Wat Prayurawongsawas Worawihan is defined by its massive, brilliant white stupa, which rises sixty meters above the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya River. Built in eighteen twenty-eight during the reign of King Rama the Third, this temple…
Kudeejeen Heritage Walk
This walk leads you through Kudeejeen, a quiet riverside neighborhood where Portuguese, Chinese, and Thai cultures have lived side-by-side for centuries. You will wander down narrow alleyways to find historic churches, multi-generational bakeries, and tucked-away Chinese shrines.
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1. Wat Prayurawongsawas Worawihan
2. Santa Cruz Church
Santa Cruz Church is recognizable by its pinkish dome and bell tower rising above the Kudeejeen neighborhood along the Chao Phraya River. It stands on land that King Taksin granted to the local Portuguese community in seventeen seventy as…
3. Baan Kudichin Museum
The Baan Kudichin Museum is a three-story house marked by a rooster sign, the national animal of Portugal, positioned near the entrance. Built over eighty years ago during the reign of King Rama the Seventh, the structure was a private…
4. Thanusingha
Thanusingha Bakery House is a small, home-based shop in the Kudeejeen neighborhood of Thon Buri. It is recognized as one of the three original bakeries that still produce khanom farang kudi chin, a traditional sponge cake with roots…
5. San Chao Kian An Keng
San Chao Kian An Keng is an ancient Chinese shrine located on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya River, easily identified by the two large dragons crowning its roof. Founded by Hokkien Chinese immigrants who followed King Taksin to his…
6. Wat Kalayanamit Woramahawihan
Wat Kalayanamit Woramahawihan sits along the Chao Phraya River, distinguished by its large wihan—a royal hall housing a massive, seated golden Buddha. This image, known as Luang Pho To or Sam Po Kong, reaches roughly fourteen meters in…