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(OC) The Sanctuary of Truth (Thai: ปราสาทสัจธรรม) is an unfinished museum in Pattaya, Thailand.
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That architecture is wild.
[Here](https://www.google.com/maps/@12.9725074,100.8888985,3a,75y,232.38h,90.49t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNatYr_fz4-X3wyGhLJfqojSJX4psda78LEGUfQ!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNatYr_fz4-X3wyGhLJfqojSJX4psda78LEGUfQ%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya155.9992-ro-0-fo100!7i10240!8i5120) and [here](https://www.google.com/maps/@12.9728083,100.8890383,3a,75y,80.58h,102.72t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNKDiu4bVZXtoPkuJ3EgfZ6BiO6sPLXHj_fjRhC!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNKDiu4bVZXtoPkuJ3EgfZ6BiO6sPLXHj_fjRhC%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi0-ya342.98938-ro0-fo100!7i5376!8i2688) is the inside of it via Google Street View.
> The Sanctuary of Truth (Thai: ปราสาทสัจธรรม) is an unfinished museum in Pattaya, Thailand, which is a hybrid of temple and castle based on Ayutthaya period and Buddhist, Hindu beliefs. It was designed by the Thai businessman Lek Viriyaphan[1] in the Ayutthaya style. The building is notably constructed entirely out of wood, specifically Mai Deang, Mai Takien, Mai Panchaat, and Teak, and it contains only wood-carved idols and sculptures. Construction first began on the Sanctuary of Truth in 1981 and continues as of 2020, though visitors are permitted inside with hard hats. Located on 13 hectares of land, the temple houses an internal space of 2,115 m2, with the tallest spire reaching to 105 m
> The building has been under construction since 1981, and may not be finally completed until 2025 at the earliest.[3] Though under construction, tourists are able to visit the sanctuary.
> The museum features a four-faced Hindu creator god Brahma statue on its rooftop for showing respect to father, mother, teacher, and the king, and the elephant-headed god Ganesha. The Northern hall features Buddhist Guanyin and other sculptures featuring wisdom of emancipation. The Southern hall features astronomical themes, namely the sun, moon, and other planets impacting people’s well-being. The Western hall features representations of the classical elements (earth, water, wind, and fire) and sculptures of the Hindu Trinity: Lord Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, the gods who conquer the four elements. The Eastern hall features familial representations. The main focus is to visually portray important eastern religious concepts and the cycle of life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_of_Truth
Ain’t that the Truth.
Don’t want to rush a beautiful work of art.
The same guy built Muang Boran, The Ancient City starting in the 60s. We visited there again last weekend with the girls on bicycles and my wife and I in a golf cart. The place is huge, full of reconstructed Thai buildings, temples and villages and is well worth a day out. They do have dual pricing but a Thai driver’s license will get you the local price. A full day cost 1,700 baht for two adults and two children with cart and bicycle hire as opposed to the farrang price of 2,300 for the same.
This building looks super cool, but wouldn’t having the rooflines leaning in toward the building just contribute to a greater possibility of rainwater causing water damage and rot as the roof directs it toward the structure?
Soon to be finished
It’s awesome!
You can’t fool me, I know Beorn’s house when I see it.
I’ve been here, they used some creative camerawork to get those colors and lighting but it’s equally impressive IRL as it is in that photo, and way bigger IRL than it looks here. Usually it’s got scaffolding and caution tape all over it but it doesn’t diminish how unbelievable the carvings are. I encourage anyone who is interested in wood carving to visit this place at least once in their lives.