- Wat Saket in Bangkok also known as the Temple of the Golden Mount is the highest temple in Bangkok. There are 344 steps to the Golden Chedi at the top.
- I think this place holds a special meaning to me because my first visit to Wat Saket was the first time that Bangkok felt like home.
- Anyway, the Wat Saket remains one of the most loved Buddhist temples of the capital, and it is also an amazing viewpoint of the city.
- Wat Saket’s major feature is the Golden Mount, dating from the 1800. ... Wat Saket is located between Ratchadamnoen Klang and Boripihat road.
- Wat Saket in Bangkok - one of the highlights of 24 Must-See Temples in Bangkok and 21 Best Things To Do in Bangkok Old Town (Read all about Bangkok here).
- It’s built on the site of a earlier, failed temple building that turned to rubble and became a hill. Wat Saket was once the highest point in Bangkok.
- Wat Saket Temple and the Golden Mount are two sights of Bangkok, attracting many tourists. ... For the Thai people Wat Saket is a revered place.
- Widely regarded as one of the oldest temples in Bangkok, Wat Saket Golden Mount was built in the Ayutthaya period, which spanned from the 1300s to the 1700s.
- If Chiang Rai has wat Rong Khun and Baan Dam, Chiang Mai has Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, then Bangkok has Wat Saket.