Chaiya (photographer)

Khun Chaiya (active between 1860 and 1916) was a royal court photographer in Siam (now Thailand).

Between 1860 and 1879, Chaiya photographed the ruins of the Utthayan Prawattisat Phimai (also known as Prasat Hin Phimai) temple in what is now Phimai Historical Park, Phimai, Thailand.

References

Canadian Centre for Architecture; Collections Online, s.v. "Chaiya, Khun", cited 6 February 2006.
Canadian Centre for Architecture; Collections Online, "View of the ruins of the Utthayan Prawattisat Phimai", PH1982:0643:159, cited 6 February 2006.
Döhring, Karl. 'Buddhist Temples of Thailand: An Architectonic Introduction' (1920; reprint, Bangkok: White Lotus Press, 2000), p. ix; p. 181, fig. 8.

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