Phra Mondop Library

While in Bangkok, you should definitely visit the Phra Mondop Library. It is considered one of the oldest in Thailand. The library is known for its sacred Buddhist texts of the Tripitaka. Among them are the statements of the Buddha himself, their interpretation, comments, the charter of monks. You can’t get inside, this place is sacred. The building was built by Rama I. From an architectural point of view, it is very interesting. The entire facade is decorated with figures of Buddha made of gold. On the northern part there is a model of the temple of Angkor Wat in a reduced size. It dates from the reign of Rama the Fourth, for whom it was a symbol of power. At the entrance is a picture of a man with a dragon's head. To get to the complex is easiest by taxi or city buses 1, 25, 34, 123, 503.