With the Wat Samphran Temple, what you see is what you get: while a smattering of awed visitors across the web have expressed admiration for this impressive work of architecture, details such as when it was built, who designed it, or why this 17-story tower is in the clutches of a massive, beautiful dragon are nowhere to be found.

Entertainers from the She Huo cultural troupe rehearse for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Redford barracks on August 5, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Funny art "Bee" by Bad Art

“Check out this praying mantis totally bossing a trek through the Borneo jungle – on the back of a snail. Yes, it may not be the fastest mode of transport for the discerning traveller, but at least the green chap isn't getting his feet wet. The slightly sinister sight was captured by snapper Nordin Seruyan in central Borneo”. – Sara C. Nelson via Barcroft Media. (Photo by Nordin Seruyan/Barcroft Media)

Kalei Ferrin,3, holds a sign up in support of gay rights during the San Diego gay pride parade July 16, 2011 in San Diego, California. About 200 active-duty troops and veterans from every branch of the military participated for the first time in the march as the ban on the government policy on homosexuals serving in armed forces, or “Don't ask Don't Tell”, remains in flux in the justice system. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

(L-R) Models Lindsay Ellingson, Adriana Lima, and Doutzen Kroes attend the Victoria's Secret Angels Valentine's Day Event at Victoria's Secret, SoHo on February 8, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by D. Dipasupil/Getty Images)