Bangkok’s Royal Temples and Palace Precincts
Bangkok · Thailand
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Begin at The Grand Palace park and follow a walking sequence through Bangkok’s royal religious and palace landscape. Visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and Bangkok City Pillar Shrine before continuing to three historic places of worship associated with the royal quarter. The route is worth taking for the way these closely grouped stops show different roles within Bangkok’s royal temple tradition.
The walk
The Grand Palace
A living royal complex built in 1782, with Ayutthaya’s old palace carried into Bangkok.
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha
A green-stone Buddha whose journey helped legitimize kingdoms and still marks Thailand’s royal seasons.
Bangkok City Pillar Shrine
The pillar that marks Bangkok’s capital city, erected by Rama I on 21 April 1782.
Wat Pho
Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan is a place of worship.
Wat Ratchabophit
A royal temple where a Sri Lankan chedi meets Chulalongkorn’s European-inspired interiors
Loha Prasat
A seven-storey iron palace, begun for a royal granddaughter and finished more than a century later.
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
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