Wat Saket
A wat in old Bangkok crowned by the Golden Mount, an artificial hill with a gilded chedi on its summit. A winding stair climbs past bells and trees to a terrace that looks out over the rooftops of the old city.
- Where
- Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.7538, 100.5068
Get the Wat Saket stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wat Saket. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bangkok volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wat Saket
King Prajadhipok Museum 0.3 km
A museum in old Bangkok given to King Prajadhipok, Rama VII, and Queen Rambai Barni. Three floors of exhibitions follow their royal life through photographs, letters and personal belongings.
Wat Ratchanatdaram 0.3 km
A wat built in 1846 by King Nangklao for his granddaughter, its name meaning temple of the royal niece. It is known for the Loha Prasat, the iron palace, a tiered building topped with dozens of metal spires.
Giant Swing 0.6 km
A towering red frame, 21 metres tall, standing in front of Wat Suthat in old Bangkok. It once held a swing used in a Brahmin ceremony, and is now one of the city's best known landmarks.
Democracy Monument 0.6 km
A monument on a traffic circle on Ratchadamnoen Avenue, built to mark the change to constitutional monarchy in 1932. Four tall wings stand around a central turret topped by a copy of the constitution.
Wat Suthat 0.7 km
One of ten first-class royal wats in Bangkok, with the tall red frame of the Giant Swing standing in the square before it. Its great hall holds Phra Si Sakyamuni, a large bronze Buddha brought down from Sukhothai.
Rajadamnern Stadium 0.8 km
One of the two great stadiums of modern Muay Thai, the other being Lumpinee. Fights run every day of the week, and the stadium keeps its own rankings and championship belts up to middleweight.
Wat Bowonniwet 1.0 km
A major royal wat in Banglamphu, founded in 1824 and long the residence of the Supreme Patriarch. It is the final resting place of two kings of the Chakri dynasty, Vajiravudh and Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat 1.2 km
The largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, set in the heart of Chinatown. Incense smoke fills its halls, and it is at its busiest at Chinese New Year and during the annual vegetarian festival.
More national monuments in Bangkok
Questions
Where is Wat Saket?
Wat Saket is in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are King Prajadhipok Museum (0.3 km), Wat Ratchanatdaram (0.3 km), Giant Swing (0.6 km).
How do I get the Wat Saket stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wat Saket and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bangkok volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wat Saket before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bangkok volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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