Team of designers has designed Nabhapolbhumisiri pagoda to be 12 edged polygons which represents 12 intellectuals. There are 2 wide terraces in different level for Buddhist and visitors doing clockwise spiritual act or walk around to see scenery. Lower terrace is 37 meters wide represents 37 Bodhipakkhiya dhamma. At the terrace’s curbs lies 6 lotus shape arches. At the top of the pagoda lies a triangle shape enveloped with lotus lobes and put Buddha relics inside, parted with 9-tiered chatra which made out of silver metal. Inside the pagoda is a high ceiling hall. There are 3 entrances. Front entrance is opposite of Nabhamethanidol pagoda’s. There are stairs connect from pagoda to landings below. The pagoda is 55 meters height from landings to the top, which is 5 meters shorter than Nabhamethanidol pagoda to represent that Queen Sirikit is 5 years younger than King Bhumibol.
Inside the pagoda’s hall is decorated with images of royal duties, carved granite stones at the bottom of the wall inside. The upper wall is decorated with glass mosaic which arranged images and colors with computer, ordered from Italy. In the middle of the hall enshrined Buddha statue in contemplation attitude, which is Queen Sirikit’s birthday Buddha image. It’s carved from pure white jade stone from People’s Republic of China. Its body is 3.20 meters high, weight 5 tons. This is one of the biggest and most beautiful white jade stone Buddha statue.
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