Wat Benchamabophit
Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram is a Buddhist temple located in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand. Also known as the Marble Temple, it is one of the city's most renowned religious landmarks and a major tourist attraction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
- Also known as: “Marble Temple”, “Wat Ben Chom Bophit”, and “Wat Benchamabophit Dusit Wanaram Ratchaworawihan”
- Address: 69 Rama V Rd, แขวงสวนจิตรลดา, Dusit, Bangkok 10300
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Khao San Road and Government House of Thailand.
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.
Government House of Thailand
Government office
Photo: Sodacan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Government House refers to the offices of the Prime Minister of Thailand and appointed cabinet ministers. It contains conference rooms and is used for state functions and receptions of foreign guests. Government House of Thailand is situated 380 metres southwest of Wat Benchamabophit.
Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
Castle
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall is a royal reception hall in Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. It was commissioned by King Chulalongkorn in 1908. The building was completed in 1915, five years after Rama V's death in 1910. Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall is situated 630 metres north of Wat Benchamabophit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nang Loeng and Silom.
Nang Loeng
Neighborhood
Talat Nang Loeng or Talad Nang Loeng is a market and historic neighbourhood in Bangkok. Located in Wat Sommanat sub-district, Pom Prap Sattru Phai district.
Silom
Photo: Jarcje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silom is the closest Bangkok gets to Wall Street, with glistening skyscrapers all boasting the names of financial institutions. However, the character of the area changes after nightfall: the small sois between Silom Road and Surawong Road come alive with people who are out for a good time, and Patpong's well-known "red light" district is often a sought-out location.
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.
Wat Benchamabophit
- Categories: wat, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.76612° or 13° 45′ 58″ northLongitude
100.51371° or 100° 30′ 49″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
7P52QG87+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 31987718OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Wat Benchamabophit” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ուոթ Բենչամաբոֆիտ Դուսիտվանարամ”
- Basque: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- Burmese: “ပဉ္စမပဝိတ္တတုသိတကျောင်းတော်”
- Burmese: “ဘန်ချမာဘိုဖစ်ကျောင်းတော်”
- Chinese: “奔差玛颇斌寺院”
- Chinese: “奔差瑪頗斌寺院”
- Chinese: “雲石寺”
- Danish: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- Dutch: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- Esperanto: “Ŭat Benĉamabopit”
- Finnish: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- French: “Wat Benchama Bophit”
- German: “Marmor-Tempel”
- German: “Wat Benchamabophit Dusitwanaram Ratchaworawihan”
- German: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- Hebrew: “ואט בנצ’אמאבופיט”
- Indonesian: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- Italian: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- Japanese: “ワット・ベンジャマボピット”
- Japanese: “ワット・ベンチャマボーピットドゥシットワナーラーム”
- Japanese: “ワット・ベンチャマボピット”
- Japanese: “ワット・ベンチャマボピットドゥシットワナーラーム”
- Japanese: “大理石寺院”
- Khmer: “វត្តបេញ្ចមបពិត្រឌុសិតវនារាម”
- Lao: “ວັດເບນຈະມະບໍພິດດຸສິດວະນາລາມລາຊະວໍລະວິຫານ”
- Lao: “ວັດເບນຈະມະບໍພິດດຸສິດວະນາຮາມລາຊະວໍລະມະຫາວິຫານ”
- Polish: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- Portuguese: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- Russian: “Ват Бенчамабопхит”
- Russian: “Мраморный храм”
- Slovenian: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- Spanish: “Wat Benchamabophit Dusit Wanaram Ratchaworawihan”
- Spanish: “Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram”
- Spanish: “Wat Benchamabophit”
- Thai: “วัดไทร”
- Thai: “วัดเบญ”
- Thai: “วัดเบญจมบพิตร”
- Thai: “วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม”
- Thai: “วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนารามราชวรวิหาร”
- Thai: “วัดแหลม”
- Ukrainian: “Ват Бенчамабопхіт”
- Urdu: “وات بینچامابوپھیت”
- Vietnamese: “Wat Benchamabophit”
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