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The Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew
A landmark that earns the queue · Bangkok, Thailand
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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The experience
Construction of the Grand Palace began in 1782 when King Rama I moved the capital across the river to Bangkok, and it served as the royal residence for generations. Within the walls sits Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Thailand's most revered temple, built in 1783 to house a small jade-green Buddha figure. The complex is a dense cluster of gilded chedis, mirrored spires, mural-lined cloisters and demon guardians.
The single most concentrated display of Thai royal and religious architecture, all inside one walled compound.
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Where it is
Bangkok, Thailand · Rattanakosin (Phra Nakhon). Coordinates from the listing we sourced it from.
DirectionsWhat a membership adds.
Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.
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