Bangkok without temples is like Disneyland without the castle of Sleeping Beauty and like Thailand without orchids. And if you really want to know how many temples there are in the city, let me tell you the number: about 400! Yes, you have got it right.
But besides Wat Phra Keow from the Grand Palace, which is the most important, there also some more temples that are worth visiting.
So, you`d better start your visit early in the morning, and get properly dressed before entering the temples and check at least some of them. Here`s the list of the 3 things of beauty that are definitely worth seeing:

    • A landmark of Bangkok is the temple Wat Arun, located on the west bank of the Chao Praya river and known as “The Temple of Dawn”- that derives its name from Aruna, the Indian god of dawn. The central tower, built in khmer style, is 80 m high and is surrounded by other four smaller temples, dedicated to the Buddhist god, Phra Pai. The construction of the towers was started during king Rama II `s reign and was finally completed by his successor, king Rama III. The towers are decorated with shells and tiny pieces of porcelain, and the richness of ornaments is overwhelming! You can endlessly admire the details, but their beauty is obviously emphasized at sunset. If you fancy discovering the whole story, you need to climb down some steep stone stairs leading to the three terraces of the main tower. Here you are going to find traditional, Thai decors, monkeys and giants,statues that illustrate important moments in the life of Buddha: his birth, the enlightenment, the first sermon and his death with passing into the state of Nirvana. The construction, on the whole, is a mixture of Buddhist and Hindu beliefs, Indra, a Hindu goddess is shown riding her “erawan” the three head elephant.

   • Wat Suthat is also one of the most impressive and oldest temples in the city, with carved wooden panels and exquisitely painted walls, whose construction was started by the king Rama I and finally completed by the king Rama III. What is really unique here is a 21 m high giant swing, with red pillars, that dates back from 1784 and was restored in 2004, within a very complicated process. The interior architecture is spectacular, and the yard hosts 156 images of Buddha along the walls. It is very close to the Royal Palace and Wat Pho.

   • One of the largest and oldest Buddhist temples in Bangkok is Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, where you are going to find a 15 m high and about 43 m long Buddha image, covered with gold leaf and mother-of –pearl, which hardly fits in, as it seems. And, as a curiosity, this temple is also home to the first Thai massage school where massage is taught in an open air hall and is renowned for its treatments, so, if you have the opportunity, don`t fail to grasp it!