This is thai architecture at its best with the pointy layered rooftops and white singha lion statues guarding the doorways.
The marble temple bangkok thailand.
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The marble temple also known as wat benchamabophit is one of the most popular and famous temples in bangkok thailand.
Wat benchamabophit is not heavily promoted as a tourist destination and therefore the number of foreign visitors is relatively small.
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As it is classified as a first class royal temple it is also a temple of significant importance.
Experience monks praying and chanting wander through a cloister lined with 52 images of buddha and enjoy some quite reflection in the tranquil gardens through which a small canal runs.
There is a lot to appreciate if you as into architecture history and of course religion.
We went early in the morning on a sunny day so it was gorgeous and you can get some.
Also known as the marble temple it is one of bangkok s best known temples and a major tourist attraction.
Wat benchamabophit is a temple compound of profound beauty and religious importance.
Bangkok one of bangkok s most beautiful temples is the wat benchamabophit also known as the marble temple or wat ben.
The marble temple bangkok wat benchamabophit gleams white and gold in the late morning sun two huge singhas lions guarding the entrance to the bot ordination hall.
The pavilion was strengthened and given a marble base by king rama ix in 1963.
The city of bangkok has temples everywhere you look but i think this one stands out as one of the best in the whole country.
Pronunciation help info is a buddhist temple in the dusit district of bangkok thailand.
Better known to foreigners as the marble temple it is located close to dusit palace.
The temple is surrounded on four sides by a series of walled cloisters with seven different gates.
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It typifies bangkok s ornate style of high gables stepped out roofs and elaborate finials.
Wat benchamabophit the marble temple bangkok.