Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Bangkok
Explore 17 sacred places in Bangkok, Thailand, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
Traditions in Bangkok
Site types in Bangkok
Showing 1-17 of 17 sites in this regional guide
Bangkok City Pillar Shrine
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok City Pillar Shrine marks the capital's ritual foundation beside the Grand Palace....
Erawan Shrine
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Erawan Shrine is a compact urban sanctuary dedicated to Thao Maha Phrom, the Thai form of four-faced Brahma....
Ganesha Shrine at CentralWorld
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
The Ganesha Shrine beside CentralWorld is an active Bangkok place of Hindu and Thai popular devotion....
Phra Trimurti Shrine
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
The Phra Trimurti Shrine outside CentralWorld is a modern Bangkok worship site whose image is associated with Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva....
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, also called Wat Khaek, is a living Tamil Hindu sanctuary in Bangkok's Silom district....
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha is the royal chapel of Bangkok's Grand Palace and the home of Phra Kaeo Morakot, Thailand's palladium. Rama I installed the image in 1782....
Wat Arun
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Arun first appears as a brilliant vertical marker on the Thonburi bank, but the river view is only an introduction....
Wat Benchamabophit
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Benchamabophit is known as the Marble Temple, yet imported stone is only its outer threshold....
Wat Bowonniwet
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Bowonniwet is a royal monastery whose significance rests in ordination, study, reform, and a lineage linking the monk-prince Mongkut with later Thai kings and senior...
Wat Kalayanamit
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Kalayanamit is a living Theravada royal monastery on the Chao Phraya, centered on the monumental Buddha Phra Phuttha Trai Rattananayok, known affectionately as Luang...
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, widely called Leng Noei Yi, is Bangkok's principal Chinese Buddhist monastery....
Wat Pho
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Pho is a royal Bangkok monastery where the immense Reclining Buddha, teaching inscriptions, massage tradition, chedis, and active worship belong to one precinct....
Wat Prayurawongsawat
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Prayurawongsawat, also called Wat Prayoon, is a living royal monastery beside Bangkok's Memorial Bridge....
Wat Ratchabophit
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Ratchabophit's compact plan gathers richly ornamented sacred buildings around a circular chedi....
Wat Ratchanatdaram
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Loha Prasat distinguishes Wat Ratchanatdaram from every other Bangkok monastery in this batch....
Wat Saket
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Saket's Golden Mount is a constructed sacred topography rather than a natural summit or an untouched ancient stupa....
Wat Suthat
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Suthat gathers royal planning, a monumental Sukhothai Buddha, murals, carved doors, and a distinctive sacred landscape without a conventional central chedi....
Key questions
Bangkok sacred-site questions
- How many sacred sites are listed in Bangkok?
- This regional guide currently includes 17 sacred sites in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Which traditions are represented in Bangkok?
- The most represented traditions in the current guide include Theravada Buddhist, Hinduism, Chinese Mahayana Buddhist, Hindu and Thai popular devotion, Thai Hindu and Brahmanical popular devotion, Theravada Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism and Thai royal ceremony, Theravada Buddhism with Chinese-Thai devotional reception.
- Can I view Bangkok sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.