Golden Buddha (statue)
The Golden Buddha, officially titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwanna Patimakon (Thai: พระพุทธมหาสุวรรณปฏิมากร; Sanskrit: Buddhamahāsuvarṇapaṭimākara), commonly known in Thai as Phra Sukhothai Traimit (Thai: พระสุโขทัยไตรมิตร), is a gold Maravijaya Attitude seated Buddharupa statue, with a weight of 5.5 tonnes (5,500 kilograms). It is located in the temple of Wat Traimit, Bangkok, Thailand. At one point in its history the statue was covered with a layer of stucco and coloured glass to conceal its true value, and it remained in this condition for almost 200 years, ending up as what was then a pagoda of minor significance. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the gold revealed.
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Charoen Krung Road, Bangkok Samphanthawong District
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 13.73807193 ° | E 100.51392138 ° |
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วัดไตรมิตรวิทยารามวรวิหาร
Charoen Krung Road
10100 Bangkok, Samphanthawong District
Bangkok, Thailand
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