Wat Borom Niwat Thai temple

This is a model of Wat Borom Niwat in Bangkok. It was built in the 1830s, ordered by the future Rama 4th, and is famous for its murals painted by the monk Khrua In Khong. The murals are notable for employing perspective to a degree that had not been attempted in Thai art previously. They are also innovative in their content. In place of stories of the Buddha's past lives, are depictions of European culture by artists who had almost certainly never left their own country. The murals contain allegories, relating these scenes of Europe to Buddhist teachings.