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The Best of the Rest

Wat Kalayanamit
Christian Churches
1 4
MAP B6 • Soi Wat Kanlaya
MAP S5 • S of Ratchawithi
Road • Open 8am–5pm daily
Near the riverbank in Dusit district The country’s largest indoor sitting
are three churches built for resident Buddha (50 ft/15 m) and its biggest
foreigners: St. Francis Xavier Church bronze bell are both found here.
with its mainly Vietnamese congre-
Wat Prayun
gation, the Church of the Immaculate 5
Conception, which was established MAP C6 • Pratchatipok Road
by French missionaries, and a small • Open 8am–6pm daily
Cambodian Church. An artificial hill covered with chedis
(stupas) and shrines is the highlight
at Wat Prayun. Devotees release
turtles in the pond nearby.
Church of Santa Cruz
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MAP C6 • Soi Kudi Chin • Open
5–8pm Mon–Sat, 9am–8pm Sun
This church was built by the
Portuguese in 1782. The present
building, with its pastel colors and
octa gonal dome, dates back to 1913.
Wat Rakhang
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MAP A4 • Soi Wat Rakhang
A little-visited temple, Wat Rakhang
has a wooden scripture library
behind the bot (ordination hall),
where there are murals from the
days when Rama I (r.1782–1809)
lived here as a monk.
Thewet Flower Market
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MAP D1 • Krung Kasem Road
Mural at Wat Suwannaram • Open 9am–6pm daily
With its bright blooms, sweet scent
Wat Suwannaram
2 in the air, and the friendly smiles of
the vendors, this canalside market
MAP S5 • 33 Charan Sanit
Wong Soi 32 • 02 433 8045 is an appealing place to explore.
• Open 8am–5pm daily
Prasart Museum
This temple is home to superb 9
murals depicting episodes from MAP U6 • 9 Krungthep Kreetha
the Jataka Tales, which tell the Soi 4A • 02 379 3601 • Open 9am–
story of the Buddha’s previous lives. 2pm Tue–Sun by appointment • Adm
Set in a landscaped garden, this
Wat Indrawiharn
3 museum features artworks housed
in reproductions of fam ous buildings.
MAP D1 • 144 Wisut Kasat
Road • 02 281 1406 • Open 6am–
Bangkok Dolls Museum
6pm daily 0
The main attraction of this temple This museum displays dolls
tucked away in the back streets of from around the world, all dressed in
Dusit is the 105-ft (32-m) tall miniature costumes and presented
standing Buddha. in context (see p54).
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