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© Andy Marchand · CC BY-SA 3.0Grand Palace
The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam (and later Thailand) since 1782.
© Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0Wat Phra Kaew
Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว, RTGS: Wat Phra Kaeo, pronounced [wát pʰrá(ʔ) kɛ̂ːw] ), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand.
© Diliff · CC BY 2.5Wat Arun
Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan (Thai: วัดอรุณราชวราราม ราชวรมหาวิหาร ) or Wat Arun (Thai pronunciation: [wát ʔarun], "Temple of Dawn") is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand.
© Muhammad Fridho Damora Harahap · CC BY-SA 4.0Wat Pho
Wat Pho, also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace.
© The original uploader was NamKhaeng at French Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Wat Benchamabophit
Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram (Thai: วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม; ) is a Buddhist temple (wat) located in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand.
© Mr Bullitt · CC BY 2.5Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road or Khao San Road (Thai: ถนนข้าวสาร, RTGS: Thanon Khao San, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn kʰâ(ː)w sǎːn]) is a short street in central Bangkok, Thailand.
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Feel free to use any of my images · CC BY 4.0Bangkok National Museum
The Bangkok National Museum (Thai: พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ พระนคร, RTGS: Phiphitthaphanthasathan Haeng Chat Phra Nakhon) is the main branch museum of the National museums in Thailand and also one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia.
Lumphini Park
Lumphini Park, also Lumpini or Lumpinee, is a 360 rai (57.6-hectare (142-acre)) park in Bangkok, Thailand.
© Nawit science · CC BY-SA 4.0Democracy Monument
The Democracy Monument is a public monument in the city centre of Bangkok, capital of Thailand. It occupies a traffic circle on the wide east–west Ratchadamnoen Avenue, at the intersection of Dinso Road.
© Mr.Peerapong Prasutr · CC BY-SA 4.0Erawan Shrine
The Erawan Shrine, formally the Thao Maha Phrom Shrine, is a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, which houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation.
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© Ahoerstemeier · CC BY-SA 3.0Dusit Palace
Dusit Palace (Thai: พระราชวังดุสิต, RTGS: Phra Ratcha Wang Dusit) is a compound of royal residences in Bangkok, Thailand.
© Pablotorrado · CC BY-SA 4.0Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen
Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen (Thai: วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ, RTGS: Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen) is a royal wat ('temple') located in Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok, at the Chao Phraya River.
© BrokenSphere · CC BY 3.0Jim Thompson House
The Jim Thompson House is a museum in central Bangkok, Thailand, housing the art collection of American businessman and architect James Harrison Wilson Thompson or simply Jim Thompson, the museum designer and former owner.
© Yakuzakorat · CC BY-SA 3.0Sao Chingcha
The Giant Swing, also known as Sao Chingcha or Sao Ching Cha, is a 21.15 m -tall, swing-shaped religious structure and a prominent landmark in the Sao Chingcha Subdistrict of Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand.
© KungDekZa · CC BY-SA 3.0Victory Monument
Victory Monument (Thai: อนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิ, RTGS: Anusawari Chai Samoraphum; lit. 'victorious battleground monument') is a military monument in Bangkok, Thailand.
© Adbar · CC BY-SA 3.0Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang, officially Thong Sanam Luang (Thai: ท้องสนามหลวง), is a 74.5 rai (119,200 m2) open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.
© Ddalbiez · CC BY-SA 3.0Erawan Museum
The Erawan Museum (Thai: พิพิธภัณฑ์ช้างเอราวัณ) is a museum in Samut Prakan province, Thailand. The museum was built in 2003.
© Kriengsak Jirasirirojanakorn · CC BY-SA 4.0Wat Saket
Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan (Thai: วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร), commonly known as Wat Saket, is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Pom Prap Sattru Phai district of Bangkok, Thailand.
© Fotograf / Photographer: Heinrich Damm (User:Hdamm, Hdamm at de.wikipedia.org) · CC BY 2.0Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
Wat Bowaniwet Wihan Ratchaworawihan is a major Buddhist temple (wat) in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chitralada Royal Villa
Chitralada Royal Villa (Thai: พระตำหนักจิตรลดารโหฐาน; RTGS: Chit Lada Raho-than) is a royal villa located within Dusit Palace.