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Erawan Shrine

Religious and Sacred Buildings

The Erawan Shrine, formally the Thao Maha Phrom Shrine, is a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, that houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. Its name also refers to Mahabrahma, ruler of the Brahma realm in Buddhist cosmology.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Shrine 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Lumphini, Thailand 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1956 1
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Temple / Shrine 2
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Temple, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Thailand, located there.
Sources
1. Erawan Shrine (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
    The Erawan Shrine, formally the Thao Maha Phrom Shrine, is a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, that houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. Its name also refers to Mahabrahma, ruler of the Brahma realm in Buddhist cosmology.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1956)
    completion_date/completed = 1956
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Shrine)
    The Erawan Shrine, formally the Thao Maha Phrom Shrine (Thai: ศาลท้าวมหาพรหม, romanized: San Thao Maha Phrom, lit. 'shrine of Lord Maha Brahma'), is a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, which houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. The name also refers to Mahabrahma, the ruler of the Brahma realm in Buddhist cosmology. The deity is popularly worshippe
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2. Erawan Shrine (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Lumphini, Thailand
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Lumphini, Thailand
Wikidata item Q1235886, property P131/P17 (location): Lumphini, Thailand
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