★Local·Pop-culture temple
Wat Pariwat
วัดปริวาสราชสงคราม
The 'David Beckham temple' on Rama III — look closely at the altar carvings and find Beckham, superheroes and cartoon idols hiding in the gilt.
The 'David Beckham temple' on Rama III — its carvers hid hundreds of pop-culture figures among the deities, Beckham included. Irreverent, intricate, worth the detour.
Don Ramey Logan CC BY 4.0 · Don Ramey Logan CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized · tap to enlarge
Visiting
- Open
- daily
- Dress
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Allow
- 30–45 min
No official opening hours published — check on the day.
Checked 10 Oct 2026 against openstreetmap.org, commons.wikimedia.org. Things change: closures for royal ceremonies and holidays are common.
Visiting a temple
- Shoulders and knees covered, for everyone. Sarongs are usually available at the gate, sometimes for a small deposit.
- Shoes come off before you step into an ordination hall — watch what everyone else is doing at the threshold.
- Most compounds open early, around 08:00, and close by 17:00–18:00; the major ones charge foreign visitors a small entry fee.
- Early morning is cooler, quieter and far better light than midday.
Check current entry fee and today's closing time when you arrive — we have no verified official site for this one.
Getting there
- Wat Priwat·BRT Sathorn–Ratchaphruek~3 min walk
- Wat Dan·BRT Sathorn–Ratchaphruek~17 min walk
- Wat Dokmai·BRT Sathorn–Ratchaphruek~21 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
While you're here
- Bhumibol Bridge·Cable bridge~10 min walk
The neighbourhood
Wat Pariwat sits in Rama III & Yan Nawa — The riverfront in waiting.