Wat That Thong

Wat That Thong is a Buddhist temple in Phra Khanong Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok. Wat That Thong is situated nearby to the metro station Ekkamai, as well as near Bangkok Planetarium.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ekkamai and Bangkok Planetarium.

Ekkamai

Metro station

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Ekkamai station is a BTS skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit line in Phra Khanong Nuea Subdistrict, Watthana District and Phra Khanong Subdistrict, Khlong Toei District, Bangkok, Thailand. Ekkamai is situated 220 metres southwest of Wat That Thong.

Bangkok Planetarium

Planetarium

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The Bangkok Planetarium is the oldest planetarium in Thailand and Southeast Asia. It is located on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok as part of the Science Centre for Education, which is operated by the Department of Non-Formal Education of the Ministry of Education.The complex was built to educate the youth and general public about science and astronomy. Bangkok Planetarium is situated 440 metres west of Wat That Thong.

Phra Khanong

Metro station

Photo: Suikotei, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Phra Khanong station is a BTS skytrain station on the Sukhumvit line between Khlong Toei and Watthana Districts, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Sukhumvit Road to the west of Phra Khanong and Sukhumvit 71 Road junction near Phra Khanong market. Phra Khanong is situated 1 km southeast of Wat That Thong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sukhumvit and Lumphini.

Sukhumvit

Photo: Bình Giang, Public domain.

Sukhumvit is a high-end area in Bangkok with fancy condominiums, hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs. It has attracted affluent Thais and expats from all over the world.

Lumphini

Quarter

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Lumphini, is a khwaeng of Pathum Wan District, in Bangkok. In 2019, it had a population of 18,345. Lumphini is situated 4½ km west of Wat That Thong.

Ramkhamhaeng

Photo: pittaya, CC BY 2.0.

Ramkhamhaeng is a vast district that lies along Ramkhamhaeng Road, a major arterial road in east Bangkok. The area could be considered a suburb and is almost completely unknown to foreign travellers, with the notable exception of Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Wat That Thong

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
Categories: wat, place of worship, and religion
Location: Phra Khanong Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

13.72093° or 13° 43′ 15″ north

Longitude

100.58657° or 100° 35′ 12″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

7P52PHCP+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 176298724

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

GeoNames ID

6908773

Wikidata ID

Q20583674

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In Other Languages

From German to Thai—“Wat That Thong” goes by many names.

German: “Wat That Thong”
Japanese: “ワット・タットン”
Thai: “วัดธาตุทอง”

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