Some of the most important and best known temples are located in the capital Bangkok, such as the Wat Pho (the temple of the Reclining Buddha), the Wat Arun (the temple of Dawn), the Wat Mahathat and the Wat Suthat.
Outside Bangkok the Wat Phra Pathom Chedi in Nakhon Pathom and the Wat Phra Phutthabat (the temple of the Buddha’s footprint) in Saraburi are the temples of the highest importance. These six temples are of the highest grade of the first class Royal Temples.