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  chattra

 

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, and commissioned by king Rama I.

   

 

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