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Wat Traimit - Temple of the Golden Buddha: Wat Traimit - the world's largest gold Buddha
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  • I visited Wat Traimit during a visit to Bangkok in September 2007.

    Wat Traimit is located in Bangkok’s Chinatown district, about 5 – 10 minutes walk from Hua Lamphong MRTA station. In all honesty there is only one good reason to visit this temple - the world’s largest solid gold Buddha!

    The golden Buddha stands at 3 metres tall and weighs 5.5 tonnes. It was undiscovered until the 1950s, but then an outer layer of plaster began to peel away, exposing the solid gold icon beneath! Apparently, after this discovery, lots of other Buddha icons had their outer layers peeled away, but no others were found to be hiding solid gold figures.

    The temple itself was nothing special to look at from the outside, and was in fact closed when I visited. Instead, the majority of visitors pass by to the left of the temple and purchase their tickets to see the golden Buddha (20 Bahts) from a small kiosk. They then climb a flight of stairs to where the famous Buddha is located on the first floor of a modest pavilion.

    As well as the large and impressive centrepiece, there is also a host of smaller Buddhas with fake gold coverings in the pavilion. Next to the golden Buddha there is a counter selling postcards and other golden Buddha related souvenirs.

    Wat Traimit – the world’s largest solid gold Buddha!

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  • Phone: 623 1226
  • Directions: Near Hualamphong Station
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    Wat Traimit
    Temple of the Golden Buddha

    One of the famous temple in Bangkok "Wat Traimit" - The Temple of the Golden Buddha (the statue of Buddha is made from solid gold weighting 5.5 tons).
    Located very near to Hua Lampong railway station (Yaowarad Road) and near to Chinatown and is one of the most popular attractions in the city of angels.


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    Name: Wat Traimit
    Attraction Type: Wat - Temple, Gold Buddha image
    Location: Near Hua Lampong Railway station
    City: Bangkok
    Pictures in the web: Wat Traimit - The Golden Buddha


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    First Photo: Outside the Building
    Second Photo: Wat Traimit - The Golden Buddha
    Thirth Photo: The building
    Fourth Photo: Visitors in Wat Traimit
    Fifth Photo: More Buddhas outside the building

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  • Phone: 623 1226
  • Directions: Near Hualamphong Station and Chinatown
  • Website: www.thailandbethere.com
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    Wat Traimit - Temple of the Golden Buddha: Biggest Golden Buddha in the world
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  • At the end of Yaowarat Road near Hualampong Railway Station, there is a temple situated on Traimit Road. This temple is known for its famous Golden Buddha constructed during the Sukhothai period. The image of solid gold is 3 metres high and weighs five and a half tons.

    The building holding this image is open to the public everyday from 08.00 – 17.00 hours. Admission fee 20 Baht.

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  • Phone: 623 1226
  • Directions: Near Hualamphong Station
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    Wat Traimit - Temple of the Golden Buddha: Wat Trai Mit- GOLDEN BUDHHA!
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  • Wat Trai Mit or Temple of the Gold Buddha (wow we love gold buddhas in the philippines since Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita brought golden buddha's in the philippines during world war 2 as war booty hence the fabled Yamashita Treasure!) is Located at the end of Chinatown's Yaowarat Road near Hualamphong Railway Station, this temple houses an ancient solid gold seated Buddha image of the Sukhothai Period. It is reputed to be the world's largest solid gold Buddha image. Weighing in at five and a half tons and three meters in height, the 15-foot tall seated image is worth in the neighborhood of US$14 Million.

    The Golden Buddha was cast sometime in the 13th century and is an excellent example of the gracious Sukhothai style that is still very much in favor to this day. At some point, it was covered in plaster, most likely in an attempt to hide the valuable icon from thieves or looters. The true nature of the Golden Buddha wasn't discovered until it was moved to its present location at Wat Traimit in 1955. When the image was being prepared for its move, some of the plaster was chipped off, revealing the gold underneath. Bits of the plaster can be seen in a case to the left of the statue.

