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Wat Pho: The Temple of the Reclining Buddha
Temple & religious sites, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Price : N/A, Posted on 14/08/2010
» Wat Pho is known as Wat Phra Chetuphon, and as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, an image that depicts the Buddha's passing into Nirvana. The gold-plated Reclining Buddha is 46 metres long and 15 metres high. The eyes and feet are decorated wi
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Wat Bowon Niwet
Temple & religious sites, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Price : N/A, Posted on 16/08/2010
» The Wat Bowon Niwet was built in 1829. There is a very ornate shrine hall and a Buddha image from the 14th century. Here, a number of kings, including HM King Bhumibol, served their time in the monkhood. This is the national headquarters of the Thamm
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Wat Intharawihan
Temple & religious sites, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Price : N/A, Posted on 16/08/2010
» The Wat Intharawihan has a Buddha image 32 metres tall and 11 metres wide. Construction of this image started in 1867 and was completed in 1927, spanning the reigns of King Rama IV and King Rama VII. The topknot of the image contains relics of the Lo
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Wat Ratchabophit
Temple & religious sites, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Price : N/A, Posted on 16/08/2010
» The Wat Ratchabophit is a temple built in the reign of King Rama V in 1869. There is a large chedi housing a Lop Buri-style Buddha image. The temple exterior is Thai while the interiors are European. Many of the buildings within the temple have a Got
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Wat Ratchanadda (The Loha Prasat)
Temple & religious sites, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Price : N/A, Posted on 16/08/2010
» The Wat Ratchanadda is located across the street from the Golden Mountain in Bangkok. Construction was started in the reign of Rama III in the 19th century but was only recently completed due to the complexity of its design. There are five towers of
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Wat Suthat
Temple & religious sites, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Price : N/A, Posted on 16/08/2010
» The Wat Suthat was built in the early 19th century. The Giant Swing nearby is not used any more, but the frame stands as a reminder of defunct Brahmin ceremonies involving young men swinging to snatch a sack of gold on a pole some 75 feet from the gr
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Wat Phra Kaew
Temple & religious sites, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Price : Starting from 350 Baht, Posted on 16/08/2010
» Wat Pra Kaew is near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, which was built in 1782 by King Rama I and served as official royal residence until 1946. Wat Pra Kaew was built in 1897 to house the Emerald Buddha after the capture of Vientiane in 1778. The temple
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Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
Temple & religious sites, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Price : N/A, Posted on 16/08/2010
» The first abbot of the Wat Bowonniwet Vihara was Prince Bhikkhu Mongkut in 1836.
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Wat Chana Songkhram Jed
Temple & religious sites, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Price : N/A, Posted on 16/08/2010
» The Wat Chana Songkhram is an ancient temple built in the Ayutthaya period, also called Na Klang.
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