Wat Sam Phran (Thai: วัดสามพราน, pronounced[wátsǎːmpʰrāːn]) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Amphoe Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom province, around 40 kilometers to the west of Bangkok. The temple was officially registered in 1985.[1] In English, the wat is sometimes referred to as the "Dragon Temple".[2]
The temple is notable for its 17-story tall pink cylindrical building with a gigantic red-and-green dragon sculpture curling around the entire height. The interior of the dragon feature is hollow and contains a spiraling flight of stairs, which has however deteriorated to a poor condition in places.[2] It also contains a huge Buddha statue as well as many additional Buddhist statues.[3][4][5] The Wat Samphran is 80 meters high because Buddha died at the age of 80 years old.
^ประกาศกระทรวงศึกษาธิการ เรื่อง ตั้งวัดในพระพุทธศาสนา วัดสามพราน. In: Royal Gazette of 22 Oct 1985, p. 5200 (pdf, on ratchakitcha.soc.go.th, in Thai).
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WatSamPhran (Thai: วัดสามพราน, pronounced [wátsǎːmpʰrāːn]) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Amphoe SamPhran, Nakhon Pathom province, around 40 kilometers...
SamPhran (Thai: สามพราน, pronounced [sǎːmpʰrāːn]) is the southernmost district (amphoe) of Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. The district was established...
was a SamPhran people named this temple after the tambon (subdistrict). When construction was completed, the Buddha image was brought from Wat Sala Poon...
It is located along the Tha Chin River, behind Wat Don Wai in Bang Krathuek Subdistrict, SamPhran District. This market is a community of locals that...
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it also serves as a delineates line between Wat Arun and Wat Tha Phra Subdistricts) and cuts across Pho Sam Ton Junction, where it meets Wang Doem Road...
Marketing Organization. Bangkok Noi and Phran Nok Markets: Two adjacent markets on Itsaraphap Road near Phran Nok and Ban Noen intersections including...
Nonthaburi (Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat Worawihan) Salaya (Wat Suwannaram) Rai Khing (Wat Rai Khing) SamPhran (Don Wai Market or Ton Som O Farm 3) SamPhran (Suan...
Khing (Thai: ไร่ขิง, pronounced [râj kʰǐŋ]) is a tambon (subdistrict) of SamPhran district, Nakhon Pathom province, western outskirts Bangkok. Rai Khing...
areas (from the north clockwise): Bang Phae in Ratchaburi Province, and SamPhran in Nakhon Pathom Province, Ban Phaeo and Mueang Samut Sakhon in Samut...
province, Taling Chan, Bang Khae, and Nong Khaem Districts of Bangkok, SamPhran and Phutthamonthon of Nakhon Pathom province. The district is named after...
opened on 3 June 1991. Initially, classes were temporarily held at Wat Rai Khing in SamPhran District until the school finally settled at its current location...
and buying goods. Don Wai floating market is not far from Bangkok, in SamPhran District, Nakhon Pathom Province on the Tha Chin River. This market is...
Pathom Province. Wat Lampaya floating market (ตลาดน้ำวัดลำพญา) on the Tha Chin river is a well-known floating market as is Don Wai in SamPhran. The occupation...
Saduak and Photharam of Ratchaburi Province; Mueang Nakhon Pathom and SamPhran of Nakhon Pathom province; and Ban Phaeo of Samut Sakhon province. The...
Bang Khae, Bang Bon of Bangkok, Krathum Baen of Samut Sakhon province, SamPhran and Phutthamonthon of Nakhon Pathom province. Nong Khaem is Bangkok's...
controlled by SamPhran district. Later when the village grew bigger it became a tambon. In 1925 the government split Tambon Rong Khe, Lak Sam from Ban Bo...
Luang, tunnel under the river to the Thonburi side before terminating at Phran Nok. However, this plan was shelved in 2009 and much of this route has been...
from its inception. In 877, a royal lineage from Bang Pan (present-day in Phran Kratai, Kamphaeng Phet), Phra Maha Buddha Sakorn (พระมหาพุทธสาคร), founded...
April 1945, five months before the Japanese surrender, Bangkok's Samsen and Wat Liab Power Plants were bombed by the Allies, leaving the city without electricity...
Centre Sam Ngao สามเงา Tak ตาก West SamPhran สามพราน Nakhon Pathom นครปฐม Centre Sam Roi Yot สามร้อยยอด Prachuap Khiri Khan ประจวบคีรีขันธ์ West Sam Sung...
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Bang Len, Phutthamonthon, SamPhran, Mueang Nakhon Pathom, and Don Tum. The main water resource is the Tha...
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