Wat Wiset Kan

Wat Wiset Kan is a Buddhist temple in , . Wat Wiset Kan is situated near the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Khao San Road and Grand Palace.

Photo: Kevin Poh, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Photo: Mda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1¼ km southeast of Wat Wiset Kan.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, 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 1¼ km southeast of Wat Wiset Kan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sirirat and Tha Pra Chan.

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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Vano111ru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang is a khwaeng of Phra Nakhon District, in , . In 2017 it had a total population of 3,953 people. The subdistrict was named after the or Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang in Thai, which is located within the subdistrict.

Wat Wiset Kan

Latitude
13.75643° or 13° 45′ 23″ north
Longitude
100.48254° or 100° 28′ 57″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7P52QF4M+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 376299014
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
6865566
Wiki­data ID
Q55106208
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In Other Languages

From German to Thai—“Wat Wiset Kan” goes by many names.
  • German: “Wat Wiset Kan”
  • Thai: “วัดวิเศษการ”

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