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  2. Wat Xieng Thong - Wikipedia

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    This temple, along with Wat Suwannaphumaham, was spared any damage during the sacking of the city in 1887. This was because the Black Flag Haw leader, Đèo Văn Trị, had studied here as a monk in his early life and used it as his headquarters during the sacking of Luang Phrabang. [11] In January 2024, the entrance fee to the temple was ...

  3. Wat Traimit - Wikipedia

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    The temple was probably originally built around the reign of King Rama III (1824–1851), but was mostly rebuilt in the 1930s–1940s. [2] It was renamed to Wat Traimit Witthayaram (traimit meaning 'three friends') on 3 February 1940, and became a royal temple of the second class in 1956. [1]

  4. List of Mazu temples - Wikipedia

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    Opened 1712. Also known as the Lingshan Temple [28] Leh Cherng Temple [29] 樂 成 宮 [29] Lecheng Gong: East: Taichung: Moved 1791, rebuilt 1928 and 1963. Also known as the Lecheng Temple [30] Lungshan Temple [31] 龍山 寺 [31] Longshan Si: Wanhua: Taipei: Opened 1738, rebuilt 1924. A Buddhist temple to Guanyin whose rear hall is dedicated ...

  5. Golden Buddha (statue) - Wikipedia

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    The golden statue was discovered very close to the commemoration of the twenty-fifth Buddhist Era (2500 years since Gautama Buddha's passing) so the Thai news media was full of reports and many Buddhists regarded the occurrence as miraculous. [3] The new building at the Wat Traimit temple

  6. Wat Benchamabophit - Wikipedia

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    Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram (Thai: วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม; pronunciation ⓘ) is a Buddhist temple in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand. Also known as the Marble Temple, it is one of Bangkok's best-known temples and a major tourist attraction. It typifies Bangkok's ornate style of high ...

  7. Wat Soi Thong - Wikipedia

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    An image of Sīvali is placed at the entrance to the temple to worship. Within the temple grounds is also home to a Bangkok Local Museum, Bang Sue District. [ 1 ] Behind the temple by Chao Phraya River, is also the location of the pier of the Chao Phraya Express Boat that operates from Wat Ratcha Singkhorn in downtown Bangkok to Nonthaburi ...

  8. Wat Saket - Wikipedia

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    Phu Khao Thong (“Golden Mountain”, ภูเขาทอง) is a steep artificial hill inside the Wat Saket compound.. Rama I's grandson, King Rama III (1788–1851), decided to build a chedi of huge dimensions inside Wat Saket, but the chedi collapsed during construction because the soft soil of Bangkok could not support the weight.

  9. Wat Sam Phran - Wikipedia

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    Wat Sam Phran (Thai: วัดสามพราน, pronounced [wát sǎːm pʰrāːn]) is a Buddhist temple in Amphoe Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom province, around 40 kilometers to the west of Bangkok. The temple was officially registered in 1985. [1] In English, the wat is sometimes referred to as the "Dragon Temple". [2]