    The statue sits in a plain building just barely big enough to hold it within the temple compound. On the terrace outside of the room housing the Golden Buddha are some interesting fortune-telling machines. You drop a coin in the slot and a sequence of lights indicating numbers flash around in a circle, wheel of fortune style, eventually stopping on a number. You can retrieve your fortune from the marked boxes below the machine. The fortune slips are in English as well as Thai and Chinese.

    Entrance is 20 Baht, payable at a booth near the wiharn housing the image. There is also a currency exchange in the same kiosk.

  • Phone: 0-2623 1226
  • Directions: The temple is also a very short distance from Hualamphong railway station, with its many food courts and easy transportation access.
  • Website: www.thailandguidebook.com/wattraimit
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    Wat Traimit - Temple of the Golden Buddha: Golden Buddha
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  • Wat Traimit is one of the most important wats in Bangkok, mainly because of the statue of Lord Buddha that it houses, the well-known Golden Buddha. Not only is gold its outer layer, no. The whole Buddha is made of solid gold!!! The temple is close to Hualamphong Railway Station and you can take it as a startpoint of a walk around Chinatown. The building itself is cramped between other buildings, so it is difficult to take a good photo of the whole wat. The most impressive feature of this place is to think about the 5 tons of gold...
    El Wat Traimit es uno de los templos mas importantes de Bangkok, sobre todo por la estatua de Lord Buda que esta dentro, el famoso Buda de Oro. No sólo es de oro su capa exterior, no. La estatua entera esta hecha de oro y es solida por dentro! El templo esta cerca de estacion de tren de Hualamphong y puedes tomarlo como punto de partida para un paseo alrededor de Chinatown. El edificio en si mismo esta apretujado entre otros, asi que es dificil sacar una buena foto del templo entero. Lo mas impresionante de este lugar es pensar en las 5 toneladas de oro...

  • Phone: 623 1226
  • Directions: Near Hualamphong Station
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  • The Temple of the Golden Buddah is considered as one of the must see temples in Bangkok.
    Inside the temple lies the solid gold statue of Buddah weighing almost 5 tons.
    Lots of tourist come and visit this temple esp in the morning.

  • Phone: 623 1226
  • Directions: Near Hualamphong Station
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    Wat Traimit - Temple of the Golden Buddha: Golden Buddha at Wat Traimit
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  • Located at the end of Chinatown’s Yaowarat Road near the Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lam Phong), this temple is known for its famous Golden Buddha, now more than 700 years old.

    It is made of pure, solid gold and is 12 feet 5 inches in diameter and a height of 15 feet 9 inches and weighs approximately 5 and a 1/2 tons.

    Schedule:
    Everyday 9:00 to 5:00pm

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  • Phone: 623 1226
  • Directions: Near Hualamphong Station
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    Wat Traimit - Temple of the Golden Buddha: Golden Sitting Buddha
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  • This amazing solid gold 5.5 ton Buddha was covered by a thick layer of mud until the mud cracked to reveal to sheen of gold when it was moved one day. Kind of symbolic that beneath all the external mud, there is an internal gold waiting to be discovered.

    The temple is located near busy Bangkok Chinatown next to a school compound.

    Amused to see that you can drop donation for good luck in various boxes labelled those who are born on Mondays, Tuesdays, etc and for those who do not know which days of the week they are born.

  • Phone: 623 1226
  • Directions: Near Hualamphong Station
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    Wat Traimit - Temple of the Golden Buddha: Wat Traimit
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    Me and the Golden Buddha
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    This temple was very near the Hualamphong Train Station.
    As you enter there is a big temple in the middle and the ticket office is on your left. I bought the ticket (though nobody was controlling the entrance) and climbed the steps at the left up to the small pavillion where the Golden Buddha is.

    It is very nice this medium sized Buddha all covered in gold. Around him you will find people offering flowers and little gold shhets to other smaller buddhas and monks statues.

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  • Phone: 623 1226
  • Directions: Near Hualamphong Railway Station
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    Wat Traimit - Temple of the Golden Buddha: Wat Traimit
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  • Wat Traimit is a small temple that is famous for the solid gold Buddha that it houses. It was discovered in the 1950's when a stucco covered Buddha was accidently dropped when being moved, revealing the solid gold Buddha which weighs over 5 tons.

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