Bangkok / Wat Traimit (Golden Buddha)
On Traimit
Road at the end of Yaowarat Road near Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Railway
Station is Wat Traimit, known for its Golden Buddha from
the Sukhothai period. The image of solid gold is 3m (about 10ft)
high and weighs five and a half tons. The Golden Buddha was discovered
by accident as an outer Buddha image broke when it was moved
and the inner Golden Buddha was revealed. The golden image was
probably covered with plaster to conceal it from Burmese armies
threatening Ayutthaya. The building housing this image is open
daily 9:00-17:00.
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Jan Garanoz
869/116 Thanon Pemavipat,
Chiang Rai, 57000 Thailand
Created: September 1, 1995
Last updated: January 26, 2010