Wat Traimit

Wat Traimit Witthayaram Worawihan, known as the Temple of the Golden Buddha, is a Royal Temple in Talat Noi, Samphanthawong District, Bangkok's Chinatown. It is famous for housing the world's largest solid gold Buddha statue, weighing 5.5 tons and standing 3 meters tall in Sukhothai style. The temple complex includes a modern four-storey building with a museum and heritage centre detailing the statue's history and Chinatown's heritage.

Visitors can expect a modern white marble temple building with four floors. The second floor houses the Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Centre with exhibitions on the history of Chinatown and the Golden Buddha. The fourth floor houses the 3-meter solid gold Sukhothai-style Buddha image in a gilded chapel. The ground floor and exterior offer views of Chinatown, with areas for worship, photography, and museum exploration.

Wat Traimit dates to the early Rattanakosin period, built during the reign of King Rama III (1824-1851). It houses the Sukhothai-period solid gold Buddha statue cast in the 13th-14th century, which was covered in plaster to conceal it from invading Burmese armies. The statue was moved to Bangkok and remained unrecognized as gold until 1955 when the plaster cracked during relocation, revealing the solid gold image underneath.

A second-class Royal Temple and important Buddhist site for the Thai-Chinese community in Yaowarat Chinatown. The Golden Buddha (Phra Phuttha Maha Suwana Patimakon) is a highly revered image representing Sukhothai art and Thai Buddhist heritage. The temple's heritage centre preserves and presents the cultural history of Bangkok's Chinatown.