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 Grand
Palace and Wat Phra Kaeo |
 Tel: 222-0094, 222-6889, 222-2208)
This inner-city riverine landmark contains several buildings with
highly detailed architectural features. Wat Phra Kaeo within the
same compound, is a treasure house of Thai arts, and houses the
Emerald Buddha, the most revered Buddha image in Thailand.
To help tourists enjoy their tour of the Grand Palace, a
Personal Audio Guide can be rented at 100 Baht for two hours.
Discs are available in seven languages-English, French, German,
Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Mandarin.
The complex is open daily from 8.30 a.m.- 3.30 p.m. Admission fee
is 200 Baht. (including a ticket to Vimanmek Royal Mansion).
Proper attire is essential. |
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Wat
Mahathat |
Tel: 222-6011, 222-8004
This old temple was built in the reign of King Rama I. It is
located on Na Phrathat Road near Thammasat University. The
temple houses Mahachulalongkorn Buddhist University, one of the
two highest seats of Buddhist learning in Thailand and also
offers meditation classes for foreigners.
The temple complex is open daily from 9.00 a.m.- 5.00 p.m. |
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Wat
Pho |
Tel: 222-0933
This large and extensive temple neighbours the Grand Palace enclave
on Thai Wang Road and contains a gigantic gold plated Reclining
Buddha some 46 meters long and 15 meters high with inlaid mother
of pearl soles. The temple is also regarded as the first center
of public education and is sometimes called Thailand's first
university.
It is open to the public daily from 9.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m. Admission
fee is 20 Baht. |
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Wat
Arun (Temple of Dawn) |
Tel: 465-5640
This famous Chao Phraya riverbank landmark diagonally opposite the
Grand Palace, is best known for a porcelain encrusted 79 meter
central pagoda (phra prang) which sparkles in the sun. The
temple can be reached either by Arun Amarin Road or by boat from
Tha Tien Pier near Wat Pho.
Wat Arun is open daily from 08:30 - 17:30.
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Wat
Ratchabophit |
 The temple is located on Fuang Nakhon Road near Wat Pho. Built by
King Rama V in 1869, it was in keeping with tradition that each
monarch constructed a temple to mark his reign. The temple is a
mixture of local and western styles, showing an awakening
interest in new ideas and a desire to experiment with them. The
exterior of the chapel is in the That style, but the interior is
decorated in the European style. |
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Wat
Suthat and 'The Giant Swing' |
Located on Bamrung Muang Road, this temple is noted for its
superb 19th century murals in the main chapel. The distinctive
Giant Swing outside the temple was once used in Brahmanic
ceremonies long since discontinued. Nearby shops stock a very
comprehensive range of Buddhist religious supplies |
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Wat
Thepthidaram |
Located on Mahachai Road, the temple was built in the reign of
King Rama III with a mixture of Chinese architectural styles.
Sunthon Phu, one of Thailand's greatest poets, had resided in
this temple during his monk hood from 1840-1842. His residence
is now open to the public. |
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Wat
Ratchanatdaram |
Located on Mahachai Road, the temple was built in the reign of
King Rama III in 1846. Loha Prasat, the temple's main
attraction, standing 36 meters high with 37 surrounding spires,
is the only one of its kind left in the world. Next to the
temple is the area for welcoming an important foreign guest and
a memorial, statue of King Rama III. |
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Wat
Indravihan |
Located in the Bang Khun Phrom area on Wisutkasat Road, this
temple is well known for a huge standing Buddha image called
Luang Pho To. The image, built in the reign of King Rama IV, is
32 meters tall and 10 meters wide. The topknot of the Buddha
image contains a relic of Lord Buddha brought from Sri Lanka. |
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Wat
Bowon Niwet |
This temple is located on Phra Sumen Road in the Bang Lamphu
area. Built in 1829, it is the shrine-hall of Phra
Phutthachinnasi, a very beautiful Buddha image which was moulded
in about 1357. Wat Bowon Niwet is one of the most important
temples of Bangkok, whose one-time chief abbot was King Rama IV
before he ascended the throne. Other Chakn kings who had resided
here during their monk hood include King Rama IV and King Rama
VII, as well as His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. |
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Wat
Benchamabophit (The Marble Temple) |
Tel: 281-2501
Located on Si Ayutthaya Road, near Chitralada Palace, this unique
marble temple was constructed during the reign of King Rama V.
