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Lak Meuang
ANIMIST SHRINE
Lak Meuang is Bangkok's city shrine, a wooden pillar erected by Rama I in 1782 to rep-
resent the founding of the new capital. Like other sacred shrines in Thailand, Lak Meuang
receives daily invocations from worshippers in the form of commissioned
lá·kon gâa bon
(a traditional dance) as thanks for granted wishes.
(
ศาลหลักเมือง
; cnr Th Sanam Chai & Th Lak
Meuang; admission free;
6.30am-6.30pm;
Tha Chang)
Local Life
Amulet Market
Bangkok's arcane and fascinating
amulet market
(
Click here
,
B2;
ตลาดพระเครื่องวัดมหาธาตุ
; Th Maha Rat;
7am-5pm; Tha Chang) claims the footpaths along Th Maha Rat and Th Phra Chan, as well as a dense
network of covered market stalls near Tha Phra Chan. The trade is based around small talismans highly prized by
collectors, monks, taxi drivers and people in dangerous professions.
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Royal Barges National Museum
MUSEUM
For ceremonial occasions, the elaborately carved barges here are dusted off for a grand
riverine procession. The Supphannahong boat traditionally carries the king and is the
world's largest dugout. Visit the museum as part of the longtail boat tour of Thonburi, or
from Tha Saphan Pin Klao, turn down Th Somdet Phra Pin Klao 1 and follow the signs.
(
เรือพระที่นั่ง
; Khlong Bangkok Noi or 80/1 Th Arun Amarin; admission 100B, camera/video 100/200B;
9am-5pm;
Tha Saphan Phra Pin Klao)
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