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.
The World’s Sacred Places
Sacred Places
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Sacred Places
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Wat Pho
Bangkok, Phra Nakhon, Thailand Buddhism
A first-grade royal monastery internationally known for its monumental Reclining Buddha and Thai cultural heritage.
Wat Arun
Bangkok, Bangkok Yai, Thailand Buddhism
A major Chao Phraya river temple whose monumental central prang is one of Bangkok’s best-known sacred landmarks.
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.
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Grand Palace, Bangkok, Phra Nakhon, Thailand Buddhism
Thailand’s royal chapel and the sanctuary of the Emerald Buddha within Bangkok’s Grand Palace.