Temples · Bangkok
Wat Prayurawongsawat (Wat Prayoon)
วัดประยูรวงศาวาสวรวิหาร
UNESCO-awarded white chedi with a turtle pond — Thonburi riverside.
Address
24 Thanon Prajadhipok, Khwaeng Wat Kanlaya, Khet Thon Buri
About
Won UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Excellence (2013) for conservation of its 60m white chedi. Famous 'Khao Mo' turtle pond and miniature garden. Across Memorial Bridge on the Thonburi bank.
Best time to visit
Late afternoon
Tips
Cross Memorial Bridge from Phahurat. Turtle food sold at the pond.
Nearest transit
- Sanam Chai
Tags
- Unesco award
- White chedi
- Turtle pond
- Thonburi riverside