha
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All done by hand inlays
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The river
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lots of gold leaf on all the palaces
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most of the upper part is gold leaf
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Another royal barge figurehead
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Many smaller shrines within shrines
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Tombs of the ancestors
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A miniature version of Angor Wat
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Temples of three different religions
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The royal barges
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Elephant corps
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Mock battle
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Shrine & monks
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Gold leaf...forget which religion
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The main highway before the one to the right was built
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Less than a 100 yards from the river...probably changed now
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Another part of the palace complex
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WWII Tomb of the unknown soldier
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John and a Chinese gentleman
