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Major Thai Temples in Bangkok |
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Marble Temple or Wat Benchamabophit |
Location : Si Ayutthaya
Road near Chitralada Palace
The Marble Temple or Wat Benchamabophit is one of
the most beautiful temples of Thailand. Built by
the order of King Rama V in 1899, its ordination
hall was built of white Carara Italian marble. The
engineer and architect were Italians namely Carlo
Allegri and Mario Tamagno in that order. Standing
in front of the ordination hall, you will enjoy
an impressive view of the light-coloured marble
building with a graceful multi-tiered roof covered
with yellow glazed tiles, and a pair of white marble
lions standing guard at its front door.
Enshrined in the ordination hall is the presiding
Buddha image Phra Phuttha Chinnarat. It is a bronze
replica of the original statue of the Sukhothai
Period (1238-1438) which is still enshrined in Wat
Phrasi Rattana Mahathat in Phitsanulok Province
in the north of Thailand.
The visit to the temple cannot be ended in a short
time for it offers several other things of great
interest to tourists. Along the veranda are placed
52 Buddha statues in different postures representing
classical styles of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and
Japan, including two stone images of the Dvaravati
Period (7th-11th century).
You will find some of the constructions in the compound
as beautiful as the ordination hall. One that should
be mentioned is Song Phanuat Hall. It was originally
located in the Grand
Palace and was the place where King Chulalongkorn
lived during his monkhood in 1873 when he was 20
years old. The King ordered its removal to the Marble
Temple after the temple was built.
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The Marble Temple |
Singh statue
in front of the temple |
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| Open |
Daytime |
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Bangkok tour program code S-02
Temple and city tours, Wat Traimit, Wat Pho and Marble Temple |
Half Day (a.m./p.m.) |
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Bangkok tour program code S-04
Lumphini Park, Chinatown, Flower Market and Marble Temple |
Half Day (a.m.) |
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Bangkok tour program code S-26
Temple of Dawn, Marble Temple, Wat Traimit, Wat Pho, Grand Palace & Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Rachadamnoen Rd. with magnificent attractions en route, and Vimanmek Mansion |
Full Day |
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Bangkok tour + accomodation package code P-01
Wat Pho, Wat Traimit, Marble Temple, Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha and Gems Factory |
3D2N |
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Bangkok tour + accommodation package code P-02
Wat Pho, Wat Traimit, Marble Temple, Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha and Gems Factory |
3D2N |
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Bangkok tour + accommodation package code P-03
Temple and city tours, Wat Pho, Wat Traimit, Marble Temple, Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Gems Factory and Floating Market |
4D3N |
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Bangkok tour + accommodation package code P-25
Outstanding temples, Wat Traimit, Wat Pho, Marble Temple, Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Gems Factory, Floating Market, Calypso Cabaret, Crocodile Farm and Elephant Theme Show |
5D4N |
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3D2N |
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