Bangkok & Around - Thailand - page 116

73 Phra Nakorn Bar & Gallery E3

Rolling Bar (see 38)

74 Taksura E3

Entertainment

75 Ad Here the 13th E1

76 Brick Bar E3

77 Brown Sugar G3

78 National Theatre D3

79 Ratchadamnoen Stadium H2

Shopping

80 Taekee Taekon D1

81 Th Khao San Market E3

Wat Phra Kaew &

Grand Palace
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BUDDHIST TEMPLE, HISTORICAL SITE

(Th Na Phra Lan; admission 500B; 8.30am-4pm; Tha Chang) Also known as the Temple of the
Emerald Buddha, Wat Phra Kaew is the colloquial name of the vast, fairy-tale compound that
also includes the former residence of the Thai monarch, the Grand Palace.
This ground was consecrated in 1782, the first year of Bangkok rule, and is today
Bangkok's biggest tourist attraction and a pilgrimage destination for devout Buddhists and
nationalists. The 94.5-hectare grounds encompass more than 100 buildings that represent
200 years of royal history and architectural experimentation.
Housed in a fantastically decorated bòht (chapel), the Emerald Buddha is the temple's
primary attraction. For more on this and other highlights of the temple compound, see
Click here .