[2025 Ban Mi Attraction] Travel Guide for Wat Huai Kaeo (Updated Jul)

🥳 Hello everyone! Today, I’m taking you to visit an ancient temple near Bangkok. Let’s explore the beauty of Khmer-style sculptures and murals. The highlight here is the pagoda in the middle of the water, which has been standing since ancient times and houses the sacred Phra Kaew Buddha image. The temple is located in the forest, offering a peaceful and serene atmosphere. It’s cool and not too hot. ⏰️ Operating Hours The temple is open daily. Operating hours: 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM 📌 Location Huai Kaew Temple, Lopburi Maha Son Subdistrict, Ban Mi District, Lopburi Province 🛻 Parking There is a parking area available for both cars and motorcycles. Parking is free of charge.

Admire the Khmer architecture of 3 countries at Wat Huay Kaew, located in Maha Son Subdistrict, Ban Mi District, Lopburi Province. This temple is a combination of Khmer architecture of Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar. The structure is a Sukhothai twelve-cornered pagoda, but the patterns on the outside are in the Khmer style, which is over 140 years old. The highlight is the pagoda in the middle of the water, which enshrines a green and white jade Buddha image inside the pagoda. The pagoda in the middle of the water, Phra Maha Mettara Rattanarangsi Pagoda, is decorated to look like it is in the middle of the forest. Once you step inside, you will feel the peace and coolness. In addition, around the pagoda, there are statues of apsaras (goddesses in heaven) made of laterite bricks in various poses, decorating the pagoda.

#VisitTemple Huay Kaew Temple, Wat Huay Kaew sculpture, a blend of Thai, Khmer and Burmese art, the only one in Thailand. The temple is located on Huay Kaew River, as the name of the temple suggests. There are many sacred objects in the temple for people to worship, including the Maha Metera Ratana Rangsi Pagoda in the middle of the water, which looks majestic. It is a blend of Thai, Khmer and Burmese art that is exquisitely beautiful. The highlight of this temple that should not be missed is the Maha Metera Ratana Rangsi Pagoda, a large pagoda in the middle of a pond that is very beautiful. It is a small pagoda with twelve corners in the Sukhothai style, 32.8 meters high. Wat Huay Kaew is located in Maha Son Subdistrict, Ban Mi District, Lop Buri.

Lopburi Attractions that will take everyone to pay respects and ask for blessings at Wat Huay Kaew, located in the Mahason Subdistrict, Ban Mi District, Lopburi Province. This temple features an architectural blend of Thai, Khmer, and Burmese styles harmoniously. The highlight of this place is the stupa in the water, which was built during the reign of King Rama V. It has the shape of a Sukhothai-style stupa with twelve indented corners, but the patterns around the outside are of Khmer style. Inside the stupa, there are eight jade and white jade Buddha statues seated in a circle, arranged according to Burmese beliefs. Visitors can go in to pay respects and ask for blessings. Wat Huay Kaew is thus considered another interesting tourist destination in Lopburi Province that travelers should not miss.