Architecture
Sao Chingcha
- Hours
- Open-air public monument, accessible at any hour.
- Price
- THB 0; free to view.
- How to visit
- This is an outdoor monument with no interior or entrance gate. View it from the surrounding square; Wat Suthat opposite is a separate attraction.
- Hours
- Free entry
- Hours
- Good after dark
- Hours
- About 15 min
Why it is worth the detour
The Giant Swing is known for its towering swing-shaped structure and historical significance in Bangkok.
The Giant Swing is a 21.15-meter-tall religious structure in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon District. It was historically used in a Brahmin ceremony and is now a notable tourist attraction.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
100 m
Wat Suthat
Wat Suthat is best known for its impressive Giant Swing and being a first-class royal temple in Bangkok.
400 m
Rommaninat Park
The lawns and surviving walls occupy Bangkok's former nineteenth-century remand prison, transforming a place of confinement into a public park.
550 m
Democracy Monument
A symbol of Thailand's transition to constitutional monarchy, commemorating the 1932 Siamese coup d'état.
600 m
Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre
King Prajadhipok commissioned this modern 1933 cinema as a gift to Bangkok for the city's 150th anniversary.
600 m
Mahakan Fort
One of the few surviving forts from Bangkok's original city defenses later became famous for the long struggle over its neighboring historic community.
Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.