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Monday, August 5, 2013

7 temples to visit in Bangkok

With stunning architecture , the jade Buddha statues , giant gold Buddha , Wat Arun , Wat Pho , Wat Phra Kaew , Wat Mahathat temple ... are you not to be missed when in Bangkok in your Thailand tour.

Wat Arun
 


Wat Arun Temple located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River , Thonburi , is one of the tourist icons of Bangkok Thailand. The pagoda was built of brick and covered outside with colorful Chinese ceramic.


In particular , the highest standing in the balcony of the temple , you can see the panorama view of Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River and the Rama I to the palace .

Wat Phra Kaew



 Emerald Buddha Temple and famous in Thailand .


Wat Phra Kaew or Emerald Buddha temple is considered one of the most important Buddhist temple in Thailand . Temple is located on the campus of the Grand Palace and hosts the ceremony of national importance .

Also prime location , beautiful architecture , temples marked with emerald Buddha statue , one of the most sacred symbols of Thailand.

Wat Pho




The whole statue is covered with gold. With an area of ​​80.000m2 , Wat Pho is the largest temple in Bangkok . Temple owns more than one thousand Buddha images , the Buddha statue sits leaning 46m long and 15m high . The whole body covered with gold.

In the temple premises there is a school of massage masseuse providing for the country , so after walking a round temple , do not forget to relax with a Thai massage service.

Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram




Collection impressive bronze statue of the temple . Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram is located in Bangkok's Dusit district . Unlike the temple bearing the other Thai architecture , Marble temple is a blend of European church architecture with stained-glass windows .

The highlight of the temple attracted visitors are special collection of bronze Buddha .

Wat Mahathat





Wat Mahathat is one of six Thai royal temple was built in the Ayutthaya period . When Bangkok became the capital , Mahathat used as a temple for the royal ceremonies .

The most interesting thing to Wat Mahathat is when there is a Buddha heads with a beautiful face beams out of tree roots embrace , forming a vivid picture and strange .

Wat Saket





Wat Saket 's full name Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan. It was built by King Rama I. At the end of the 18th century , where the temple used for cremation of the capital . In 100 years , the temple became accommodated 60,000 plague victims sick .

Wat Traimit



 
Wat Traimit also famous golden Buddha statues monolithic largest and most beautiful in the world. Giant golden Buddha statue is 3 meters high and weighs 5.5 tons .

Most ideal time for tourists to visit the temple early in the morning . Golden Buddha Temple is one of the few temples in Bangkok allows visitors to get close to a masterpiece to Buddhism.

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