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Temples in Bangkok
34 curated temples across the city — editorial picks from BKK Oracle: wat halls, shrines & sacred grounds. Hand-tagged, not aggregated from reviews.
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Top 24 of 34- 01Wat PhoHome of the 46m gilded Reclining Buddha and Thai massage.Rattanakosin
- 02Wat Phra KaewThailand's most sacred temple, inside the Grand Palace.Rattanakosin
- 03Wat ArunThe Temple of Dawn with its porcelain-studded 70m prang.Rattanakosin
- 04Erawan ShrineA four-faced Brahma shrine amid the Ratchaprasong shopping district.Ratchaprasong
- 05Wat Paknam Phasi CharoenModern pagoda with giant emerald glass stupa and colossal Buddha.Talat Phlu
- 06Wat SaketThe Golden Mount — a gold chedi atop an artificial 80m hill.Khao San
- 07Wat TraimitHouses the world's largest solid-gold Buddha statue.Talat Noi
- 08Wat BenchamabophitThe Marble Temple, carved from Carrara marble.Dusit
- 09Wat Bowonniwet ViharaRoyal temple where Thai kings have served as monks, including Rama IX.Khao San
- 10Wat Mangkon KamalawatBangkok's largest Chinese Buddhist temple.Chinatown (Yaowarat)
- 11Wat SuthatAn 18th-century royal temple with a towering bronze Buddha.Khao San
- 12Wat Mahathat YuwaratrangsaritHeadquarters of Thailand's Mahanikai Buddhist order and meditation center.Rattanakosin
- 13Sri Mahamariamman Temple (Wat Khaek)Colourful Tamil Hindu temple on Silom with a 6m gopuram.Bang Rak
- 14Wat Bang PhraWorld-famous temple for traditional sak-yant magical tattoos.
- 15Wat RatchanatdaramThe Iron Castle — a black 37m spire with 37 metal prangs.Khao San
- 16Trimurti Shrine (CentralWorld)Hindu 'god of love' shrine beside CentralWorld — crowded Thursday 21:30.Pratunam
- 17Wat MahabutLegendary On Nut temple linked to Mae Nak Phra Khanong ghost story.On Nut
- 18Wat Pathum WanaramRoyal temple sandwiched between Siam Paragon and CentralWorld.Siam
- 19Wat Prayurawongsawat (Wat Prayoon)UNESCO-awarded white chedi with a turtle pond — Thonburi riverside.Rattanakosin
- 20Wat IntharawihanHome of a 32m gold-covered standing Buddha.Thewet
- 21Wat Phra DhammakayaWorld's largest temple complex — UFO-shaped modern meditation center.
- 22Wat Hua LamphongCentral Bangkok temple known for coffin-donation merit-making.Bang Rak
- 23Wat Rakhang KositaramThonburi-side temple of bells — birthplace of the famous Somdet To.Siriraj
- 24Wat KalayanamitRiverside temple with 15m seated Buddha — said to bring safe travels.Rattanakosin
Best Bangkok neighbourhoods for temples
All 34 temples in Bangkok
- Erawan Shrine· Ratchaprasong
- Ganesh Shrine (CentralWorld)· Pratunam
- Sri Mahamariamman Temple (Wat Khaek)· Bang Rak
- Trimurti Shrine (CentralWorld)· Pratunam
- Wat Arun· Rattanakosin
- Wat Bang Phra
- Wat Benchamabophit· Dusit
- Wat Bowonniwet Vihara· Khao San
- Wat Chakrawat Rachawas· Chinatown (Yaowarat)
- Wat Debsirindrawas· Chinatown (Yaowarat)
- Wat Hua Lamphong· Bang Rak
- Wat Intharawihan· Thewet
- Wat Kalayanamit· Rattanakosin
- Wat Mahabut· On Nut
- Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit· Rattanakosin
- Wat Mangkon Kamalawat· Chinatown (Yaowarat)
- Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen· Talat Phlu
- Wat Pathum Wanaram· Siam
- Wat Pho· Rattanakosin
- Wat Phra Dhammakaya
- Wat Phra Kaew· Rattanakosin
- Wat Phra Si Mahathat· Don Mueang
- Wat Prayurawongsawat (Wat Prayoon)· Rattanakosin
- Wat Rakhang Kositaram· Siriraj
- Wat Ratchabophit· Rattanakosin
- Wat Ratchaburana· Rattanakosin
- Wat Ratchanatdaram· Khao San
- Wat Saket· Khao San
- Wat Suthat· Khao San
- Wat Suwannaram· Siriraj
- Wat Thammamongkhon· Punnawithi
- Wat Thepthidaram· Khao San
- Wat Traimit· Talat Noi
- Wat Yannawa· Saphan Taksin