The Roman bridge of Salamanca (Puente romano de Salamanca), also known as Puente Mayor del Tormes, is a Roman bridge crossing the Tormes River on the banks of the city of Salamanca, in Castile and León, Spain.
The importance of the bridge as a symbol of the city can be seen in the first quartering of city's coat of arms (along with its stone bull-verraco). It has been known traditionally as puente mayor and as puente prinçipal (main bridge) which gives access to the southern part of the city.
The bridge is actually a construction of two bridges separated by a central fortification: the old bridge which extends along the portion near the city is of Roman origin, and the new bridge. Of the twenty-six arches, only the first fifteen date from Roman times.
The date of the construction of the bridge is not precisely known, but is among the mandates of the Emperors Augustus (27 B. C.-14 D. C.) and Vespasian (69-79).
There was a popular belief that the bridge was first built by Heracles and ...
Wat Ratchaorasaram Ratchaworawihan is a first class royal monastery, or Ratchaworawihan, and a royal temple of Chakri dynasty's King Rama III. This temple is in the Chom Thong District, Bangkok. It is connected to not only the west side (Thonburi side) of Khlong Sanam Chai, but also Khlong Bang Wa on the north side of the temple.
It is an ancient temple constructed before the establishment of Rattanakosin Kingdom. It is said that this temple was a common monastery built during Ayutthaya period. In the past, it was called "Wat Chom Thong," "Wat Chao Thong," or "Wat Gong Thong." However, the founder of this temple is still unknown.
Prince Chetsadabodin (later crowned King Rama III) had the whole Wat Chom Thong renovated after he had led the Thai army to intercept the Burmese army at the Three Pagodas Pass in Kanchanaburi Province in 1820. When the naval army reached Wat Chom Thong on the Thonburi side, the prince decided to pause and perform a religious ceremony called Khon Thawan, according to ...
Prang Kuti Ruesi, also widely referred to as Kuti Ruesi Noi or Prasat Kuti Ruesi, stands as a compact yet historically significant Khmer hospital temple, or arogayasala, positioned approximately 450 meters south of the southern city gate of ancient Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima Province.
Constructed under the direction of King Jayavarman VII during the late 12th to early 13th century, it formed part of the Khmer Empire’s network of around 102 such facilities dedicated to public healthcare and Mahayana Buddhist compassion.
Built primarily from laterite blocks with sandstone accents for doorways and carvings, the temple adheres to the standardized arogayasala layout featuring a central prang sanctuary on a square base, surrounded by laterite walls and entrances that once facilitated access for patients, healers, and pilgrims traveling the royal road from Angkor.
This site provided free medical services blending practical treatment with spiritual rituals centered on the Medicine Buddha, supported by ...
Wat Makut Kasatriyaram Ratchaworawihan, commonly known as Wat Makut, is a second-class royal temple of the Ratchaworawihan type located along Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem canal near Ratchadamnoen Nok Road in Bang Khun Phrom subdistrict, Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok.
King Mongkut (Rama IV) commissioned the temple as part of his vision to line the newly excavated outer canal with monasteries, mirroring the arrangement seen in the former capital of Ayutthaya. It was built as a companion to Wat Sommanat Ratchaworawihan and served as a personal royal temple reflecting the king’s deep commitment to the Dhammayuttika Nikaya order, which he helped establish to promote stricter monastic discipline and scriptural study.
Construction, supervised by Somdet Chaophraya Borommaha Sri Suriayawong (Chuang Bunnag) with Prince Rajsri Wisit as the lead architect, was completed in 1868, the same year Rama IV passed away. Initially known temporarily as Wat Phra Nam Banyat or Wat Nambanyat, the temple received its ...
