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Bangkok Dolphins'
Guide
ATTRACTIONS IN & AROUND BANGKOK
Wat Bowon Niwet
The building is located on Phra Sumen Road,
in Banglamphu area. Built in
1829, it is the shrine-hall of Phra Phutthachinasri which
was molded in about 1357. Wat Bowon Niwet is one of the
most important temples of Bangkok, whose one-time chief
abbot was King Rama IV before he ascended the throne.
Other Chakri Kings who had resided here during their
monkhood include King Rama IV and King Rama VII, as well
as His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
A source for further
information in Bangkok is the Tourism
Authority of Thailand, phone 226-0060. If you are
calling from outside the country, that number will need
to be prefaced by country code 66, city code 2. In the
U.S. the Tourism Authority can be contacted at (312)
819-3990, fax (312) 565-0359; in Canada at (604)
733-4540, fax (604) 733-4599; in Sydney at 9247-7540, fax
9251-2465; and in London at (171) 499-7679, fax 629-5519.
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