The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

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Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral

Bang Nok Khwaek, Bang Khonthi, Samut Songkhram, Thailand Christianity

A landmark Catholic cathedral on the Mae Klong waterways, built in the late 19th century in a Gothic-influenced style.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wat Bang Kung

Bang Kung, Bang Khonthi, Samut Songkhram, Thailand Buddhism

A historic Samut Songkhram temple famed for a small chapel enclosed by the roots of living banyan trees.