About Thailand

 

 




Temples
in Bangkok are the replicas of the paradise so one can understand at once when you see it yourself.

Attractions
WAT TRAIMIT (The Golden Buddha Temple) houses the world’s largest gold buddha image weighing 5,500 kg, presumably 700 or 800 years old.
WAT PHO (The Reclining Buddha Temple) founded in 16th century, is the oldest and biggest temple in the city. It is well known for its huge reclining buddha, 46 m.long and 15 m high. WAT PHO also houses King Rama I’s relics which are enshrined in The Principle Buddha of the chapel.
WAT ARUN (Temple of Down) is attractive in its striking prangs (a kind of stupa) which are decorated with millions of pieces of Chinese porcelain.
WAT BENCHAMABOPHIT (THE MARBLE TEMPLE) where King Rama IV‘s relies are enshrined is one of the modern works of Thai religious architecture. It is famous for its main chapel built in White Carara Italian marble to house a replica of Thailand’s most beautiful Buddha image, Phra Phuttachinarat.