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14 ❯❯ Top 10 Bangkok Highlights

Wat Phra Kaeo

Hanuman swallows Phra Ram’s pavilion in the Ramakien Murals
Ramakien Murals
Royal Pantheon
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Stretching over half a mile
The pantheon, one of a trio of
(1 km) along the cloister walls of tall buildings on the upper terrace,
the temple, the Ramakien murals enshrines life-sized statues of the past
portray scenes from the Hindu epic rulers of the Chakri dynasty (see p40).
Ramayana in 178 panels of intricate
Model of Angkor Wat
detail and vibrant color. 5
Tucked away behind the Phra
The Emerald Buddha
2 Mondop, this model of Angkor Wat
was installed by Rama IV (see p40),
Made of jadeite rather than
emerald, the most sacred image in when Cambodia was under Thai rule.
the kingdom is just 26 in (66 cm) tall.
Wihan Yot
Thought to have been crafted in Sri 6
Lanka, it was housed in Chiang Rai, Often called “the porcelain
Lampang, and Laos before Rama I wihan”, this delicately adorned
brought it to Bangkok. prayer hall stands to the north
of Phra Mondop and contains
Phra Si Rattana Chedi
3 a number of Buddha images.
This glittering, cone-shaped
Phra Mondop
chedi (stupa), standing majestically 7
on the upper terrace beside the This repository for sacred
Phra Mondop, is Buddhist texts is on the upper
built of gold Phra Si Rattana terrace. Its deep-green mosaics are
tiles in the Sri Chedi, with its the perfect backdrop for the seated
Lankan style. gold tiles stone Buddhas at each corner.
The Bot
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The most visited building in
the grounds is the bot (ordination
hall), which contains the much-
venerated Emerald Buddha. The
interior walls are adorned with murals,
and the scent of incense is over-
whelming as Thais pay respect to the
image that is the country’s talisman.
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