Wat Benchamabophit – The Marble Temple

the Marble Temple in Bangkok, Thailand

the Marble Temple Bangkok

Built in Dusit, Bangkok’s palace district, the marble Temple was constructed in 1899 by orders of King Chulalongkorn after his tour through Europe. The temple is designed in an ornate Thai-European architectural style, built out of Italian marble and decorated with elaborate stained glass windows.

statue of a monk by a fish pond on the grounds of the Marble Temple in Bangkok, Thailand

Entrance to the Marble Temple costs 50 baht.

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