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Bangkok Temples
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2006
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Wat Phra Kaew
Wat Phra Kaew
Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and the adjoining
Grand Palace together form perhaps the greatest spectacle for the
visitor to Bangkok.
It consists of over 100 brightly colored buildings, golden spires and
glittering mosaics, and dates back to 1782, when Bangkok was founded.
This is Thailand's most important and sacred temple. It houses the tiny
(between 60 and 75 cm) Emerald Buddha, which is located high
above the heads of the worshippers and tourists. Not much is known for
certain about the statue, except that it isn't actually made of emerald
but rather of green jade or jasper. Getting a good look at it is
difficult as photography is forbidden.
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Wat Pho
Reclining Buddha
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Wat Pho is mainly famous for the huge Reclining Buddha statue it
houses. At 20 acres large, it is the largest Wat in Bangkok. It holds
the dual honors of having both Thailand's largest reclining Buddha image
and the most number of Buddha images in Thailand.
The highly impressive gold plated Reclining Buddha is 46 meters
long and 15 meters high, and is designed to illustrate the passing of
the Buddha into nirvana. The feet and the eyes are engraved with
mother-of-pearl decoration, and the feet also show the 108 auspicious
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Wat
Arun
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Last update February 07
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