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Wat Mahathat Worawihan
Wat Mahathat Worawihan Review
The 800-year-old Khmer-influenced Wat Mahathat Worawihan, on the western side of the Phetchaburi River, is a royal temple. Besides the magnificent architecture, an interesting feature of this wat is a subtle political joke. Look around the base of the Buddha statue outside the main temple. A ring of monkeylike Atlases supports the large Buddha image, but one of the monkeys is not like the others. See if you can find him!
- Address: Banda-it and Damnoen Kasem Rds., Phetchaburi, 76000 | Map It
- Hours: Daily 6--6
- Location: Phetchaburi
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