The Bangkok City Pillar Shrine is identified by its golden spire, modeled after the traditional architectural style of Ayutthaya. Located at the southeastern corner of Sanam Luang, this site marks the spiritual founding of the capital.…
Rattanakosin Historic Temples
Walk the historic heart of Bangkok to experience the grandest royal temples and spiritual monuments that anchor the nation's heritage.
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1. Bangkok City Pillar Shrine
2. The Temple of the Emerald Buddha
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha, known locally as Wat Phra Kaew, is defined by its exterior of colored mirror tiles and gilt carvings that shimmer across a complex of tiered roofs and golden spires. Located within the grounds of the Royal…
3. Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan
Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan, known widely as Wat Pho, is defined by its collection of ninety-one chedis decorated in colorful ceramic pottery and floral tile mosaics. This massive twenty-acre complex serves as a…
4. Wat Ratchabophit Sathitmahasimaram Ratchaworawihan
Wat Ratchabophit Sathitmahasimaram Ratchaworawihan is distinguished by a gilded, forty-three-meter-tall chedi that stands at the center of a circular courtyard, a layout rarely seen in Thai religious architecture. Commissioned by King…
5. Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan
Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan is defined by the towering, bright red Giant Swing that rises directly in front of its main entrance. This first-class royal temple stands as one of the oldest and most significant sites from the…
6. The Giant Swing
The Giant Swing is a towering, vibrant red teak structure rising over twenty-one meters above the Phra Nakhon district. Built in seventeen eighty-four by King Rama the First, the frame sits directly in front of the Wat Suthat temple and…