Wat Oopakoot

 

The highlight of the Wat is the entrance. It is well photographed because of the ornate dragons on each side of the entrance. The body of each dragon rolls along the top of the wall like a serpent.  Past the entrance is a temple and a very nice garden path on the right. This leads to a large Chedi behind the temple. A very nice quiet place to relax. Along this area is a beautiful shrine with a faux bridge to approach with detailed white dragons on each side of the bridge.

I have two maps from the hotel I stayed at. One map spells this temple “Oopakoot” and the other spells it “U-pakut.” One in the same so don’t be confused. This signage of the name for the temple is in Thai but it is easily identifiable by the dragons at the entrance.

Directions: From the Nawarat Bridge, this is the first temple on the left. It is at the corner of Chang Klan rd and Tha Phae Road.

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