Phra Pathommachedi
A vast orange-tiled stupa in the centre of Nakhon Pathom, its spire reaching 120.45 metres, which makes it the second tallest stupa in the world. It stands within a royal wat, ringed by cloisters and smaller shrines.
- Where
- Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.8197, 100.0603
Get the Phra Pathommachedi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Phra Pathommachedi. 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 Nakhon Pathom volume with your photos and a note.
Near Phra Pathommachedi
Sanam Chandra Palace 1.5 km
A palace complex built by King Vajiravudh about a kilometre from Phra Pathommachedi. Its five buildings in Thai and European styles sit among gardens with a Ganesh shrine, and part of the grounds has been a Silpakorn University campus since 1965.
Phutthamonthon 29 km
A large Buddhist park just beyond the western edge of Bangkok, created to mark 2,500 years of Buddhism. At its centre stands a walking Buddha, 15.87 metres high, designed by the sculptor Corrado Feroci, surrounded by lawns and lakes.
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market 35 km
The most famous of Thailand's floating markets, about 100 kilometres southwest of Bangkok, where vendors sell fruit, noodles and souvenirs from wooden boats along narrow canals. It is now mostly a tourist market, and busiest early in the morning.
Amphawa Floating Market 45 km
A floating market on a canal off the Mae Klong river, about 50 kilometres from Bangkok. Vendors cook and sell from boats beside old wooden shophouses, and it runs into the evening, close to the wat of Amphawa Chetiyaram.
Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen 46 km
A large royal wat on the Chao Phraya in Thonburi, founded in 1610 in the Ayutthaya period. Its towering white stupa holds, on its top floor, a small glass stupa beneath a painted ceiling of green, and it is the origin of the Dhammakaya meditation tradition.
Ko Kret 46 km
A small island in the Chao Phraya north of Bangkok, reached by ferry and best explored on foot or by bicycle. It is home to Mon people who have made pottery here for generations, and the largest of its seven villages is Ban Mon.
Siriraj Medical Museum 46 km
A group of seven small medical museums inside Siriraj Hospital, on the Thonburi side of the river. Their anatomy, pathology, forensic and parasite collections were gathered for teaching doctors, which is why locals call it the Museum of Death.
Wat Arun 47 km
A riverside wat whose central prang is covered in pieces of Chinese porcelain that catch the light. It takes its name from Aruna, the dawn, though it is at its best at dusk, seen from across the Chao Phraya.
More national monuments in Nakhon Pathom
Questions
Where is Phra Pathommachedi?
Phra Pathommachedi is in Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sanam Chandra Palace (1.5 km), Phutthamonthon (29 km), Damnoen Saduak Floating Market (35 km).
How do I get the Phra Pathommachedi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Phra Pathommachedi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nakhon Pathom volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Phra Pathommachedi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nakhon Pathom volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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