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The City Pillar Shrine

The City Pillar Shrine

City Pillar Shrine, located at the southeast corner of Sanam Luang, is an elegant looking temple in Bangkok. Keeping in accord with the ancient Thai tradition that the establishment of a new city should always be followe...

Palaces & Historical Sites Phra Nakhon,
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October 14 Memorial

October 14 Memorial

One of the biggest and most notorious demonstrations ever to have happened in Bangkok was the fateful student-led protest of October 14, 1973, when half a million people gathered on Ratchadamnoen Klang to demand an end t...

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Phra Sumen Fort

Phra Sumen Fort

Built in 1783 to defend against potential naval invasions and named for the mythical Mt Meru (Phra Sumen in Thai) of Hindu-Buddhist cosmology, the octagonal brick-and-stucco bunker was one of 14 city watchtowers that pun...

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Monument to the Expeditionary Force

Monument to the Expeditionary Force

The Monument to the Expeditionary Force in Bangkok is a memorial to Thai soldiers killed on the Western Front in World War I....

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Giant Swing

Giant Swing

The Giant Swing is located in front of Wat Suthat Thepwararam on Bamrung Mueang Road, Phra Nakhon District. This religious structure of Bangkok was originally constructed in 1784 and was proclaimed as a national historic...

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The Grand Palace

The Grand Palace

The grand palace complex covers an area of 218,400 sq. metres and is surrounded by walls built in 1782. The length of the four walls is 1,900 metres. Within these walls are situated government offices and the Chapel Roya...

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Wat Ratchapradit Sathitmahasimaram

Wat Ratchapradit Sathitmahasimaram

This temple, built in the reign of King Rama IV, is one of three temples required by ancient tradition to be situated within the capital. ...

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Wat Thepthidaram

Wat Thepthidaram

Located on Mahachai Road, the temple was built in the reign of King Rama III with a mixture of Chinese architectural styles. Sunthon Phu, one of Thailand’s greatest poets, was ordained as a monk in this temple between 1...

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Sodej Pra Bavornratchao Monument

Sodej Pra Bavornratchao Monument

Sodej Pra Bavornratchao Monument is another beautiful monument located in Thailand that depicts cultural heritage.

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King Rama III Memorial

King Rama III Memorial

The monument was built by the Fine Arts Department in 1990 near the Royal Reception Pavilion in front of Wat Ratchanatdaram on Ratchadamnoen Road. The bronze statue, larger than life size, is seated on a throne. The surr...

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