Wat Ratchanatdaram, เขตพระนคร, Bangkok, Thailand

A photograph of Wat Ratchanatdaram — Photograph · Ahoerstemeier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Open today, 09:00 – 17:00

Today: Open today, 09:00 – 17:00
Visit duration: 45 min Editorial visit time estimate
Accessibility: Partly step-free
Price: THB 20.00 per person
Standing: Must see · Heritage site
Rank: Rank 20 of 3,498

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Plan your visit.

Opening hours

Monday	09:00 – 17:00
Tuesday	09:00 – 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 – 17:00
Thursday	09:00 – 17:00
Friday	09:00 – 17:00
Saturday	09:00 – 17:00
Sunday	09:00 – 17:00

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Admission

Per person	THB 20.00

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Access and facilities

Step-free access · Limited

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About Wat Ratchanatdaram

Wat Ratchanatdaram Worawihan stands where Ratchadamnoen Klang meets Maha Chai Road in Phra Nakhon, and it is on itineraries for one building inside it: Loha Prasat, the metal-spired monastery. King Nangklao (Rama III) ordered the temple in 1846 for his granddaughter, Princess Somanass Waddhanawathy. Loha Prasat rises 36 metres and carries 37 metal spires, one for each of the 37 Bodhipakkhiya Dharma, the qualities that lead to enlightenment.

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What's inside

Loha Prasat is seven storeys arranged in three levels, and the spires are distributed by level: 24 on the bottom, 12 in the middle, one at the top. The ground floor is a labyrinth of columns rather than a hall, and the corridors above run in concentric squares around a spiral stair of 67 steps that climbs the core to the terrace and the relic beneath the single upper spire.

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How long to spend

Allow 45 minutes. That is roughly five minutes in the courtyard, ten to fifteen on the spiral stair with stops on the intermediate levels, fifteen on the top terrace, and the descent. Anyone climbing slowly, or waiting out a group on the narrow stair, should allow an hour.

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Season and crowds

The temple is open daily from 09:00 to 17:00. Open seven days a week; no regular closure day is listed.

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Tickets

Thai visitors enter free; general admission for foreign visitors is 20 THB.

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Getting there

No car is needed and a car is a liability on Ratchadamnoen Klang, where parking is scarce and the one-way system is unhelpful. The nearest metro is MRT Sam Yot on the Blue Line, roughly a kilometre's walk north-east through the old town. Take the MRT Blue Line to Sam Yot station (BL30), approximately a 15-minute walk from the temple. Sam Yot Exit 2 has an elevator and ramp; Exit 1 opens onto Maha Chai Road.

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What to watch out for

The stair is the real constraint. Sixty-seven steps up a tight unventilated spiral, no lift, and no alternative route to the terrace — anyone unsteady on stairs, carrying a small child, or unhappy in enclosed spaces should plan to see the building from the ground. It gets hot inside by mid-morning. The upper level of Loha Prasat is reached by a 67-step staircase, so the elevated interior and viewpoint are not step-free.

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Photography

The building photographs better than it is usually shown. From the terrace the spires stack into repeating diagonals, and early morning light from the east separates them from the sky before the haze builds; by midday they flatten into grey. The whole structure reads best from across Ratchadamnoen Klang near Mahakan Fort, where there is enough distance to get all 36 metres in without tipping the camera back.

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Place details and sources

Address: ถนนมหาไชย, 2, 10200 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Short name: วัดราชนัดดาราม OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Attraction OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 1846 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation: registered Thai historic site Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Religion: Buddhist OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Denomination: Thai Mahanikaya OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Wat Ratchanatdaram Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09

+66 2 224 8807 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
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Common questions

What are Wat Ratchanatdaram's opening hours?

The temple is open daily from 09:00 to 17:00.

Does Wat Ratchanatdaram have a weekly closure day?

No. The responsible tourism authority lists it as open every day.

How much is admission?

Thai visitors enter free; foreign visitors pay 20 THB.

What is distinctive about Loha Prasat?

The 36-metre structure has 37 spires representing the 37 factors of enlightenment and is described as the world's only surviving metal monastic building.

Is the upper level step-free?

No. The published visitor route reaches the upper level by a 67-step staircase.

Which MRT station is nearest?

Sam Yot on the Blue Line, station BL30, is about a 15-minute walk away; Exit 2 has an elevator and ramp.

Can Loha Prasat be combined with the Golden Mount?

Easily. Wat Saket and its Golden Mount stand a few minutes' walk east, past Mahakan Fort and the canal, and the Golden Mount is visible from the Loha Prasat terrace. The pair together, including the walk and both climbs, runs to roughly two and a half hours.

Where it is

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