Bangkok is one of the largest cities in the world, home to over 9 million people. Its heavy traffic, intense heat, and ...

Digital travel platform Agoda shares a list of must-visit temples across Southeast Asia. As the year begins, it's an ideal time to plan enriching travel experiences that offer both cultural insight as ...

The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, known as Wat Pho in Thai ... Private Tour: Best of Bangkok in A Day (371 reviews) Bangkok by Night: Temples, Markets and Food Tuk-Tuk Tour ...

It is not the golden Buddha but ... into power, Bangkok started developing as the capital city. Several statues from the northern part of Thailand (then Siam) were transported to the new capital and ...

The Grand Palace will probably be on the itineraries of most first-time travelers to Bangkok ... by far is the Wat Phra Kaew temple, which houses a sacred emerald Buddha statue.

The inscribing of the Phra Suphanabat for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was performed in the ordination hall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha on April 23, 1950, from 9.26am to 10.28am.

No visit to Bangkok is complete without a visit to the iconic Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, also known as the Temple of the ...