Wat Ratchabophit

The temple buildings are decorated in hand-painted glazed Thai-style ceramics and elaborate, gilded door and window frames, but with European-style interiors similar to that of a gothic cathedral.

The temple contains a well-known gilded Buddha image in the meditation posture, Phra Buddha Ankhiros, and rests on a base in which the ashes of King Rama VII are kept. An impressive chedi, modelled after the famous Phra Pathom Chedi in Nakhon Pathom province, contains relics of Lord Buddha, while the enclosure around it contains many Buddha images in various postures. There's also a royal cemetery with monuments containing the ashes of the Queen, concubines, sons and daughters of King Rama V, and various other members of the Royal Family.

Open: Daily from 6 am to 6 pm