Samut Prakan is located at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. The town is only 25 kms. south of Bangkok and easily frequented by bus. Its old community settled in Phra Pradaeng (now a northern district) during the Ayutthaya Period. The modern town and several fortresses, were built by the command of King Rama ll in 1819.
Nakhon Pathom is 56 kilometres west of Bangkok. It is administratively divided into 6 districts (Amphoes): Muang Nakon Pathom, Nakhon Chaisi, Sam Phran, Bang Len, Kampheang Saen, Don Tum, and 1 sub-district: King Amphoe Phutthamonthon.
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Wat Lampaya Floating Market
Wat Bang Phra Magic Tattoo Festival
Giant Dragon Temple at Wat Samphran
Rose Garden in Thailand
Samphran Elephant Ground & Zoo
Sanam Chan Palace
Phra Pathom Chedi
Thai Human Imagery Museum
Don Wai Market
Boat Trip on Nakhon Chaisi River
Wat Phra Dhammakaya (วัดพระธรรมกาย) is a Buddhist temple in Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province north of Bangkok, Thailand. It was established on Magha Puja Day, 20 February 1970, on an eighty-acre plot of land donated by Lady Prayat Phaetayapongsa-visudhathibodi by a group led by the monk Phrarajbhavanavisudh and his teacher Chandra Khonnokyoong. (Wikipedia) Further reading: Candlelight at Wat...
Wat Mahathat (วัดมหาธาตู) translates as “great relic”, and it is one of the oldest and most important Buddhist temples in Thailand. Historians believe that Wat Mahathat was established in the 13 th century, and rebuilt in the first half of the 14 th century. Wat Mahathat is built of laterite and surrounded by brick walls and a moat. The main...
Phutthamonthon (พุทธมณฑล, also often called Buddha Monthon) is a Buddhist park in the Phutthamonthon district, Nakhon Pathom Province of Thailand, west of Bangkok. It is highlighted by a 15.87 m (52 ft) high Buddha statue, which is considered to be the highest free-standing Buddha statue of the world. (Wikipedia) Province: Nakhon Pathom GPS coordinates: 13.776520524403, 100.32029340898
