Architectural Oddities in Thailand

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.