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Places
Of Interest Wat
Phra Pathom
The Largest Buddhist Shrine In The World!
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Wat
Phra Ngam
A short distance from the Nakhon Pathom Railway
Station is this small but beautiful temple. Within
the precincts of the walls is a large mole-hill
believed to be the base of large ancient monument
about the same age as Phra Pathom Chedi.
Wat Phra Meru
The main interest here is a large collection of
huge stone Buddha Images, about 5 metres high,the
most beautiful of which is now a shrine at Phra
Pathom.
Sanam
Chan Palace and Ya-Le Monument
This palace was constructed by King Vajiravudh
in the early 20th century.It has many important
halls such as Phiman Pathom, Phirom Phakdi and Wachari
Romaya. In addition there are also many buildings
such as Chali Mongkhon and Thap Khwan.
At
present all the buildings of the Palace are utilized
as the Provincial Hall of Nakhon Pathom. The Monument
is a shrine to Ya-Le, a cross breed dog who was
King Vajiravudh's favourite pet and accompanied
him everywhere!
Phra
Pathom Chedi Fair
During the seven-day fair in November,the grounds
are packed with people. There are vendors of fruit,
dried fish and meats, palmists and card fortune
tellers, musicians with their cradle-like wooden
instruments, saffron-robed monks and hundreds of
families wander around the pavilion. Although a
deeply religious event, it is also celebrated with
a carnival.
Rose
Garden
The garden's beautiful lawns and orchards are set
in the grounds of a first-class hotel with swimming
pool, restaurants and children's playground. The
famous Thai Village Cultural Show is presented each
afternoon, featuring, Thai folk dancing, Muay Thai(Thai
boxing), cock fighting and sword fighting demonstrations.
Samphran Elephant Ground & Zoo
Just before the Rose Garden, the Samphran Elephant
Ground & Zoo offers visitors spectacular shows of
handling tropical reptiles skillfully, including
a crocodile wrestling show.
The
highlight of the zoo is the exciting "Elephants
Theme Show" which are held twice a day. The show
demonstrates the elephant round-up from the jungle
and the training of baby elephants, elephants at
work and play, elephant racing and the most exciting
of all, the elephant War Parade where both men and
beasts are dressed in beautiful costumes.
Phra
Phuttha Monthon
This is an important Buddhist place of worship.
Within the compound various types of trees are grown.
Replicas of important places concerning Buddhism
have been constructed.
There
is also a Buddha image in the attitude of walking
named "Phre Si Sakkaya Thotsaphoonyan Prathan Phuttha
Monthon Suthat" which is considered as the highest
in the world, standing an impressive 40+ metres.
Thai
Human Imagery Museum
This museum houses life-like sculptures created
by a group of Thai artists, after 10 years of intensive
study and hard work. These breathtaking figures
are displayed in four sections: "The Great Buddhist
Monks", "Former Kings of the Chakri Dynasty", "One
Side of Thai Life" and "Playing Chess".
The
museum is open to public from 9.00 A.M. - 5.30 P.M.
on Saturday, Sunday and official holiday. Admission
fee is 140 Baht. (Tel. 01-2116261)
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