Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen, Buddhist temple in Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen is a Buddhist temple in the Phasi Charoen district of Bangkok, Thailand, spreading across a site encircled by canals. The complex is dominated by a twelve-sided stupa that rises 80 meters (260 feet) high and divides into five levels.
The temple was founded in 1610 during the Ayutthaya period and enjoyed royal patronage until the late 19th century. After years of decline, the complex underwent extensive renewal in the 20th century that continues to this day.
The name Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen refers to its location at the mouth of a canal that once served as a major waterway. Visitors today see worshippers coming for prayer and meditation, while monks and white-robed nuns live and teach within the temple grounds.
The grounds are open daily from 8 AM to 6 PM and admission is free. You can reach the temple by road transport or by boat from Tha Chang pier via the river.
The top floor of the stupa houses a pagoda made of emerald-colored glass, its walls painted in glowing colors. The domes across the five levels show scenes from Buddhist cosmology rendered in bold neon hues.
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