The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Wat Mangkon Kamalawat

Chinatown, Bangkok, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Thailand Buddhism

A major Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, central to Chinese-Thai religious life and festival observance.

Wat Saket and the Golden Mount

Bangkok, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Thailand Buddhism

A historic Bangkok temple crowned by the Golden Mount, a prominent pilgrimage landmark associated with Buddhist relic veneration.

Buddha relics venerated at the Golden Mount