Wat Sam Phraya
Wat Sam Phraya is a Thai royal temple of the third class, located in Wat Sam Phraya subdistrict, Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok. Formerly called Wat Sak or Wat Bang Khun Phrom, it was presumably built in the Ayutthaya period.Photo: Disthan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand
- Also known as: “Wat Sam Phraya Worawihan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Khao San Road and Bank of Thailand Museum.
Khao San Road
Khao San Road is a small road about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of Rattanakosin. Backpackers and budget travellers are drawn here by some of the cheapest accommodation and travel deals in Thailand.
Bank of Thailand Museum
Museum
Bank of Thailand Museum is a museum in Bangkok. The museum is housed in the Bang Khun Phrom Palace, the former residence of Prince Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, who was the 33rd son of King Chulalongkorn. Bank of Thailand Museum is situated 270 metres north of Wat Sam Phraya.
Rama VIII Bridge
Bridge
Photo: stygiangloom, CC BY 2.0.
The Rama VIII Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It was built to alleviate traffic congestion on the nearby Phra Pinklao Bridge. Rama VIII Bridge is situated 440 metres northwest of Wat Sam Phraya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bang Lamphu and Tha Pra Chan.
Bang Lamphu
Neighborhood
Bang Lamphu, also spelled Banglampoo or Banglamphu is a neighbourhood in Bangkok located in Phra Nakhon District. The history of the Bang Lamphu community dates to the establishment of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, or earlier.
Tha Pra Chan
Neighborhood
Photo: Vano111ru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tha Phra Chan is a pier on Rattanakosin Island, Bangkok, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, in Phra Nakhon District. The pier is beside Thammasat University's campus of the same name.
Dusit
Dusit is a leafy, European-style district of Bangkok that functions as the political centre of Thailand. Its development dates back to the early 1900s, when King Rama V built the Dusit Palace, a complex of palaces and royal residences he created to escape the heat and chaos of the Grand Palace.
Wat Sam Phraya
- Categories: wat, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Wat Sam Phraya, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.76592° or 13° 45′ 57″ northLongitude
100.49903° or 100° 29′ 57″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
7P52QF8X+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 202933329OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“Wat Sam Phraya” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “三帕拉雅寺”
- Chinese: “三帕雅寺”
- Chinese: “三王寺”
- German: “Wat Sam Phraya”
- Newari: “वाट साम फ्राया”
- Thai: “วัดสามพระยา”
- Thai: “วัดสามพระยาวรวิหาร”
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