36 Sights in Bangkok, Thailand (with Map and Images)
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The Democracy Monument is a public monument in the city center of Bangkok, capital of Thailand. It occupies a traffic circle on the wide east–west Ratchadamnoen Avenue, at the intersection of Dinso Road. The monument is roughly halfway between Sanam Luang, the former royal cremation ground in front of Wat Phra Kaew, and the temple of the Golden Mount.
The Golden Buddha, officially titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwanna Patimakon, commonly known in Thai as Phra Sukhothai Traimit, is a gold Maravijaya Attitude seated Buddharupa statue, with a weight of 5.5 tonnes. It is located in the temple of Wat Traimit, Bangkok, Thailand. At one point in its history the statue was covered with a layer of stucco and coloured glass to conceal its true value, and it remained in this condition for almost 200 years, ending up as what was then a pagoda of minor significance. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the gold revealed.
The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. The king, his court, and his royal government were based on the grounds of the palace until 1925. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, resided at the Chitralada Royal Villa and his successor King Vajiralongkorn at the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, both in the Dusit Palace, but the Grand Palace is still used for official events. Several royal ceremonies and state functions are held within the walls of the palace every year. The palace is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Thailand.
Yaowarat Road in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown. Modern Chinatown now covers a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Road. It has been the main centre for trading by the Chinese community since they moved from their old site some 200 years ago to make way for the construction of Wat Phra Kaew, the Grand Palace. Nearby is the Phahurat or Little India. The area is bordered by the Chao Phraya River to the south. Yaowarat Road is well known for its variety of foodstuffs, and at night turns into a large "food street" that draws tourists and locals from all over the city.
The Golden Mountain is a replica mountain pagoda located in Wat Saket Ratchawara maha vihara. From the original wishes of His Majesty the King, he was asked to build a large twelve-wood recessed phra prang on the east side of Phra Nakhon, resembling the Golden Mountain Temple Pagoda in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. But because the structure weighs a lot. The lane soil in that area cannot be accommodated. Prang then stepped down. Later, in the days of His Majesty the King. It was transformed into a golden mountain, as it is today, where he laid the headstone in 1865.
6. Wat Chakkrawat Rachawat Woramahawihan
Wat Raja Vasvaramhawihan, or simply Wat Raja Vas, was originally a Rat Wat called Wat Nang Phleng, built during the Ayutthaya period and later known as Wat Sam Phleng during the Rattanakosin period. It is speculated that this may have been built by three women together, or it may be because they are close to Sanpeng or Sanpeng, similar to the three temples in China or the three-meter Ouattaram Wallavisha Temple, close to Chao Phraya Bodindecha (Chao Phraya Bodindecha). The temple was rebuilt in 1819 and accepted by His Majesty the King as a royal monastery in 1825. Inside the temple is a shrine and a statue of Chaophraya Bodindecha. The Potter was made by a statue of Chaophraya Bodindecha created by Cambodian King Somdet Phra Harirak Ramathibodi (Somdet Phra Guang) in Udongmichai.
7. Wat Yan Nawa
Wat Yannawa, commonly known in English as "the boat temple", is a Buddhist temple (Wat) in Bangkok on Charoen Krung Road, Sathon district. The temple has a long history from the Ayutthaya era to the present. During the rule of King Rama III, a viharn was built in the shape of a Chinese junk, giving the temple the nickname "the boat temple". This construction inside the temple houses a space where people pray; a nearby ubosot enshrines Buddha images and illustrations of the Loi Prathip Royal Lantern Festival (พระราชพิธีลอยพระประทีป). Additional exterior buildings enshrine a Buddha relic from Sri Lanka and the Goddess of Mercy.
8. Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchaworamahawihan
Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan or Wat Arun is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand, on the Thonburi west bank of the Chao Phraya River. The temple derives its name from the Hindu god Aruṇa, often personified as the radiations of the rising sun. Wat Arun is among the best known of Thailand's landmarks. The first light of the morning reflects off the surface of the temple with pearly iridescence. Although the temple has existed since at least the seventeenth century, its distinctive prang (spire) was built in the early nineteenth century during the reigns of Rama II and Rama III.
