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Experts' Choice Award Wat Benchamabophit (The Marble Temple)
What the experts agree on
Bangkok's stunning Marble Temple dazzles with rare Italian Carrara marble cladding, a unique early-1900s blend of Eastern and Western architecture commissioned by Rama V that stands apart from traditional Thai temples.
Time Out "Clad in Italian Carrara marble, the 'marble temple' is a well-proportioned meld of East and West by Italian Hercules Manfredi." Full review
Frommer's "Wat Benchamabophit, called the Marble Temple because of the white Carrara marble of which it is built, is an early-20th-century temple designed during the rule of Rama V." Full review
