BANGKOK
Wat Benchamabophit BUDDHIST TEMPLE
(วดเบญจมบพั ิตร (วัดเบญจะฯ); Map p 96 ; cnr Th Si
Ayuthaya & Th Phra Ram V; admission 20B; h8am-
6pm; bus 72, 503) You might recognise this
temple from the back of the 5B coin. Made
of white Carrara marble, Wat Ben, as it’s col-loquially known, was built in the late 19th
century under Rama V. The large cruciform
bòht is a prime example of modern Thai wát
architecture. The base of the central Buddha
image, a copy of Phitsanulok’s Phra Phuttha
Chinnarat, contains the ashes of Rama V. TheSiam Square Pratunam
æTop Sights 25 New Light Coffee House.........................B4
Jim Thompson House ............................ A2 26 Sanguan Sri ............................................. H4
27 Sra Bua .....................................................C2
æSights
1 100 Tonson Gallery..................................F6 ûDrinking
2 Bangkok Art & Culture Centre .............. B3 28 Co-co Walk ............................................... B1
3 Erawan Shrine ..........................................E4 29 Hyde & Seek.............................................H5
Lingam Shrine at Nai Lert RedSky............................................ (see 34)
Park............................................... (see 18) Roof ..................................................(see 17)
30 To-Sit ........................................................B4
ØActivities, Courses & Tours
AAA Thai Language Center ............(see 8) ýEntertainment
4 Absolute Yoga ..........................................E4 Calypso Cabaret ............................ (see 10)
5 American University Alumni Diplomat Bar ...................................(see 12)
Language Centre ..................................E7 31 Lido............................................................B3
Asian Oasis ..................................... (see 18) Rock Pub ........................................ (see 28)
Krung Sri IMAX.............................. (see 44) 32 Scala..........................................................B3
Siam Ocean World ........................ (see 44)
6 Spa 1930 .................................................. G5 þShopping
Thann Sanctuary ...........................(see 35) Asia Books...................................... (see 43)
Thann Sanctuary .......................... (see 43) 33 Central Chit Lom .....................................G4
7 Union Language School .......................... B1 34 Central World Plaza ................................ E3
8 Yoga Elements Studio.............................F3 Flynow............................................. (see 35)
35 Gaysorn Plaza .......................................... E4
ÿSleeping It's Happened to be a Closet........(see 44)
9 A-One Inn ................................................. A3 Kinokuniya...................................... (see 44)
10 Asia Hotel.................................................. B1 36 Marco Tailors ...........................................C4
11 Bed & Breakfast Inn ............................... A2 37 MBK Center..............................................A4
12 Conrad Hotel Bangkok........................... G6 38 Narai Phand ............................................. E4
13 Golden House ...........................................F4 39 Pantip Plaza .............................................D2
14 Lub*d........................................................ A3 40 Pinky Tailors.............................................H5
15 Novotel Bangkok on Siam 41 Pratunam Market .....................................E1
Square ................................................... C4 42 Siam Center .............................................C3
16 Reno Hotel ............................................... A3 43 Siam Discovery Center...........................B3
17 Siam@Siam ............................................. A3 44 Siam Paragon ..........................................C3
18 Swisshôtel Nai Lert Park........................ G3 45 Siam Square.............................................C4
19 Vie ............................................................. B2 Tango .............................................. (see 35)
20 Wendy House .......................................... A3
ïInformation
úEating 46 Indonesian Embassy............................... D1
21 Coca Suki ................................................. C4 47 Netherlands Embassy ............................G6
22 Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao 48 New Zealand Embassy .......................... H6
Long Bao ................................................E4 South African Embassy ................(see 48)
Erawan Tea Room..........................(see 22) 49 Swiss Embassy ....................................... H4
23 Food Stalls ............................................... C4 50 UK Embassy .............................................G4
24 Four Seasons Hotel .................................E5 51 US Embassy .............................................G7
MBK Food Court ............................(see 37) 52 Vietnamese Embassy .............................H5