Wat Chedi Luang

วัดเจดีย์หลวงวรวิหาร

A colossal 600-year-old brick chedi, its top lost to an earthquake

⚠ Separate foreigners' entrance

Hours

Daily until late evening (2026 sources give 5am–10:30pm or 8am–10pm)

Tickets

Foreign adults 50 baht, children 20 baht (2026). Cash at the gate; no booking needed.

Address

Phra Pokklao Rd in the middle of the Old City; foreigners use the entrance left of the main gate

In the middle of the Old City stands a chedi like a hill of brown brick. Built in the 15th century to more than 80 metres, it lost its top in a 16th-century earthquake and now looks half sheared away. Nagas run down the stairways and stone elephants ring the base as if holding the whole thing up; the closer you get, the bigger it feels. The Emerald Buddha now in Bangkok's Grand Palace once sat in the eastern niche, where a replica stands today. It stays open and lit until around 10pm, so you can skip the midday heat and come after dark.