Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram
Opening hours: 6am - 5:30pm daily
Location: Lorong Burmah, 10250 Penang
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Sunday, 5 January 2014
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Wat Chaiyamangalaram (Thai temple)
Wat Chaiyamangalaram, Burma Lane (Lorong Burma), was founded in 1845. A Thai-style Buddhist temple that is famous for its reclining Buddha (33 m), one of the world's longest. The temple was built on a piece of land given by Queen Victoria to 4 women trustees as a gesture of goodwill to boost trading relations with Thailand. The guardian dragon and statue at the entrance are both ostentatious and spectacular.
~Info courtesy of Wikitravel~
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