• Wat Saket is known as the ‘Temple of the Golden Mount’ in Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok).
  • Wat Saket Bangkok, more officially Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan, is a Buddhist temple in Rattanakosin, not far from the famous Khao San Road .
  • Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan (Thai: วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร), usually shortened to Wat Saket, is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok...
  • When visiting Wat Saket temple, the must-do activity is to climb the 318 steps to the top of the Golden Mount for breathtaking views of Bangkok.
  • The Golden Mount, topped by the Wat Saket temple. ... Although it’s now dwarfed by high-rises, it was one of Bangkok’s highest points until the mid-20th century.
  • It was not until the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, however, that Wat Saket became one of Bangkok's most prominent attractions.
  • Free to locals and less than $2USD for tourists Wat Saket is arguably the most impressive Buddhist temple in Bangkok.
  • Sitting atop Bangkok’s only hill, the golden chedi of the Golden Mount Temple looms over the city. Known locally as Wat Saket, the temple complex is a religious...
  • The Golden Mount at Wat Saket, a 58 metre high hill crowned by a huge gleaming golden chedi, is one of Bangkok’s most familiar landmarks.
  • Wat Saket in Bangkok is a historic temple dating from the Ayutthaya period and built-in 1467.