Wat Bowonniwet Vihara

Wat Bowaniwet Wihan Ratchaworawihan is a major Buddhist temple in Phra Nakhon district, , . Being the residence of Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, the late Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, it is the final resting place of two former kings of the Chakri Dynasty: King Vajiravudh and King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Bowonniwet Temple”, “Bowonniwet Vihara寺”, “Wat Bovonnivet”, “Wat Bovornives”, “Wat Bowon Niwet”, “Wat Bowon Niwet Ratchaworawihan”, “Wat Bowon Niwet Wihan”, “Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Rajavaravihara”, “Wat Bowonniwet Wihan”, “วัดบวร”, “วัดบวรนิเวศ”, “ဘိုဝန်နိဝပ်ဝိဟာရကျောင်းတော်”, “ワット・ボーウォーンニウェートウィハーン”, “ワット・ボーエウォーンニウェートウィハーン”, “僧王寺”, and “布旺尼威寺”
  • Address: 248, แขวงบวรนิเวศ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Khao San Road and Bantukdin Mosque.

Photo: Kevin Poh, CC BY 2.0.
is a small road about a block from the…

Mosque
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is situated 170 metres south of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara.

Monument
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The is a public monument in the of , capital of . is situated 370 metres south of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ban Phan Thom and Talat Yot.

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is a community and a khwaeng of Phra Nakhon District, .

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is a khwaeng of Phra Nakhon District…

Neighborhood
, also spelled Banglampoo or Banglamphu…

Wat Bowonniwet Vihara

Latitude
13.75976° or 13° 45′ 35″ north
Longitude
100.50061° or 100° 30′ 2″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
7P52QG52+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233810865
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6865588
Wiki­data ID
Q1477699
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Wat Bowonniwet Vihara” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Wat Bowonniwet Vihara”
  • Burmese: “ပဝရနိဝေသကျောင်းတော်”
  • Chinese: “巴翁僧王寺”
  • Chinese: “波稳尼威寺”
  • Chinese: “波穩尼威寺”
  • Dutch: “Wat Bowonniwet”
  • French: “Wat Bowonniwet Vihara”
  • French: “Wat Bowonniwet”
  • German: “Wat Bowonniwet”
  • Indonesian: “Wat Bowonniwet”
  • Italian: “Wat Bowonniwet”
  • Japanese: “ワット・ボーウォンニウェート”
  • Khmer: “វត្តបវរនិវេសវិហារ”
  • Spanish: “Wat Bowonniwet”
  • Thai: “วัดบวรนิเวศราชวรวิหาร”
  • Thai: “วัดบวรนิเวศวิหาร”
  • Urdu: “وات بوونیویت ویہارا”
  • Vietnamese: “Wat Bowonniwet”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Trok Bowonrangsi Community and Bantukdin Mosque Community.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Phra Sumen (Wat Bowonniwet) and Honey Place guesthouse.

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