The Marble Temple(Wat Benchamabopitr Dusitvanaram)

#bangkoktrip Address: 69 Sri Ayutthaya Road, Dusit Subdistrict, Dusit District, Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 Wat Benchamabopitr or The Marble Temple, as known to foreigners, is most satisfactory architecturally with its symmetry and lovely proportions. The Uposatha Hall (Bot or Ordination Hall) was constructed from Carrera marble from Italy and showing distinct European neo classical influence. It was designed by H.R.H. Prince Narisranuvattivongse, half brother to King Chulalongkorn, Rama V, and has been reckoned for its architectural and decorative arts of finest Thai craftsmanship, say, second to none in the world. It attracts the interest of tourists throughout the world to come to visit with a large number each year. #temple #bangkok #thailand