Temple
Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
Two former Chakri Dynasty kings, Rama VI and Rama IX, are connected to this temple as a final resting place, with Rama IX's ashes kept under the base of the main shrine statues, and its murals were among the first in Bangkok to use Western perspective, painted by monk artist Khrua In Khong.

Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Photo by Fotograf / Photographer: Heinrich Damm (User:Hdamm, Hdamm at de.wikipedia.org), CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Hours
Official source, current8:00 to 17:00
“Open daily 08.00 - 17.00 hrs.”
tourismthailand.org · Checked 6 Aug 2026
Age suitability
Not verifiedNot verified. No source we checked states this, so it stays blank instead of guessed.
Checked 25 Jul 2026
Caveats
Re-fetched all three sources fresh on 2026-07-25. theendlesstravellers.com confirmed both cited snippets verbatim (Opening Hours 8:00-17:00, Entry Fee Free Entry), so hours and price stand as single-report tier (one blog, not official or booking-site). watbowon.org confirmed it carries no visitor logistics (hours,…
3 sources checked for this venue.