Wat Benchamabophit (The Marble Temple)

PUBLISHED March 25th, 2013 11:34 pm | UPDATED March 27th, 2016 12:20 pm

Wat Benchamabophit began construction in 1899 when King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) asked his half-brother, Prince Narris to build a temple for him. Now one of Thailand’s most beautiful sites, the Marble Temple contains a Sukothai-style Buddha replica called Phra Buddha Chinarahat, with the original located in Wat Mahatat. In the courtyard, there is 52 local and foreign Buddha images, while a Bodhi Tree from Bod Gaya (the place of Buddha’s enlightenment) stands behind a cloister.
Phone: +66 2281 2501, +66 2628 7947
Web: http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Sights-and-Attractions-Detail/Wat-Benchamabophit–94
Opening hours: Open Daily: 6am to 5pm.

Joel Conceicao

When Joel’s not partaking in one of his shameless eating sessions, he likes to think of himself as a sponge – absorbing the mysteries and beauty of our world – be it through a good book or a wacky jaunt in a foreign country.