Spirit House
A spirit house is a shrine to the protective spirit of a place that is found in the Southeast Asian countries of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines.- Type: Wayside shrine
- Description: Shrine to the protective spirit of a place that is found in the Southeast Asian countries
- Also known as: “spirit house” and “Spirit house”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wat Bang Oi Chang and Wat Bang Kha Noon.
Wat Bang Oi Chang
Buddhist temple
Photo: Dharmadana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Bang Oi Chang is an ancient temple is located rim Khlong Bangkok Noi in the area of Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi Province, on the outskirts of Bangkok. Wat Bang Oi Chang is situated 1½ km south of Spirit House.
Wat Bang Kha Noon
Buddhist temple
Photo: Archy36, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wat Bang Kha Noon is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Spirit House.
Wat Prasat
Buddhist temple
Photo: กสิณธร ราชโอรส, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Prasat, Nonthaburi is the oldest temple in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Wat Prasat was built in the reign of King Prasat Thong. Wat Prasat is in Bang Krang Subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province. Wat Prasat is situated 2 km northwest of Spirit House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nonthaburi Pier and Nonthaburi.
Nonthaburi Pier
Neighborhood
Nonthaburi Pier or Nonthaburi Pier, with designated pier number N30, is a pier on Chao Phraya River located in the Tambon Suan Yai, Amphoe Mueang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, considered as another main pier of Nonthaburi, apart from Pak Kret Pier. Nonthaburi Pier is situated 3 km northeast of Spirit House.
Nonthaburi
Photo: Daduschu, Public domain.
Nonthaburi is Thailand's second largest city municipality, and as a part of Amphoe Mueang Nonthaburi the seventh largest city in Thailand. It is a part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area.
Taling Chan
Suburb
Photo: Sry85, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taling Chan is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from the north, are Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province and Bang Phlat, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Phasi Charoen, Bang Khae, and Thawi Watthana Districts of Bangkok. Taling Chan is situated 6 km south of Spirit House.
Spirit House
- Categories: Vietnamese temple, building, and historic site
- Location: Bang Si Mueang, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.83103° or 13° 49′ 52″ northLongitude
100.4662° or 100° 27′ 58″ eastOpen location code
7P52RFJ8+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6172163736OpenStreetMap feature
building=wayside_shrineOpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineWikidata ID
Q1442187
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Spirit House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “土地神屋”
- Danish: “Åndehus”
- Estonian: “Vaimude maja”
- Finnish: “Henkien talo”
- French: “maison des esprits”
- French: “Maison des esprits”
- German: “Geisterhäuschen”
- German: “San Phra Phum”
- Hebrew: “בית רוח”
- Hungarian: “szellemház”
- Indonesian: “Rumah makhluk halus”
- Italian: “Casa degli spiriti”
- Khmer: “រានទេវតា”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åndehus”
- Norwegian: “Åndehus”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Ostau deis esperits”
- Portuguese: “Casa dos espíritos”
- Portuguese: “San phra phum”
- Russian: “Домик духов”
- Russian: “Санпрапум”
- Spanish: “Casa de los espíritus”
- Sundanese: “Imah Roh”
- Swedish: “Andehus”
- Swedish: “San phra phum”
- Thai: “ศาลเจ้าที่”
- Thai: “ศาลพระภูมิ”
- Thai: “ศาลเพียงตา”
- Thai: “ศาลอากาศเทวดา”
- Vietnamese: “am (thờ cúng)”
- Vietnamese: “Am (thờ cúng)”
- Vietnamese: “am”
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