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Attractions & Activities: The Grand Palace & Nearby Sights
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Wat Mahathat
Built to house a relic of the Buddha, Wat Mahathat is one of Bangkok's oldest shrines and the headquarters for Thailand's largest monastic order. Also the home of the Center for Vipassana Meditation at Buddhist University, the most important center for the study of Buddhism and meditation, Wat Mahathat offers some programs in English. Adjacent to it, between Maharat Road and the river, is the city's biggest amulet market, where a fantastic array of religious amulets, charms, talismans, and traditional medicine is sold. Each Sunday hundreds of worshipers squat on the ground studying tiny images of the Buddha with magnifying glasses, hoping to find one that will bring good fortune or ward off evil. (The newer amulet market is part of Wat Ratchanada, off the intersection of Mahachai Road and Ratchadamnoen Klang Road, across from the Golden Mount at Wat Saket.)
Na Phra That Rd.
Phone: 02/221-5999 .
Open: Daily 9am-5pm.
Free admission.
Na Prathat Rd., near Sanam Luang Park, between the Grand Palace and the National Museum.
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