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Wat Phra Khaew |
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The Temple of the Emerald Buddha
The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Khaew is the main tourist attractions of Bangkok.
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Full name: Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram
Opening Hours: Daily from 08.30 to 15.30
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Nearby attractions: Wat Pho, Suan Luang Park
Address: Na Phralan Road
Sub-District: Phra Borommaharatchawang
District: Phra Nakhon
City: Bangkok 10200
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Wat Indravihan or Wat Intharawihan
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The standing Buddha image
Located 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 metres tall and 10 meters wide. |
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Opening Hours: Daily from 08.30 to 20.00
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Address: 114 Wisutkasat Road
Sub-District: Bangkhunphrom
District: Phra Nakhon District
City: Bangkok 10200
Admission Fee: Free Admission |
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Wat Pho - Wat Chetupon |
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The Temple of Reclining Buddha
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 centre of public education and is sometimes called 'Thailand's
first university'.
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Full name: Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn
Opening Hours: Daily from 08.30 to 17.00
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Nearby attractions: Wat Phra Khaew, Suan Saranrom Park
Address: 2 Sanamchai Road
Sub-District: Phra Borommaharatchawang
District: Phra Nakhon
City: Bangkok 10200
Boat: Tha Tien (N8)
Web: www.watpho.com |
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Wat Mahathat
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Temple of the Great Relic
This old temple was built in the reign of King Rama I. 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. |
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Opening Hours: Daily from 07.00 to 17.00
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Nearby attractions: National Museum, Suan Luang Park
Address: 3 Maharat Road
Sub-District: Phraborommaharatchawang
District: Phra Nakhon
City: Bangkok 10200
Admission Fee: Free |
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Wat Benchamabophit
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The Marble Temple
Located on Si Ayutthaya Road, 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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Opening Hours: Daily from 06.00 to 18.00
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Nearby attractions: Dusit Zoo
Address: 9 Rama V Road
Sub-District: Chitralada
District: Dusit
City: Bangkok 10300 |
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Wat Arun |
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The Temple of the Dawn
This famous Chao Phraya riverbank landmark diagonally opposite the Grand Palace, is best known for a porcelain encrusted 79 metre central pagoda which sparkles in the sun. The temple can be reached either by Arun Amarin Road or by boat from Tha Tian Pier near Wat Pho.
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Opening Hours: Daily from 07.30 to 17.30
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Nearby attractions: Chao Praya River
Address: 34 Arun Amarin Road
Sub-District: Wat Arun
District: Bangkokyai
City: Bangkok 10600 |
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Wat Suthat |
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Located on Bamrung Muang Road, this temple is noted for its superb 19th century murals in the main chapel.
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Opening Hours: Daily from 08.30 to 21.00
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Address: 146 Bamrung Muang Road
Sub-District: Ratchabophit
District: Phra Nakhon
City: Bangkok 10200 |
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Wat Bowon Niwet
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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. This is one of the most important temples of Bangkok, whose one-time chief abbot was King Rama IV before he ascended the throne.
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Opening Hours: Daily from 8.00 to 17.00
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Address: 248 Phrasumen Road
Sub-District: Bowonniwet
District: Phra Nakhon
City: Bangkok 10200
Admission Fee: Free Admission |
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Wat Traimit
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Temple of the Golden Buddha
Located at the end of Chinatown's Yaowarat Road near Bangkok Railway Station, this temple houses an ancient solid gold seated Buddha image of the Sukhothai Period, three metres in height and weighing five and a half tons. |
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Opening Hours: Daily from 08.00 to 17.00
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Nearby attractions: Hua Lampong Railway Station
Address: Traimit Road, Charoen Krung Road and Yaowarat Road
Sub-District:
District: Samphanthawong
City: Bangkok |
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Wat Rajaburana
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This temple is located at the foot of the Rama I Memorial Bridge on the Bangkok side. Built in the late Ayutthaya period by a Chinese merchant.
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Opening Hours: Daily from 06.00 to 18.00
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Nearby attractions: Chao Praya River
Address: 119 Chakkraphet Road
Sub-District: Wang Buraphaphirom
District: Phra Nakhon
City: Bangkok 10200 |
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Golden Mount and Wat Saket
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Wat Saket's major feature is the Golden Mount, dating from the 1800s. A Lanka-style chedi on the top contains relics of Lord Buddha and offers a panoramic view of historic Bangkok.
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Opening Hours: Daily from 07.30 to 17.30
Address: Boriphat Road
and Lan Luand Road
Sub-District:
District: Pom Prap Sattru Phai
City: Bangkok 10100
Attraction Type: Hill, View of Bangkok Wat-Temple |
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Wat Ratchabophit
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| 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. |
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Opening Hours: Daily from 8.00 to 17.00
Attraction Type: Buddhist temple (Wat)
Address: 2 Fuang Nakhon Road
Sub-District: Wat Ratchabophit
District: Phra Nakhon
City: Bangkok 10200
Admission Fee: Free Admission |
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| Source: Tourist Authority of Thailand |
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