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Name: Bangkok City Pillar Shrine
Where: Bangkok Central Part Description: It is a pillar of Javanese Cassia wood with a sandalwood exterior and lotus shape at the top and appropriately located in the centre of the city bestowed the name as Bangkok. |
Name: Wat Paknam Pasicharoen
Where: Bangkok: Thonburi Side Description: Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen was established in 1610. It houses the 80 meters high stupa and also one of the biggest seating buddha image in Thailand, 69 meters tall and 40 meters wide, is located before the stupa, the material the image is made of is pure bronze, making the image the first of its kind in the world. |
Name: The Metal Castle
Where: Bangkok Central Part Description: Constructed in 1846. The metal castle is considered the first metal castle in Thailand. It has 7 stories with 37 castle peaks representing to the 37 Bodhipakkhiya Dharma in Buddhism. The top of the castle on the 7th floor is where the Buddha’s relics are enshrined. |
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Name: Bann-Bart Community (Monk Alm-Bowl Community)
Where: Bangkok Central Part Description: Ban Bat . Widely known for creating monk's alms bowls which required handcrafting and manual labor. This tradition has lasted to the modern day. It also is the first and only community where the locals still make a living making monk's alms-bowls and its alms-bowls are entirely hand-made following to the monk’s disciplines. |
Name: Chinatown-Gate
Where: Bangkok Old Town Description: It was firstly built in 1999 in order to celebrate the King Rama 9's 72's birthday. There is an inscription saying "Long Live the King" on the Gate. During the Chinese New Year, the festivals and celebrations will be taking place around the Gate. |
Name: Khlong Bang Luang Community and Artist’s House
Where: Bangkok Thonburi Side Description: This place used to be the residence of government officials, nobility, and governors. Therefore, the local people called it Khlong Bang Luang, there is an artist’s house in it that is a Manila-style wooden house in an L-shape. The identity of the community reflects the image of the old-fashioned and traditional community from wooden row houses selling various products on both sides of the walkaway. |
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Name: Wat Arun or Temple of Dawn
Where: Bangkok Old Town Description: is a Buddhist Temple situated on on the west bank of the Chaophraya River. Wat Arun is one of the most well known of Thailand's landmarks and its name is derived from the Hindu God Aruna. |
Name: Wat Pho (The Reclining Buddha Image Temple)
Where: Bangkok Old Town Description: this is the first grade royal monastery regarded as one of the most important landmarks in Ko Rattanakosin area. The Reclining Buddha of Wat Pho measuring 46 meters long, 15 meters high is featured in the Nirvana position. |
Name: The Golden Mount (Wat Srakate)
Where: Bangkok Old Town Description: One of the must-see iconics and landmarks of Bangkok. The highest artificial hill in Bangkok nearly 70 meters hight. |
Name: Wat Indharawiharn
Where: Bangkok Old Town
Description: Wat Indharawiharn is a historic temple located in the “Thewate” area and its famous structure is the standing Buddha image that reaches to the sky at 32 meters high. Even though, this holy place is not listed as one of the most popular tourist attractions in Bangkok but if you prefer a beaten of the paths, this is the one you should not not miss with whatever reasons.
Where: Bangkok Old Town
Description: Wat Indharawiharn is a historic temple located in the “Thewate” area and its famous structure is the standing Buddha image that reaches to the sky at 32 meters high. Even though, this holy place is not listed as one of the most popular tourist attractions in Bangkok but if you prefer a beaten of the paths, this is the one you should not not miss with whatever reasons.

