Wat Chedi Sao Lang (วัดเจดีย์ซาวหลัง) literally “The Temple of Twenty Chedis”, is a Buddhist temple located amid rice fields about 6 km from Lampang town in Northern Thailand. As mentioned above, the temple has 20 chedis which were built in Burmese and Lanna styles. Moreover, the compound has also a small temple. The monastery’s main […]
Phra Prang Sam Yod (พระปรางค์สามยอด) is a Khmer temple in Lopburi, Central Thailand, located on a hill east of the railroad tracks near San Phra Kan. It consists of three prangs (“prang sam” means three prang in Thai) connected to each other by a corridor, the columns are decorated with rishis. Built during the 13th […]
The Wichayen House (บ้าน วิชาเยนทร์) is a 17th century ambassador’s royal residence located in Lop Buri, Central Thailand. King Narai the Great, the king of Ayutthaya, built this palace in 1658 for the French ambassadors that visited the Ayutthaya Kingdom. The center of the building complex is a Christian church with a bell tower, which […]
Wat Rakhang Kositaram Woramahaviharn (วัด ระฆังโฆสิตาราม วรมหาวิหาร) also known as “The Temple of The Bells” is a Buddhist temple located in the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok Noi district, in the the heart of the old Bangkok, Thailand. Wat Rakhang was built during the Ayutthaya period and its ubosot was built […]
Tham Erawan Cave (ถ้ำเอราวัณ ที่ตั้ง) also known as Elephant Cave is a fascinating cave located in Na Wang District, Nong Bua Lamphu, near the border with Loei Province. Tham Erawan is a cave inside a stone mountain called Pha Tham Chang, about 47 kilometers from Nong Bua Lamphu town. To get to the cave you […]
Wat Saman Rattanaram formerly known as Wat Mai Khun Saman is a Hindu Ganesh temple located in Bang Kaeo district of Chachoengsao in Central Thailand, at just a one-hour drive from Bangkok. Wat Saman Rattanaram hosts the biggest Reclining Ganesha statue in Thailand and the world and also giant Chinese Guanyin Goddess statues, ‘almost alive’ […]
Wat Khao Khitchakut (วัด เขาคิชฌกูฏ) is a very unusual temple located within Khao Khitchakut National Park boundaries in Chanthaburi Province. This temple sits on the Khao Phra Bat mountaintop, the site of a Buddha footprint. Khao Phra Bat, the highest peak at 1,085 meters is characterized by three large round rocks on its ridge. The […]
Wat Tha Ga Rong (วัดท่าการ้อง) or or Wat Tha Ka Rong is a very special Buddhist temple located on the southern bank of the Chao Phraya River in Ayuttaya. The temple of the smiling Buddha Famous for its smiling Buddha, the temple’s toilets got the prize “The best toilet in Thailand 2006” The Wat Tha […]
