Bangkok Historic buildings pictures

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A visit to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha will take you to one of the most beautiful, and deeply revered, sanctuaries of this deeply Buddhist nation

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

Wat Pho is the largest and oldest of Thailand\'s many temple complexes, with over 1,000 Buddha images – but it\'s just one that draws all the attention.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

A temple that climbs towards the seven heavens – and which glows at dawn, and smoulders at dusk.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

A temple that climbs towards the seven heavens – and which glows at dawn, and smoulders at dusk.

A temple that climbs towards the seven heavens – and which glows at dawn, and smoulders at dusk.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

A temple that climbs towards the seven heavens – and which glows at dawn, and smoulders at dusk.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

The defining gold-spiked image of Bangkok, the temple of Wat Saket shines bright above the old city below.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

A temple that climbs towards the seven heavens – and which glows at dawn, and smoulders at dusk.

A city-within-the-city, this palace is a fabulous concoction of temples, halls, pagodas and royal residences that took two centuries to build.

A temple that climbs towards the seven heavens – and which glows at dawn, and smoulders at dusk.