Wat Traimit Wittayaram

Wat Traimit Wittayaram

               This is my impressive temple inThailand. The first time I went there with my family.Wat Traimit or Temple of the Golden Buddha is located on the end of Yaowarad Road. Although the temple itself pales in comparison to other temples in Bangkok with its rather modest temple architecture, it is the Golden Buddha inside that attracts hundreds of visitors daily. The Sukhothai Traimit Golden Buddha is the largest Golden Buddha Image in the world. It is a Buddha Image in the mara conquering attitude, the typical artistic style of the days when Sukhothai was the capital of Thailand. It was made of pure gold.The image is unrivalled in beauty, measuring 12 feet 5 inches in diametre and has a height of 15 feet 9 inches from the base to the crown and it weighs approximately 5 tons. Now more than 700 years old, it is a valuable treasure of Thailand and of Buddhism. 

           The temple was built around 1832. It was formerly named Wat Sam Chin (Three Chinese Temple), after three Chinese donors who contributed their properties tobuild the temple in 1939. It's name was changed to Wat Traimit Wittayaram and became a royal temple in 1956.

661 Charoen Krung Road, Samphanthawong District, Bangkok 10100.

You could also take Metro to Hua Lamphong MRT Station and continue walking for 300 metres.

Operating hours: 2nd (Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center) and 3rd (Phra Buddha Maha Suwanna Patimakorn Exhibition) Floor Exhibitions operates on Tuesday to Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm daily. 4th (Phra Buddha Maha Suwanna Patimakorn - The Golden Buddha) Floor operates everyday from 8 am to 5 pm.

Admission (Ticket fee for foreigner): Exhibition 100 Bhat; Respect to the Golden Buddha 40 Baht; Exhibition + Golden Buddha 140 Bhat. Tickets are purchased at the side building of the temple.