I go to this temple every year and this year they were doing some refurbishments. Nonetheless, the temple is still beautiful and serene. There used to be access to the caves where you could visit the monks and talk to the them, do a prayer and make a donation to the temple if you wish. The temple has two entrances,... More

The Mon intrigue me. Here are a people who occupied the Chao Phraya Basin before the Thais. They were the original builders of not only this pagoda but the magnificent Shwedagon in Yangon. True, the original pagodas were probably short and stumpy brick structures which are dwarfed by their modern versions but still, the Mon laid the foundations (often quite... More

Phra Pathom Chedi at Nakhon Pathom province in Thailand , about 30 kilometer southwest of Bangkok , it has been regarded as the first and highest Chedi ever build in Thailand . It has 120.45 meter high , about 233.5 meter weit at the basement. The new Chedi was built to covered the origanal 2,000 years old upside - down... More

This is considered the world's tallest Buddhist Chedi. Though it is considerably less elaborate and ornate than its much more famous cousin, Shwedagon in Yangon, it is an impressive sight in a very pleasant setting. It is perhaps most easily reached by train, as the Nakhon Pathom train station is a 10 minute walk to the north of the Chedi.... More

About 1 month here is phra pathom chedi festival and many local shops to look around Day n night , good to come to see More

The market is nice around the chedi and there's a place that can fit foreign women clothing size, food is a rip off and not so good More

it was raining late that afternoon when we got to phra pathom, and there were just a few people around. we appreciated the peace, quiet, and sense of timelessness which lingered in the atmosphere. phra pathom is the oldest chedi in thailand, dating back to 645. although it is currently undergoing renovation, it is easy to see that it will... More

The Phra Pathom Chedi, located about an hour west of Bangkok (and on the usual route to the original floating market in Damnoen Saduak) is different than most Thai wats in that the centerpiece of this temple is an enormous chedi or stupa. In fact the chedi is reportedly the largest in the world and is the site of one... More