The white, bell-shaped chedi at Wat Prayurawongsawas rises above the trees with a distinctive, tapering point that mimics the shape of a traditional Thai monk’s alms bowl. King Rama the Third commissioned this temple in eighteen…
Kudeejeen Heritage Walk
This walk leads you through Kudeejeen, a quiet riverside neighborhood where Portuguese, Chinese, and Thai cultures have lived side-by-side for centuries. You will wander down narrow alleyways to find historic churches, multi-generational bakeries, and tucked-away Chinese shrines.
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1. Wat Prayurawongsawas Worawihan
2. Santa Cruz Church
The Santa Cruz Church features a pale yellow facade topped by a tall, slender dome that rises above the rooftops along the Chao Phraya River. King Taksin granted this land to Portuguese traders and soldiers in seventeen sixty-seven after…
3. Baan Kudichin Museum
The Baan Kudichin Museum occupies a narrow wooden house painted in a deep, earthy red, tucked away between the Chao Phraya River and the Santa Cruz Church. It preserves the heritage of the Portuguese Catholic community that settled in this…
4. Thanusingha
Thanusingha stands out as a high-walled compound draped in vibrant, hand-painted murals that tell stories from the Ramakien. These walls enclose the former residence of a nineteenth-century nobleman, Praya Thanusingha. He served as a…
5. San Chao Kian An Keng
The roof of San Chao Kian An Keng spikes with elaborate, upturned eaves decorated in colorful, shimmering porcelain mosaics. Built by Hokkien immigrants in the late eighteenth century, this shrine sits tucked along the west bank of the…
6. Wat Kalayanamit Woramahawihan
The Wat Kalayanamit Woramahawihan features a massive, boxy mondop building that looms directly over the Chao Phraya River, dominating the Thon Buri skyline. Inside sits Luang Pho To, a towering golden Buddha statue standing over fifteen…