Bangkok's Giant Swing

Today, Bangkok's Giant Swing is now reopened after it has been renovated for a while. It has stood in Bangkok since 1784 by King Rama I, who was the first King of the Chakri dynasty. His Majesty the King, Queen, and Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn presided over the ceremony.

The two-pillar swing is made of golden teak, one aged 147 years, another 99 years. It is 21.2 m (69.5 ft) high. It was originally used in an annual crop fertility ritual, with priests riding a log swinging between the two giant pillars, as one of a host of the Brahman rituals that characterised Thailand's royal court life. Read more here.

Image from http://www.oknation.net/blog/Anan/2007/04/12/entry-1