★Local·Royal temple
Wat Ratchaorasaram
วัดราชโอรสาราม
Rama III's first-class royal temple and the first in his Chinese-influenced style — dragon tiles instead of chofa, deep in Chom Thong.
Rama III's first Chinese-style royal temple — no chofa finials, ceramic gables, and stone Chinese guardians down in Chom Thong. The template his reign repeated.
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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
- Wutthakat·BTS Silom Line~22 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
The neighbourhood
Wat Ratchaorasaram sits in Chom Thong.