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Wat Sam Phraya

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Wat Sam Phraya (Thai: วัดสามพระยา) is a Thai royal temple of the third class, located in Wat Sam Phraya Sub-district, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok. Formerly called Wat Sak or Wat Bang Khun Phrom, it was presumably built in the Ayutthaya period. It was restored and given its present name in the Bangkok era.

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Wat Sam Phraya
Sam Sen Road, Bangkok Phra Nakhon District

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Sam Sen Road
10200 Bangkok, Phra Nakhon District
Bangkok, Thailand
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