Turtle Mountain
A hill and a turtle pond.
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A temple on the Thonburi bank at Memorial Bridge, built in 1828 by the minister Somdet Chao Phraya Prayurawong of the powerful Bunnag family under Rama III. Its landmark is a huge white bell-shaped stupa in Sri Lankan style, one of Bangkok's largest, which visitors can enter to find a small museum of relics and statues found inside it during restoration. Its quirkiest feature is Khao Mo, Turtle Mountain: an artificial hill of rock and stucco in a pond, said to have been inspired by King Rama III seeing the shapes of melted candle wax, topped with little shrines, stupas and trees, its pond home to dozens of turtles that visitors feed. The temple's restoration won a UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Entry is free and donations are welcome. Modest dress is expected: shoulders and knees covered, and shoes off inside the halls. It is quiet with few visitors despite being close to Chinatown. Walk there over Memorial Bridge from the flower market, then carry on along the river to Santa Cruz Church and Wat Kalayanamit.
A hill and a turtle pond.
With a museum inside.
Close to Chinatown.
Prajadhipok Road, Thonburi bank, at Memorial Bridge, Bangkok
Santa Cruz Church and Kudi ChinA pink-domed Catholic church on the Thonburi bank, at the heart of Kudi Chin, on3 minutes walk
Chao Phraya Sky ParkAn elevated park over the Chao Phraya, opened in 2020 on an unfinished concrete 5 minutes walk
Pak Khlong Talat Flower MarketBangkok's main flower market, along Chak Phet Road and side streets near Memoria6 minutes walk
Wat KalayanamitA large temple on the Thonburi bank at the mouth of the Bangkok Yai canal, built7 minutes walk
Bang Luang Mosque (Kudi Khao)A unique mosque described as the only Thai-style mosque in the world, in the old8 minutes walkAn artificial hill in a pond, topped with little shrines and home to many turtles, said to be inspired by melted candle wax.