9. Lumphini Park
Lumphini Park, also Lumpini or Lumpinee, is a 360 rai park in Bangkok, Thailand. The park offers rare open public space, trees, and playgrounds in the Thai capital and contains an artificial lake where visitors can rent boats. Paths around the park totalling approximately 2.5 km in length are a popular area for morning and evening joggers. Officially, cycling is only permitted during the day between the times of 10:00 to 15:00. There is a smoking ban throughout the park. Dogs are not allowed, except certified guide dogs only. Lumphini Park is regarded as the first public park in Bangkok and Thailand.
10. ลานพลับพลามหาเจษฎาบดินทร์
Mahajesadabdin Tabernacle Is an outdoor garden courtyard located at the corner of Central Rajput Road intersecting with Mahachai Road. Phra Nakhon District It is named after Her Majesty's Department. Once held the title of God, her son. The surrounding area is a large courtyard, where His Majesty the King sits at his head. A tabernacle was also erected to serve as a place for His Majesty to receive guests in the country's cities. Built in 1989 on the site of the former Sala Chalerm Thai, it was demolished for scenic reasons.
11. Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is a contemporary arts centre in Bangkok, Thailand. Art, music, theatre, film, design and cultural/educational events take place in its exhibition and performance spaces. The centre includes cafes, commercial art galleries, bookshops, craft shops, and an art library. It is intended as a venue for cultural exchange, giving Bangkok an operational base on the international art scene. The number of visitors has risen from 300,000 in BACC's first year in 2007 to 1.7 million visitors in 2017.
12. Museum of Siam
Museum Siam is a discovery museum that is located at Sanam Chai road in Bangkok, Thailand. The museum was established in 2007 in the former building of the Ministry of Commerce. It was created to teach the national identity and history of the people of Thailand, and their relationships with neighboring cultures. The motto of the museum is “Play + Learn = เพลิน” ; through a series of interactive exhibits, the museum shows the development of Thailand from the past to present.
13. Wat Ratchaburana Ratchaworawihan
Wat Ratchaburana Ratchaworawihan or usually shortened to Wat Ratchaburana (วัดราชบูรณะ), commonly known as Wat Liap (วัดเลียบ), is a second-class temple in Maha Nikaya sect of Buddhism, located at 119 Chakkraphet Road, Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok at the foot of the Memorial Bridge near Pak Khlong Talat and Praisaniyakarn, diagonally from the Long Corridor of Suankularb Wittayalai School.
14. Wat Rakhang Kositaram Woramahawihan
Wat Rakhangkhositaram Woramahaviharn or usually shortened to Wat Rakhangkhositaram (วัดระฆังโฆสิตาราม), familiarly known as Wat Rakhang (วัดระฆัง) is a second-class royal monastery in Bangkok, Thailand. It's located at 250/1 Arun Amarin Road, Siri Rat Subdistrict, Bangkok Noi District, Thonburi side on the west bank of Chao Phraya River near Siriraj Hospital, Wang Lang Market and Ban Khamin Junction.
15. Memorial of Expeditionary Force
The World War I Volunteer Soldiers Monument is a monument located on Triangular Road on the north corner of Sanam Luang, opposite the Bangkok National Museum, which is a memorial to Thai soldiers who fought in the Battle of Europe. After the First World War broke out in 1914, Thailand joined forces with the Allies, including France, Britain and the United States. declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary; On July 22, 1917.
16. Wat Bowon Niwet Ratchaworawihan
Wat Pavaranivesh Vihara Ratchawarawihan is a major Buddhist temple (wat) in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand. Being the residence of Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana; the late Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, it is the final resting place of two former kings of Chakri Dynasty; King Vajiravudh and King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The temple was established in 1824 by Mahasakti Pol Sep, viceroy during the reign of King Rama III.
17. Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Wat Phra Kaew, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. The complex consists of a number of buildings within the precincts of the Grand Palace in the historical centre of Bangkok. It houses the statue of the Emerald Buddha, which is venerated as the country's palladium.
18. Bangkok City Pillar Shrine
The main courthouse in Bangkok was built with Rattanakosin becoming Ratchathani. According to Brahmin tradition, before the city is built, the main court must hold ceremonies at the important Chaiyaphum. The Bangkok Main Courthouse is located in the southeast corner of Sanam Luang opposite the Grand Palace on Phra Nakhon Grand Palace Road in Bangkok.
