Wat Bowonniwet, Bangkok
Built in 1829, Wat Bowonniwet is the shrine-hall of Phra Phutthachinnasi, a very beautiful Buddha image that was created around 1357.
Built in 1829, Wat Bowonniwet is the shrine-hall of Phra Phutthachinnasi, a very beautiful Buddha image that was created around 1357. This is one of the most important temples of Bangkok, whose one-time chief abbot was King Rama IV before he ascended the throne. King Rama IV and King Rama VII, as well as HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej resided here during their monkhood. Be careful in the afternoon, you must take your shoes off, but the ground can start to cook from the heat.
Hours
Sun
8:00
17:00
Mon
8:00
17:00
Tue
8:00
17:00
Wed
8:00
17:00
Thu
8:00
17:00
Fri
8:00
17:00
Sat
8:00
17:00
About Wat Bowonniwet
Bowonniwet Rd
+66 2 281-2831
Wat Bowonniwet and Nearby Sights on Map
Phra Sumen Fort
Best viewed from Santichaiprakarn Park, Phra Sumen Fort is one of two remaining towers of the historic city wall that once surrounded Rattanakosin Island completely (the other being Mahakan Fort)
The Queen's Gallery
This privately funded gallery was established after the request of HM Queen Sirikit who wanted a permanent venue for the exhibition of Thai arts
Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road is famous for its night market where hawkers set up stalls selling exotic insect snacks and local fast food
Front Palace
Now the central building of the National Museum, the Front Palace used to be an enormous complex stretching from the Chao Phraya River across Sanam Luang to Lot Canal
Wat Chana Songkhram
In the 18th century, following a war with the Burmese, the Thai government gave land in this area to people from the Mon minority who had fought beside the Thai
Democracy Monument
Completely occupying a roundabout on a major thoroughfare is the Democracy Monument
Santichaiprakarn Park
This small, green park has a great view of the Chao Phraya River and the modern Rama VIII suspension bridge that crosses it
Wat Intharawihan
This temple is known for the so-called Standing Buddha or Big Buddha (Luang Pho To), a 32-metre-tall golden Buddha image
Silpa Bhirasri National Museum
The Silpa Bhirasri National Museum is a modern art museum dedicated to the Italian professor Corrado Feroci, the father of modern Thai art who earned the epithet 'Silpa Bhirasri'
San Jao Sieng Kong
In one of the small sois and particularly hard to find, with 200 years this riverbank shrine is actually one of the oldest Chinese shrines in the city