Bang Pa-In Royal Palace
A summer palace of the Thai kings on the banks of the Chao Phraya, south of Ayutthaya. Its buildings mix Thai, Chinese and European styles around ponds and lawns, including a small Thai pavilion that seems to float in the middle of a lake.
- Where
- Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 14.2325, 100.5792
Get the Bang Pa-In Royal Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bang Pa-In Royal Palace. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ayutthaya volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bang Pa-In Royal Palace
Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon 13 km
A wat on the edge of old Ayutthaya with the tallest chedi in the city. Rows of seated Buddha images draped in saffron cloth surround it, and a large reclining Buddha lies in the grounds.
Wat Chaiwatthanaram 13 km
A riverside wat on the west bank of the Chao Phraya, just outside Ayutthaya island, built by King Prasat Thong in the 17th century. Its tall central prang, ringed by smaller towers in the Khmer manner, is one of the best known sights of the old capital, especially at sunset.
Chao Sam Phraya National Museum 13 km
A national museum opened in 1961 to hold the treasures found in the crypts of Wat Ratchaburana and Wat Mahathat. Gold regalia, jewellery, relics and votive tablets sit alongside sculpture gathered from the ruins of the old capital.
Ayutthaya Historical Park 13 km
The ruins of the old Siamese capital, founded in 1351 on an island where three rivers meet. For four centuries it was one of the great cities of Asia; today its brick chedis, prangs and headless Buddhas stand among lawns and trees, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wat Phra Ram 14 km
A ruined wat in the heart of old Ayutthaya, east of Wat Phra Si Sanphet, built on the cremation site of King Ramathibodi I, the city's founder. Like the other great wats of the capital it faces east, and its tall prang is reflected in the pond beside it.
Wat Phra Si Sanphet 14 km
The royal wat that stood within the grounds of the old palace of Ayutthaya, the holiest in the kingdom. Its three bell-shaped chedis, standing in a row, have become the picture most people carry of the ancient capital.
Wat Lokaya Sutharam 14 km
A ruined wat on the western edge of old Ayutthaya, known for its huge reclining Buddha in the open air. The figure is 37 metres long and 8 metres high, and is usually wrapped in a saffron robe by worshippers.
Wat Ratchaburana 14 km
A ruined wat in the Ayutthaya Historical Park, just north of Wat Mahathat, whose main prang is one of the finest in the city. A crypt deep inside the prang, where gold treasures were found, can still be entered.
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Questions
Where is Bang Pa-In Royal Palace?
Bang Pa-In Royal Palace is in Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon (13 km), Wat Chaiwatthanaram (13 km), Chao Sam Phraya National Museum (13 km).
How do I get the Bang Pa-In Royal Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bang Pa-In Royal Palace and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ayutthaya volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bang Pa-In Royal Palace before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ayutthaya volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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