Wat Benchama-bo-bitr - Bot

The bot is cruciform in plan, its shape being enhanced by simple marble columns. At the rear is a courtyard, paved in squares of marble, around which runs a covered gallery with more than 50 statues of the Buddha. The courtyard, the epitome of harmony and symmetry, accentuates the sweep of the triple-tiered roofs and gold ornamental nagas on the gables while the exuberant ornateness of the older temple buildings in no way detracts from its dignity. Portrayed on two of the four elaborately carved gables, which also illustrate the origins of Buddhism, are the Hindu god Vishnu astride Garuda (east gable) and the three-headed white elephant Erawan (north gable).

A pair of lions in white marble, seated in the Burmese style,