https://my.trip.com/moments/detail/samut-prakan-24514-10228489
TravelerKidThailand
levelIconTravel Master

Museum quest mission

The Erawan Museum in Bangkok is housed in a colossal three-headed elephant monument atop an equally massive pedestal. The 250-tonne structure, made of solid copper, stands 29 meters tall and 39 meters long. It's a little outside of Bangkok, in Samut Prakan, but you can reach there by taking the BTS Skytrain (Sukhumvit Line) to Pu Chao Station. The museum is located around 1.7 kilometers south of the station. The three levels of the Erawan Museum in Bangkok represent the underworld, human earth, and heaven. Rare eastern antiquities, religious imagery, and psychedelic décor can be seen throughout the museum. #cityoverlook#oldarchitecture#ancientarchitecture#historicculture#museumquest#summervacation#hikingtrails#urbanexplorer
Posted: Jun 28, 2021
KatherinePaing
_tt***90
Dindirella34
_ti***wy
14 people found this moment helpful
3 Comments
Jorn Phatthana
Jorn Phatthana
Looks amazing
Andaloo
Andaloo
beautiful
Show more
Submit
14
Mentioned in This Moment
Attraction

The Erawan Museum

4.6/5625 reviews | Museums
Phra Pradaeng
No.13 of Best Things to Do in Bangkok
Ready to use immediately | Available for today
RM 32.92
View
Show More
Related Moments
The Erawan Museum

Stunning pink museum in Bangkok 💗💗

Gracestpetite
The Erawan Museum

Prayer, Blessing, Holy Water @ Erawan Museum

Pinkozxc
The Erawan Museum

The Elephant Museum

Michaela Cricchio
The Erawan Museum

Bangkok's Pink Elephant Museum, a romance you never expected.

Wyatt.Morris@73
The Erawan Museum

Bangkok Check-in | Must-visit Pink Palace 💗 The Erawan Museum

Phoenix_Blackwooden
The Erawan Museum

This museum is so beautiful that it makes you cry! Bangkok's Three-Headed Elephant Museum.

MichaelMcNeil47
The Erawan Museum

Unique Architecture near Chang Erawan Station 🐘

TashC
The Erawan Museum

The Erawan Museum

Cerdic
The Erawan Museum

Are you into Artifacts? One of the best place to get to know more about Thailand ❤️ The Erawan Museum is known for its giant three-headed elephant art sculpture as exterior. This is the first and biggest hand-carved sculpture in the world--43 meters high. Interesting place to visit if you have time to spare. Good place to snap some photos and to observe Buddhist culture. Place is easy to visit via the Chang-Erawan BTS station from Bangkok city center. Short taxi ride is required upon exiting the station but on return, free shuttle from museum is available. Erawan Museum, truly stands to be called one of Bangkok’s most unique attractions. The Erawan Museum houses one of Thailand’s most exquisite private art collections while simultaneously serving as a visual representation of the three-tiered cosmology of Thailand’s Theravada Buddhism: the underworld, the human world and the heavens. The Erawan Museum was commissioned to be built by Mr. Lek Viriyapant (Prapai Viriyapant), in order to preserve his personal collection of antiques and sacred objects in a manner that would contribute to Thai heritage.

Nicoola
The Erawan Museum

The Most Unique Museum In Thailand🇹🇭✨

Mersizi
The Erawan Museum

Erawan Museum - Three-headed Elephant

Andrey Vasiliskov
The Erawan Museum

Erawan museum Thailand 🇹🇭

Elizabeth ND Ko