19. Wat Sutthi Wararam
Wat Sutthiwararam Located on Charoen Krung Road, Yannawa Subdistrict, Sathorn District, Bangkok. It has an area of 5 rai, 3 ngaan, 13 wah, and was granted the Royal Visung kamsima in 1881 during the reign of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn, presumably built in the Thonburi period. It is another temple in Bangkok besides Suwan Khiri Temple. Songkhla
20. Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a military monument in Bangkok, Thailand. The monument was erected in June 1941 to commemorate the Thai victory in the Franco-Thai War. The monument is in Ratchathewi District, northeast of central Bangkok, at the center of a traffic circle in the intersection of Phahonyothin, Phaya Thai and Ratchawithi roads.
21. Wat Intharawihan
Wat Intharawihan or Wat Intharavihan is a Third Class Royal wat (temple) located in the Phra Nakhon District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is noted for its 32 metres (105 ft) high standing Buddha statue known as Luang Pho To or "Phra Si Ariyamettrai" that was erected on the inspiration of the still highly revered abbott Somdej Toh.
22. Assumption Cathedral
The Assumption Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church of Thailand, located at 23 Oriental Avenue, New Road, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok. It is the main church of the Archdiocese of Bangkok. The cathedral hosted both of the Papal visits to Thailand; Pope John Paul II in 1984 and Pope Francis in 2019.
23. Bangkok National Museum
The Bangkok National Museum is the main branch museum of the National Museums in Thailand and also one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia. It features exhibits of Thai art and history. It occupies the former palace of the vice king, set between Thammasat University and the National Theater, facing Sanam Luang.
24. Pig Memorial
The Pig Monument, officially known as the Sahathat Monument, is a pig-shaped monument located by the front moat of Khlong Khun, at the foot of the bridge of Khlong Khun, opposite Wat Rajabophit Sathit Maha Simaram, by the Queen's Road. The Grand Palace area designed by Her Royal Highness.
25. Snake Farm of Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute
The Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute (QSMI) in Bangkok, Thailand, is an institute that specialises in the husbandry of venomous snakes, the extraction and research of snake venom, and vaccines, especially rabies vaccine. It houses the snake farm, a popular tourist attraction.
26. Wat Chana Songkhram Ratchaworamahawihan
Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawiharn, usually shortened to Wat Chana Songkhram, is a second-class royal monastery in Chana Songkram Sub-district, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, within area of Bang Lamphu opposite to Khaosan Road and next to Rambuttri Road.
27. Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road or Khao San Road is a short street in central Bangkok, Thailand constructed in 1892 during the reign of Rama V. It is in the Bang Lamphu area of Phra Nakhon District about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew.
28. Wat Ratchapradit Sathit Maha Simaram Ratchaworawihan
Wat Ratchapradit Sathit Mahasimaram Ratcha Wora Maha Viharn is a Buddhist temple in the Phra Nakhon District of Bangkok. Wat Ratchaparadit was designated a first-class royal monastery in 1915, making it one of the most significant temples in Thailand.
29. Sa Pathum Palace
Sa Pathum Palace is a royal residence in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. It has been a residence of the Thai Royal Family, especially the House of Mahidol, since the 19th century, and is the official residence of Princess Sirindhorn.
30. Giant Swing
The Giant Swing is a religious structure in Sao Chingcha Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. Located in front of Wat Suthat, it was formerly used in an old Brahmin ceremony, and is one of Bangkok's tourist attractions.
31. Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha
Located in Bangkok's Phahurat district, the gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha is the place of worship of a Sikh community that has lived in Thailand for about a century and has created textile businesses that are still thriving today.
32. Bangkokian Museum
Bangkok Folk Museum, or Bangkokian Museum, is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is at house number 273 on Soi Charoen Krung 43, near the Sri Rat Expressway, several hundred metres from the left bank of the Chao Phraya River.
33. King Prajadhipok Museum
King Prajadhipok Museum is a museum in Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok, Thailand. The building has three floors of permanent exhibitions relating to royal life of King Prajadhipok and Queen Rambai Barni of Thailand.
34. Wat Saket Ratchaworamahawihan
Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan (Thai: วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร, usually shortened to Wat Saket is a Buddhist temple in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok, Thailand.
35. Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang is a 74.5 rai (119,200 m2) open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Sanam Luang is in the Phra Nakhon District, the historic center of Bangkok.
36. Wat Thep Sirinthrawat Ratchaworawihan
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Wat Thep Sirindravas is a royal monastery of the throne type, located in the fort area of Prabhat Phai, near The King Martial Bridge and Bangkok Station (Hua Lamphong) is merged with "Thep Sirin School".
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