Wat Saket Ratchaworamahawihan (Phu Khao Thong)

Wat Saket Ratchaworamahawihan (Phu Khao Thong)

Location: By Khlong (Canal) Mahanak, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok.
Not-to-be-missed highlights: One of the famous highlights of this Temple is its spiral staircase of 344 steps. On the top of Phu Khao Thong is where the enshrined Buddha’s relics of Buddha statues are enshrined. There are also various murals around the temple, which tell about heaven, Earth, hell, etc. Inside the area of the Attharot Chapel is the place where Phra Attharot Srisucot Thosapol Yanabophit is enshrined. Phra Attharot Srisucot Thosapol Yanabophit is considered as the tallest Buddha statue in Bangkok, which was built around the Sukhothai era or 700 years ago.

The Temple is open daily from 08.00 – 17.00 Hrs.

Information by :
Tourism Authority of Thailand
1600 Phetchaburi Road, Makkasan, Ratchathevi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
https://www.tourismthailand.org/

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