Wat Rakhang

Wat Rakhangkhositaram Woramahaviharn is a second-class royal monastery in , Thailand. It's located at 250/1 Arun Amarin Road, , , side on the west bank of near , Wang Lang Market and Ban Khamin Junction.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Wat Rakhang Khositaram”, “Wat Rakhang Kositaram Woramahawihan”, and “Wat Rakhangkhositaram”
  • Address: 250 Arun Amarin Rd, Siriraj, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok 10700

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khao San Road and Grand Palace.

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is a small road about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of . Backpackers and budget travellers are drawn here by some of the cheapest accommodation and travel deals in Thailand.

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The is a complex of buildings at the heart of , Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. is situated 750 metres southeast of Wat Rakhang.

Buddhist temple
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, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in . is situated 780 metres east of Wat Rakhang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tha Pra Chan and Sirirat.

Neighborhood
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Tha Phra Chan is a pier on , , on the east bank of the , in Phra Nakhon District. The pier is beside Thammasat University's campus of the same name.

Quarter
Siri Rat is one of the 180 sub-districts of , Thailand, covering the area around , located on the southern rim of Bangkok Noi mouth to the western bank of the in Bangkok Noi District.

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is the capital and largest city of . With a population of over eleven million inhabitants, is by far Thailand's main city, with the urban sprawl comprising nearly half of Thailand's population, and the largest city on the Southeast Asian mainland.

Wat Rakhang

Latitude
13.75259° or 13° 45′ 9″ north
Longitude
100.48556° or 100° 29′ 8″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
7P52QF3P+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 333227704
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1607100
Wiki­data ID
Q1395072
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Wat Rakhang” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “拉康寺”
  • Chinese: “金钟寺”
  • German: “Wat Rakhang Khositaram”
  • German: “Wat Rakhang”
  • Japanese: “ワット・ラカンコーシターラーム”
  • Thai: “วัดบางหว้าใหญ่”
  • Thai: “วัดระฆัง”
  • Thai: “วัดระฆังโฆสิตาราม”
  • Thai: “วัดระฆังโฆสิตารามวรมหาวิหาร”
  • Thai: “วัดราชคัณฑิยาราม”
  • Vietnamese: “Wat Rakang”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wat Rakhang Community and Wang Lang.

Nearby Places

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