Marble Temple Bangkok

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Marble temple bangkok.

The white marble and the golden decorated windows give the ubosot a delightful appearance especially in the sunlight. Apparently the king was mesmerised by the elegance of marble when he visited italy and so he imported marble for the sole purpose of building this temple and the parliament house in thailand. It is build from carrara marble imported from italy hence the name marble temple. The marble temple also known as wat benchamabophit is one of the most popular and famous temples in bangkok thailand.

Wat benchamabophit dusitvanaram thai. This is one of the top temples to visit in bangkok. The marble temple is located in the dusit district of bangkok. Most of the temple is built with marble brought from italy by king rama the 5th.

After the lockdown this is the perfect time to revisit this temple wat benchamabophit better known by the farangs as marble temple. The temple is a magnificent example of the bangkok architectural style with its multi tiered roofs elegant chofahs at the top end of the roof and the beautiful gold carvings. Pronunciation help info 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 gables stepped out roofs and elaborate. If your temple tour didn t take you there i d recommend a taxi to get there.

Although it is in the city center it s still a bit out of the way compared to the more frequently visited temples. This is thai architecture at its best with the pointy layered rooftops and white singha lion statues guarding the doorways. I visited it this morning and was alone apart from monks chanting prayers. Wat benchamabophit or the marble temple is a buddhist temple in the dusit area of bangkok made from italian marble.

It s cheap and simple. The entrance is marked by four impressive marble pillars and even the large courtyard is made of shiny white marble. The uniqueness of this temple is the presence of marble.