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BANGKOK
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Grand Palace &
Wat Pra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha Image)
Situated
within the same compound walls in the heart of the city, these two
venues are the most frequently by foreigner travelers and native
resident alike. The Grand Palace, besides being famous for the uniquely
impressive buildings its comprises, is also the site chosen by the
first monarch of the Chakri Dynasty, King Rama I (1782-1809), to build
his residence. Just outside the Wat Pra Kaew complex is the most
beautiful and important temple in Thailand. Here the visitors can view,
carved from a single block of jasper, the highly revered Buddha Image
of Pra Kaew Morakot. Open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and from
1.00 p.m. till 3.30 p.m.
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Wat Trimitr
This temple is sanctuary
for the world's largest golden Buddha image, five tonnes of weigh and
three metres high, which is presumable 700-800 years old. open daily
from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Wat Arun (The Temple of
Dawn)
This temple is noted that
its prangs (pagodas) which are decorated with Chinese porcelain. The
middle of Prang is at a height equivalent to 20 storeys building and is
the tallest of its kind in Thailand.
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Wat
Po (the temple of Reclining Buddha)
A 16th century of age,
it's the oldest, largest and has the most pagodas (71) of any monastery
in the city. This temple was the first open university in Thailand. Wat
Po is known for its giant reclining Buddha, 46 metres (151 ft.) long
and 15 metres (49 ft.) high.
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Wat Benchamabophit (the temple of Marble)
Was
built during the reign of King Rama V (King Chulalongkorn 1868-1910).
Mainly built with materials from several countries, it's one of the
most modern examples of Thai religious architecture. Called "the Marble
temple" because its main chapel is constructed in white Carrara Italian
marble, this temple is housed a replica of what many considers to be
the finest Buddha image ever made in Thailand, Pra Phutthachinnarat
Phitsanulok.
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Wat
Saket (the Temple of Golden Mount)
Also known as the Golden Mount temple (Wat Phu Khao Thong), this temple
was built during the reign of King Rama I but completed in King Rama V
and houses relics of Lord Buddha. To reach the top of the man-made hill
on which the pagoda housing the relics is located, you have to climb
318 steps. But the arduous trip is worth because once you reach the
top, you'll have a panoramic view of Bangkok.
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