Wat Yannawa in Bangkok of Thailand (Yannawa Temple)

The tourist attraction is located on Charuen Krung road in Bangkok of Thailand. You can travel to this tourist place from The Temple of Emerald Buddha by taking the regular bus number 1 and get out at the third next bus stop from Robinson Bangrak department store.

The brief history of Yannawa Temple in Bangkok of Thailand

This temple is an old one dating back to the Ayutthaya period; the founder is unknown, commonly called Wat Khok Khwaj (stable for buffaloes). King Rama I renamed the temple Wat Khok Krabue (stable for buffaloes) and made it a royal temple. In the reign of king Rama III, trade connection with China was bloomed and the Chinese junks were used to carry all kinds of cargo, with concern of the vanishing of this junk, king Rama III ordered to build a monument by imitating Chinese junk. The monument was made of reinforced concrete with two Chedis as substitute of poles. The king then named the temple Wat yannawa meaning temple of junk, this monument is called Samphao Chedi (junk and Chedi) with the total length of 21 Wa and 2 Sok(about 43 meters) and it is the only one of the stylistic junk in Thailand.

Accommodations near the tourist attraction

There are many hotels near this tourist attraction such as the river hotel and Narai hotel, but you can stay at around Khao San road area and take the bus number 1 in front of the temple of Emerald Buddha to the place. The latter can help you save much more money.