Wat Yannawa (Thai: วัดยานนาวา), commonly known in English as "the boat temple", is a Buddhist temple (Wat) in Bangkok on Charoen Krung Road, Sathon district...
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Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan (Thai: วัดอรุณราชวราราม ราชวรมหาวิหาร pronunciation ) or Wat Arun (Thai pronunciation: [wát ʔarun], "Temple...
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Wat Pho (Thai: วัดโพธิ์, pronounced [wát pʰōː] ), also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It...
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Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว, RTGS: Wat Phra Kaeo, pronounced [wát.pʰráʔ.kɛ̂ːw] ), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and...
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Golden Buddha (statue) (redirect from Golden Buddha of Wat Traimit)
a weight of 5.5 tonnes (5,500 kilograms). It is located in the temple of Wat Traimit, Bangkok, Thailand. At one point in its history, the statue was covered...
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Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan (Thai: วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร), usually shortened to Wat Saket, is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district...
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Apostolic Nunciature of The Holy See, and the Blue Elephant cooking school. Wat Yannawa (วัดยานนาวา), a temple dating back to the Ayutthaya period, is probably...
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Statue of Phra Phrom in a Laotian Buddhist temple. Phra Phrom statue in Wat Phothivihan, Kelantan, Malaysia. Phra Phrom riding the Hong bird, old statue...
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Wat Ratchabophit (pronounced [wát râːt.tɕʰā.bɔ̄ː.pʰít]), or formally Wat Ratchabophit Sathitmahasimaram Ratchaworawihan (Thai: วัดราชบพิธสถิตมหาสีมารามราชวรวิหาร)...
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Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen (Thai: วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ, RTGS: Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen) is a royal wat ('temple') located in Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok...
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downstream from the city centre. The area, between Wat Sam Pluem (now Wat Chakkrawat) and Wat Sampheng (now Wat Pathum Khongkha), was then a swampy, inaccessible...
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Wat Suthat Thepwararam (Thai: วัดสุทัศนเทพวราราม, Thai pronunciation: [wát su.tʰát tʰêːp.pʰá.wáʔ.raː.raːm]) is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand....
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Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit (Thai: วัดมหาธาตุยุวราชรังสฤษฎิ์) is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the ten royal temples of the highest...
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Phra Nakhon District about 1 km (0.62 mi) north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew. "Khaosan" translates as 'milled rice', an indication that in former...
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Wat Mangkon Kamalawat (Thai: วัดมังกรกมลาวาส, pronounced [wát māŋkɔ̄ːn kāmālāːwâːt]), previously (and still commonly) known as Wat Leng Noei Yi (Thai:...
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Wat Ratchanatdaram (Thai: วัดราชนัดดาราม, pronounced [wát râːt.t͡ɕʰā.nát.dāːrāːm]) is a Buddhist temple (wat) located at the intersection between Ratchadamnoen...
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Tourism in Bangkok (section Palaces and wats)
skyscrapers were built a few decades ago.[when?] Wat Pho, also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha or Wat Phra Chetuphon, is south of the Temple of the...
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Statue of Mahabrahma in a Laotian Buddhist temple. Mahabrahma statue in Wat Phothivihan, Kelantan, Malaysia. Brahma riding the Hong bird, old statue...
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Wat Bowaniwet Wihan Ratchaworawihan (Thai: วัดบวรนิเวศวิหารราชวรวิหาร; RTGS: Wat Bowon Niwet Wihan Ratchaworawihan, IPA: [wát bɔwɔːn níʔwêːt wíʔhǎːn...
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Giant Swing (section Wat Suthat Thep Wararam)
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...
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Wat Saket (Golden Mount) Wat Suthat (Giant Swing) Wat Suwannaram Wat Traimit (Golden Buddha) Wat Yannawa Churches Holy Rosary Church Assumption Cathedral...
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Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram (Thai: วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม; pronunciation) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand...
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red-light districts. The Grand Palace and Buddhist temples including Wat Arun and Wat Pho stand in contrast with other tourist attractions such as the nightlife...
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collected phlu were sold in the area starting from the dyke in front of Wat Ratchakhrue to Wat Intharam, making the area the main wholesale market for mak (Areca...
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Wat Saket (Golden Mount) Wat Suthat (Giant Swing) Wat Suwannaram Wat Traimit (Golden Buddha) Wat Yannawa Churches Holy Rosary Church Assumption Cathedral...
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(2007). New Buddhist Movements in Thailand: Towards an Understanding of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Santi Asoke. Routledge. pp. 175–179. ISBN 978-1-134-13262-1...
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royal palace in Thonburi was small and sandwiched between two temples; Wat Arun and Wat Tai Talat, prohibiting further expansion. The new palace was built...
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Wat Saket (Golden Mount) Wat Suthat (Giant Swing) Wat Suwannaram Wat Traimit (Golden Buddha) Wat Yannawa Churches Holy Rosary Church Assumption Cathedral...
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highest stupa at Wat Arun, the Golden Mountain at Wat Saket, the metal temple at Wat Ratchanadda, and Chetupol Temple or Wat Pho. Wat Pho is the site of...
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Wat Hong Rattanaram Ratchaworawihan, or just called Wat Hong Rattanaram (Thai: วัดหงส์รัตนารามราชวรวิหาร, วัดหงส์รัตนาราม) is an ancient Thai Buddhist...
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