Wat Chakkrawat

Wat Chakkrawat or full name Wat Chakkrawat Rachawat Woramahawihan is a Buddhist monastery in . Considered to be another Thai temple located in Bangkok's Chinatown apart from the notable , where the largest gold Buddha statue in the world is housed.
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  • Monastery
  • …lies at an elevation of 11 metres (36 feet)
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Address: ถนนจักรวรรดิ์, จักรวรรดิ, สัมพันธวงศ์, กรุงเทพมหานคร
  • Also known as
    “Wat Chakkrawat Racha Wat Woramahawihan”
    “Wat Chakkrawatdirachawat Woramahawihan”
    “Wat Sam Pluem”
    “วัดจักรวรรดิ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand Palace and Saphan Han.
Mda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a complex of buildings at the heart of , Thailand. is situated 1½ km northwest of Wat Chakkrawat.
is a small bridge over Khlong Rop Krung… is situated 300 metres northwest of Wat Chakkrawat.
Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0.
Praisaniyakhan is the original location of the Thai Post Department, Thailand’s first postal office. is situated 480 metres southwest of Wat Chakkrawat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sampheng and Khlong Thom.
is a historic neighbourhood and market in Bangkok's Chinatown, in Samphanthawong District.
Sry85, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighbourhood in , mainly in Pom Prap Sattru Phai District.
yeowatzup, CC BY 2.0.
is Bangkok's multicultural…

Wat Chakkrawat

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Latitude
13.74166° or 13° 44′ 30″ north
Longitude
100.50383° or 100° 30′ 14″ east
Open location code
7P52PGR3+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 241879486
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
6908987
Wiki­data ID
Q2552262

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Thai—“Wat Chakkrawat” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “差甲瓦寺”
  • Chinese: “鳄鱼寺”
  • German: “Wat Chakkrawat”
  • German: “Wat Chakrawat”
  • Japanese: “ワット・チャクラワッディラーチャーワート”
  • Russian: “Ват Чаккрават”
  • Thai: “วัดจักรวรรดิราชาวาส”
  • Thai: “วัดจักรวรรดิราชาวาสวรมหาวิหาร”
  • Thai: “วัดสามปลื้ม”

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