Wat Saket

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Tourist is visiting to Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan (Wat Phu Khao Thong, Golden Mount temple), a popular Bangkok tourist attraction and has become one of the symbols of the city. License Type: media Download Time: 2024-03-11T10:32:01.000Z User: Norma.PrauseBrewer_LonelyPlanet Is Editorial: No purchase_order:

Wat Saket contains murals that are among the most beautiful in the country. Proceed directly to the pillar behind the Buddha statue, however, for some rather explicit depictions of Buddhist hell. Wat Saket stands to the immediate east of Golden Mount, within the same compound.

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