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Temple of the Golden Buddha (Wat Trai Mit) could be just one of a thousand, if not for the world's largest golden statue of a seated Buddha. The Thais say that it consists entirely of gold, but no one has checked this. The weight of the statue is 5 and a half tons, and the height is more than 3 meters. The pupils of the Buddha's eyes are black Thai sapphires, and the whites of the eyes are made of pearls. The age is about 700 years.
The history of this statue is not simple. It is believed that it was made in the XIII century. In 1767, the statue was hidden from the Burmese who attacked Thailand, for which they covered it with a layer of plaster and made a stone statue out of it. After that, the statue disappeared, and no one knew where it was. Almost two centuries later, one of the stone Buddha statues was transported to a temple in Bangkok and accidentally damaged. In the crack that formed, the monk saw the shine and discovered that the statue was made of gold.
The Wat Traimit complex consists of several temple buildings and even a museum, and there are two more temples: the golden dragon and the lotus temple. The museum consists of two floors and is dedicated to the history of the statue, and the lower floor tells about the history of Chinatown Chinese district, in which the temple is located. If you are not seriously interested in the history of temples, then you can skip the museum, but the golden statue is definitely worth seeing. When visiting, do not forget that taking pictures against the background of the Buddha statue, standing with your back to it, is considered the extreme height of disrespect in Thailand.
🕐 Working hours
Every day from 09:00 to 17:00, the museum is closed on Monday.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
Entrance to the temple with the Golden Buddha on the 4th floor - 40 baht (approximately 1.23 USD), entrance to the museum on the 2nd and 3rd floors - 100 baht (approximately 3.07 USD, see Thailand's currency and exchange rate).
🚶 How to get there
The temple is located in the Chinatown area (Golden Buddha Temple on the map). The most convenient way to get here is by underground Bangkok MRT metro to Hualamphong MRT station (Bangkok Hualamphong railway station is also here), and then 5 minutes on foot.
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