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ThailandDescription and is it worth a visit
Temple Bovon Nivet Vihan (Wat Bowonniwet Vihara) is not well known and is visited by tourists, although it is very close to the tourist area of Khao San Road. However, it is one of the most important temples and monasteries in Bangkok. Here, in a large golden stupa, there is a statue of the Buddha from about 1357, and most of the members of the royal family spent their period of monasticism and training here. But the most important thing is that the remains of King Bhumibol Adulyadej Rama IX, who died in 2016, rest in the temple. Nearby in a separate building is the monastery library and the abbot's museum.
What is nice, the temple is quiet and calm, despite the proximity of a noisy tourist street. You can move around the entire territory of the temple, go inside the viharna, but there are restrictions on the territory of the monastery part. Locals constantly come here to honor the memory of their beloved king, but there is no noise and crush like in other temples popular with tourists. At the same time, it is no less beautiful and interesting. The guards keep order, not letting anyone make noise.
🕐 Working hours
From 08:00 to 18:00.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
Free of charge.
🚶 How to get there
The temple is located next to the tourist street Khao San Road, 5 minutes walk from it (temple on the map). From other districts of Bangkok you can get here by taxi (no more than 200 baht on the meter, see Thailand money and exchange rate), by bus, by regular boat on the Chaopraya River to Phra Arthit Pier and then 10 minutes on foot. From the Pratunam area, it is most convenient to take a regular boat along the canal to the final pier of Panfa Leelard Pier, and from there walk 25 minutes (1 km).
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