It employs European ecclesiastic details, such as stained glass
windows, and contains a superb cloister collection of bronze
Buddha images. |
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Wat
Saket and The Golden Mountain |
Wat Saket's major feature is the Golden Mount, dating from the
1800s, which overlooks Ratchadamnoen Avenue. The golden chedi
houses relics of Lord Buddha and offers a panoramic view of
historic Bangkok.
Admission to Wat Saket is free except for the final approach to the
Golden Mountain summit;
which costs 10 Baht.
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Wat
Trai Mit |
| Located at the end of Chinatown's
Yaowarat Road near Hualamphong Railway Station, this temple
houses an ancient solid gold seated Buddha image of the
Sukhothai Period, three meters in height and weighing five and a
half tons. |
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Erawan
Shrine |
| Located on Ratchadamri Road, the
shrine devoted to Phra Phrom, a Hindu god, is greatly revered by
Thai people. Laced flowers and small wooden elephants as well as
Thai dancing performances are always offered to the statue by
grateful devotees. |
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Wat
Paramal Ylkawat |
| was constructed in Mon style over
200 years ago. King Rama V commanded to renovate the monastery
dedicated to his grandmother and to construct Phra Maha Raman
Chedi (a chedi in Mon style) to house Buddha relics. The
principal Buddha of the monastery is carved with marble in Mon
style, so it is also called "Wat Mon" (Mon Temple). |
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Wat
Phal Lom |
| Wat Phal Lom is well-known for the
magnificent bot (ordination hall) in the Ayutthaya style. Some
parts have been changed due to renovation. Behind the bot, there
is a chedi in Mon style. |
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Wat
Sao Thong Thong |
| Wat Sao Thong Thong houses an old
Ayutthaya style chedi and was the first secondary school in Pak
Kret |
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Wat
Suwannaram |
Wat Suwannaram is a big royal monastery constructed during the
reign of King Rama I and was subsequently renovated during the
reign of King Rama III. Inside the bot, there are murals
depicting the jataka, deities and the Buddha image in Subduing
Mara Posture. These works of art of the early Rattanakosin
period (19th century) are considered as the best surviving mural
painting in Bangkok. |
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Wat
Si Sudaram or Wat Chi Pakhao |
| Wat Si Sudaram or Wat Chi Pakhao
was built during the Ayutthaya period and was renovated by King
Rama I. The temple houses some interesting buildings including
Tarn Nak Daeng (a pavilion). Sala Kan Parian (a sermon hall) ,
and the residence of Sunthon Phu (the greatest poet of the
Rattanakosin period). Moreover, visitors can enjoy feeding a
number of freshwater fish here. |
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Wat
Chalo |
| Wat Chalo is assumed to have been
constructed during the Sukhothai period as some Buddha images in
Sukhothai style were found in front of the bot. |
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Wat
Pho Bang O |
| Wat Pho Bang O is a monastery
constructed during the reign of King Rama III. The top of the
bot was made of wood; mural painting inside the bot was made
during the existence of the Nonthaburi school of painting. |
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Wat
Bang 0l Chang |
| Wat Bang OI Chang houses a
200-year-old Buddha sole, which was found by Phra Khru Nawa Kam
Koson (the first abbot of this monastery) while traveling in
Phitsanuloke province during 1986 A.D. |
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Wat
Kaeo Fa |
| Wat Kaeo Fa is an ancient temple
located in an open area next to Khiong Bangkok Noi. According to
archaeologists, many buildings and art objects here were
constructed in the Ayutthaya style; for example; the Ubosot, the
Buddha image, the boundary stones, the boundary wall, the chedi
behind the bot and the chedi with 12 cornered indented pillar.
The monastery later was renovated during the Rattanakosin
period. |
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Wat
Prasat |
| Wat Prasat was built during the
Late Ayutthaya period. The monastery is well-known for its
well-preserved mural painting made by artisans of the Nonthaburi
school, and the gable made of carved timber. Visitors who come
along by boat have to walk about 2 kilometers through orchards
from the pier. |
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Wat
Amphawan |
| Wat Amphawan was constructed
during the Late Ayutthaya period. This temple houses Ho Trai (a
hall for keeping scriptures) which is situated in the middle of
a pond. The building was made of wood in magnificent Thai style. |
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Wat
Pak Nam |
| Wat Pak Nam is famous for amulets
and is always crowded with a number of people who come to make
merit during the weekend. |
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Wat
Ko |
| Wat Ko houses an old viharn
(chapel) which was registered as an archaeological site |
